SOB now i can eat!!!

Posted on January 5, 2016

So I don't know if doing a dietbet during the holidays was a good thing or a bad thing(good of course for my body) but I made it through by the skinny skin skin of my teeth. Crap that was hard. I've got a few foods dancing through my head right now. A slice of Costco pizza for one and a small rib eye steak. Boy does success feel good when you struggle. But there are a few other things on my mind. Joining multiple games is going to HAS saved me from myself for a while. :-) I have another weigh-in in less than a week, so not too much indulging especially since it's back to work--10 hour days on my toosh. Also this week is the first time in a long time where I felt I could run, well jog comfortably and it felt pretty good. Didn't run for a long time but I ran. Time to start doing 5K's again. Maybe back to my Saturday morning hikes before it gets too hot(not that the heat ever stopped me before).

I started doing dietbets a few years ago and I'm almost back to where I was then. I'm almost halfway to my goal weight,which may change depending on how I look as a get closer. So two things to focus on. Staying on track/focused, and figuring out what the heck to do when I get there.

2016 Goals

Reach my goal weight which is 145'ish for 150 and re-evaluate my weight when i get there.

Find an exercise regimen that I will stick to- I hate regimented exercise, indoor exercise but right now it is all I have.

Find a way to eat what I want--in general and not end up back here--slowly or otherwise.(I do so miss the skin on chicken--lol- and steaks with a wee bit of fat on them.

till then piiiiiizzzzzzaaaa(in my zombie voice) hehehehehe

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kelly r.

01/09/2016 11:50PM

Thanks Ladies. My plan is to basically eat foods in their natural state(for the most part anyway)....baked meat, broiled or baked veggies....and i've cut out bread, dairy, and sugar except for what i put in my coffee every morning. I do make room to give in to cravings every once in a while and just adjust my eating for that day to stay within my daily caloric goal. I still eat sweet potatoes and whole wheat/quinoa pasta every once in a while but what has really saved me is cooking my week's meals on Sunday. Ari I feel your pain, my adult son cooks every day and lives off of fried foods and cakes and biscuits from scratch but he's helped toughen me up.Ayana I have tried zumba---and i hated it. I miss my yoga class and i'm thinking about adding that back in with weights and cardio. I've got figure out if I can do all of that exercise on my current diet.

Nicole T.

01/05/2016 9:55PM

I can relate to all of this. The one thing that has helped my cravings is adapting a paleo lifestyle. You basically cut out white foods (sugar, potatoes, pasta, bread) and replace it with alternatives like almond flour, coconut flour, coconut oil, raw organic honey and coconut aminos (replaces soy sauce). Just google paleo recipes and you will start to drool. My family loves the paleo sweet potato nachos, chick fil a nuggets and cauliflower pizza. It has completely changed my weight loss journey and my family eats the same meals.

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Ari

01/05/2016 3:36PM

Love this post& wonder if you are also doing LiseitlikeLauren Again, too. This is only my second month on DietBet & I decided to join 2 this month for the extra dose of motivation...but this week- food cravings have been HIGH because of snacks I bought in house for guests...and then I end up eating them all (like those cookies last night...Shhhh! Lol) But like you- I am also trying to set reachable goals so that I can occasionally indulge...but just not get back to where I was 18 pounds ago- unless I am gaining muscle weight (my plan!)

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Ayana L.

01/05/2016 8:25AM

Nice blog! Have you tried Zumba? It is one of the most addictive "exercise, but not exercise" activities there is! It changes things up and you go at your own intensity.

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