a month and a half ago when i finally decided to get serious about my weight loss, i honestly had no idea i would still be on board today. i knew the holidays and my birthday were coming up and i also knew that those were perfect opportunities to make excuses and get off track. up until recently i struggled with trying to lose weight and until i actually started a weight watchers like diet, i had no idea how strict i had to be in order to lose weight. the more kids i have had and aging sure has made losing weight more of a challenge.
when i say i have to be strict, i don't mean i have to be hungry or miss out of some of my favorite things. while losing weight, i have eaten pizza and even enjoyed frozen yogurt. what i mean is that i really need to focus on the quantity and quality of food i put in front of me. i can easily eat 5 pieces of pizza before my body even begins to register that i am full.
instead of eating 5 pieces of pizza, i now prefer to eat 2 slices along with a side of fresh carrot sticks or a some other kind of veggie. and, believe it or not, my hunger is just as satisfied. in actuality, replacing more of the junk, like processed and sugar filled crap, with healthier fresh foods, has given me more energy and made my body feel cleaner.
before thanksgiving
i'm not going to lie, thanksgiving day i totally overindulged in everything i could get my hands on. because my parents are divorced and i always have guilt if i don't make time for both of them on holidays, i stuffed my face to the max with my mom, then turned around and did it again with my dad. i was pretty much sick to my stomach before i even made it to my dad's, but my step mom is a homecooking genius. there was no way i was going to pass up her food.
with my mom and grandmother (granny did the cooking) i ate macaroni and cheese, candied yams, and mashed potatoes with gravy, and homemade stuffing with more gravy, plus the turkey of course, and a few other items that had the potential to be healthy if they weren't smoothered in butter and oils. then, with barely any room to breathe, i happily/miserably ate sweet potato casserole and other stuff with my dad and step mom. i honestly can't even remember what else i ate over there because i was in a coma by then.
after thanksgiving
oh, and did i mention that the two days leading up to that day, i got thanksgiving anxious and ate out like 5 times and pigged out each time? then of course there was the entire cheesecake i ate on my birthday. yeah, i felt pretty disgusting by the end.
and miraculously, now that i have been back on track since yesterday and weighed myself today, i haven't really gained any weight.
check out my current stats below and some of the food i have been poisoning my body with (cause honestly, i have nothing healthy to show you!).
160 lbs. - start weight
153.6 lbs. - previous weigh in
153.8 lbs. - current weight (+ .2)
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6.2 lbs - total loss to date
what i ate: mexican food, doughnuts, grilled cheese and french fries, moes. i also had a gyro with fries, a grande caramel frappuccino from starbucks, a grande holiday latte from starbucks, a buffet meal including banana pudding and chocolate covered rice krispie treats.
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what i ate: mexican food, doughnuts, grilled cheese and french fries, moes. i also had a gyro with fries, a grande caramel frappuccino from starbucks, a grande holiday latte from starbucks, a buffet meal including banana pudding and chocolate covered rice krispie treats.
how do you keep yourself from feeling deprived and going overboard during the holidays?
