Yesterday, I woke up thinking, "This is ok... I don't want to lose anymore". Today, I'm so close to being back in my old range, I can taste it and thinking, "Maybe just 2 more pounds...".
Geeze... you'd think after all this time, I might know what I want to weigh.
Got "Fitday To Do Activity List" with about 2000 calories plugged in.
And plan to eat about 1800 calories today.
Denise
Posts: 9221 | Location: Silicon Valley, CA | Registered: March 17, 2004
I was thinking about the Beck Book last night and she has a thing about "Over weight people like the feeling of being full". I just wanted to be "full" last night, and veg stir fry wasn't cutting it.
I can relate. I like feeling full. For me, it is still different (and even uncomfortable at times) to feel only just satisfied and not full.
I grew up feeling full at every dinner and it had a huge emotional component.
I get that it's not healthy and that I am far better off with just satisfied.
Still, there are times I just want more- I want more of a feeling of fullness. Veggies don't get me there. Bread and pasta get me there. One advantage to eating low fat is that I can eat more volume and I have felt pretty satisfied with the amount of food I eat.
Originally posted by Sandy: My plan to stick to my plan worked as planned today.
Mine didn't... I think.
I was thinking about the Beck Book last night and she has a thing about "Over weight people like the feeling of being full". I just wanted to be "full" last night, and veg stir fry wasn't cutting it.
I wasn't "hungry", but I wasn't "satisfied", either.
I ended up having 6 oz of low fat yogurt and 3 slices of toast with smart balance lite and honey. Finally felt "full" and "satisfied".
Maybe it is 6 days of calorie deficit.
I don't regret it. I wasn't any place close to "stuffed". It felt good. It turned off my brain of "What do I want to eat? Am I physically hungry? Am I not hungry?" That is one of the things that is a drag about being in losing mode. I'm very seldom physically hungry. But sometimes, I'm just on the verge... and not quite "hungry", but on the verge of hungry. Don't know if that makes sense.
I'm ready to move on and have a good week... although I don't think yesterday "bad".
Denise
Posts: 9221 | Location: Silicon Valley, CA | Registered: March 17, 2004
Originally posted by GoingSkiing: mostly "good fats", and it is such a TINY percentage of your calories... and the emotional benefits of being able to eat a stir fry that has more than vegetables outweigh the 3 g of fat that you end up eating.
Other people consider it a slippery slope... oh well.
I think that for me it could be fine and it could be a slippery slope. I decided not to buy lf sour cream. I had this in the fridge. I just was not into throwing it out. But I am not going to buy any more.
I'm still looking for what is slippery for me and what is not.
My plan to stick to my plan worked as planned today.
Originally posted by Sandy: I am good today with no plan to stray from my plan.
I like that. I'm having no plans of deviating from plan.
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I made a dip for the chips with lf sour cream (I have been buying the ff, but this was left and I decided to eat it.) Even with the sour cream, my total fat calories for lunch for about 5-6% of total calories.
That is the logic people use to eat tofu. With tofu, it is mostly "good fats", and it is such a TINY percentage of your calories... and the emotional benefits of being able to eat a stir fry that has more than vegetables outweigh the 3 g of fat that you end up eating.
Other people consider it a slippery slope... oh well.
I was at 20% or 21% fat yesterday... and that is with a lemon pie cookie.
Denise
Posts: 9221 | Location: Silicon Valley, CA | Registered: March 17, 2004
I am good today with no plan to stray from my plan. I am at 10% fat for the day. I've been able to hit that number pretty easily over the past week. I have to stay aware of choices, but I am working in some good options. This might not be as bad or as stressful as I thought at first.
Today we grilled for lunch. I had a ww bun with a vegan boca burger, lots of veggie condiments and sweet potato chips that I roasted on a silpat with no fat. They were great! I made a dip for the chips with lf sour cream (I have been buying the ff, but this was left and I decided to eat it.) Even with the sour cream, my total fat calories for lunch for about 5-6% of total calories. BTW, dh and dd both loved the sweet potato chips-- said they were great.
