I am going to start counting how many bites are in one half-cup portion. Then, while eating with Olivia, I will be counting them and that will be a great way to keep things under control and she won't even know I am on a diet. I will not need to use a measuring cup in front of her.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Day 19: The Count-Your-Bites Cover-Up
I have this really good idea. I am going to practice counting my bites ahead of time before my company comes. I am so excited about this. I was wondering how in the world I was going to--not lose weight-- but just maintain my weight while my company is here. Suddenly, the "light bulb" turned on! :) Count my bites!
I am going to start counting how many bites are in one half-cup portion. Then, while eating with Olivia, I will be counting them and that will be a great way to keep things under control and she won't even know I am on a diet. I will not need to use a measuring cup in front of her.
I am going to start counting how many bites are in one half-cup portion. Then, while eating with Olivia, I will be counting them and that will be a great way to keep things under control and she won't even know I am on a diet. I will not need to use a measuring cup in front of her.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Day 18: Diet Tip and Motivational Hint
Diet Tip: I have this great idea, I will dish up my plate and make half of it vegtables. This way, it will look like I am eating a lot. I am also going to eat smaller meals more often. This way she will think I am eating a lot and not realize I am on a diet and feel uncomfortable. (When I tell relatives I am on a diet, it makes them scared I am losing weight and then they will feel bad that they are not losing weight.)
Motivational Tip: To keep myself motivated while I have company, I am just going to try to maintain my weight loss while they are here.
Motivational Tip: To keep myself motivated while I have company, I am just going to try to maintain my weight loss while they are here.
Day 18: Gained 10 pounds when Olivia Cam To Visit
Olivia is coming to spend the week with me. I am so excited! I love it when she comes! We always have a wonderful time together yakking, watching movies, eating... whoa!--watch out!! Alarms are goin' off!!
The last time Olivia spent the week with me was the week I got back on the "road" to Morbid Obesity! It was awful, I have been paying for it ever since!! And this is how: after losing a whooping 65 pounds and feeling and looking like a new person and keeping it off for 3 fantastic years, I relaxed for one week--just one week--and my body quickly sucked on 10 pounds just like that. Those 10 pounds lead to another, and another, and another... and before I knew it there I was back in a state of "bulbber-itus"!! Unbelievable, but too true!
The last time Olivia spent the week with me was the week I got back on the "road" to Morbid Obesity! It was awful, I have been paying for it ever since!! And this is how: after losing a whooping 65 pounds and feeling and looking like a new person and keeping it off for 3 fantastic years, I relaxed for one week--just one week--and my body quickly sucked on 10 pounds just like that. Those 10 pounds lead to another, and another, and another... and before I knew it there I was back in a state of "bulbber-itus"!! Unbelievable, but too true!
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Day 17: DITCH Those Dieting Duldrums
Motivational Hint: Dieting is very difficult, and you have to be very determined. It is very hard work with a priceless paycheck at the end. It is temporary. It is tough. But, there is a guaranteed huge reward. Looking better! Feeling Better! Wow!!
Diet Tip: Make a list of foods you are tempted to eat. Indulge on them on your day off, to get it out of your system.
Diet Tip: Make a list of foods you are tempted to eat. Indulge on them on your day off, to get it out of your system.
Day 16 Diet Tip and Motivational Hint
Diet Tip: Cantaloupe is like candy on a diet! It is delicious! And in-season when it tastes its very best. Look up how to pick out a "good" one. This is best part: there are only app. 50 calories in 5 ounces! I put on a picture for you of how much 5 ounces (well, a little over 5 ounces) looks like. Cantaloupe can't be beat. I could eat it morning, noon, and night and in-between!! While not adding many calories.
Motivational Hint: Remember the old saying, "When the times get though, the though get going"? This goes for dieting as well. Dieting is a very tough time; you have got to be tough to "keep on keepin on." In time, it is going to pay off!
It is no longer 100 days till my Skinny Dream comes true--it is only 84. I need to "hang in there" and not just hang, "but stick to it" and work at it all the while.
Motivational Hint: Remember the old saying, "When the times get though, the though get going"? This goes for dieting as well. Dieting is a very tough time; you have got to be tough to "keep on keepin on." In time, it is going to pay off!
It is no longer 100 days till my Skinny Dream comes true--it is only 84. I need to "hang in there" and not just hang, "but stick to it" and work at it all the while.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Day 16: Journal
The doldrums have set in. The first 2 weeks of working towards my Skinny Dream were exciting and fun filled. Everything seemed new: a new dream and new ways of reaching it- but it is two whole weeks and I am almost as chubby as ever. I need something to give me a little "pick-up." So, I am trying to come up with some ideas here to get me through to Weigh In Day:
1.) Tell my support person I feel like throwing in the towel and quitting, as this is getting old. I am sure she will have a fit and I will get a good chewing out with lots of reasons why I should not do that.
2.) I think I am going to give my place a good clean up and keep things in better order and that will put me in a better mood to diet.
3.) I think I will wear a bright cheery color today and my fun earrings and open the window blinds and bring the sunshine in.
4.) Then I'll hit the road and head to town and eat out with a gourmet soup or salad and glass of brewed iced-tea.
5.) Then I will shop for some item that will add a little something to my home.
6.) Then I will top it all off with an espresso at my favorite coffee shop.
7.) When I get home, I will kick my shoes off, head for the sofa, and pick out a favorite movie.
All the while, hopefully my mind will be side-tracked from food and onto fun!
1.) Tell my support person I feel like throwing in the towel and quitting, as this is getting old. I am sure she will have a fit and I will get a good chewing out with lots of reasons why I should not do that.
2.) I think I am going to give my place a good clean up and keep things in better order and that will put me in a better mood to diet.
3.) I think I will wear a bright cheery color today and my fun earrings and open the window blinds and bring the sunshine in.
4.) Then I'll hit the road and head to town and eat out with a gourmet soup or salad and glass of brewed iced-tea.
5.) Then I will shop for some item that will add a little something to my home.
6.) Then I will top it all off with an espresso at my favorite coffee shop.
7.) When I get home, I will kick my shoes off, head for the sofa, and pick out a favorite movie.
All the while, hopefully my mind will be side-tracked from food and onto fun!
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Day 15: Diet Tip and Motivational Hint
Motivational Hint: Reality moments like the one, in which the young boy observed the obvious, can be used to hinder you or help you. Try your best to use them to "spur you on" to beat the Battle of the Bulge!"
Diet Tip: While you are walking with your pedometer on; or doing almost any kind of exercise; hold that tummy in. That will help your weight loss to happen at the right places, and at the same time strengthen those abdominal muscles!
Diet Tip: While you are walking with your pedometer on; or doing almost any kind of exercise; hold that tummy in. That will help your weight loss to happen at the right places, and at the same time strengthen those abdominal muscles!
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