Just 4 Today, I’ll drink my fiber twice (done once!), drink 2 liters of water (about 1/2), walk 5 miles (yesterday — 2.84 just from lugging boxes and packing), NOT eat between meals & NOT take seconds.
My weight’s up a couple of pounds today — as it should with all the Cheese Whales I ate on Friday & Saturday (mister ate so many, he threw the box away.) And (hanging my head) I didn’t actually take my fiber supplement at all. AND, I probably didn’t drink enough water either — I always drank a glass or two when I was sitting around. But, I didn’t do too much of that this weekend.
Contemplating the situation
I’m remembering a moment last year (I think it was in September) when my weight went up a bit. I was in a dreadful panic that being out of control, it would do nothing but rise. And that was sort of true. I WAS partially out of control (Thanks to my Eat4Today commitment, I never gave up though) and I did gradually gain too much weight back.
But, it’s NOT true today. I’m not out of control at all. My habits are regular (sure, I had some Cheese Whales — but we don’t keep them in the house and a couple of handfuls of crackers aren’t going to bring my world crashing down.) and this little blip with adjust itself as quickly as it showed up.
Last year, my habits were NOT regular. I’d discovered the bakery down the street — and the calories in the treats there were too powerful to overcome. We can absolutely eat a piece of pie now and then at a party or with friends. But, I cannot habitually stop in a bakery and eat an 800 calorie treat without paying the severe penalty of permanent weight gain. Unless I’m willing to walk over 9 miles just to walk it off. And I think there’s an inverse relationship to treats and walking — the more (out-of-control-type) treats I eat, the less likely I am to walk.
But, that’s another whole post of it’s own.
So, I’m in control — What about you? What are you going to do today? 
Your philosophy works incredibly well. Just For Today. Just For Today. And I can prove it. I had lost 15 pounds. (Sometimes I say it was 10. I think I have a hard time believing it was 15!) I stayed there for MONTHS, and was happy to be there. I could have stayed there forever and felt just fine about it. My weight would go up one-to-three pounds sometimes, but then I’d remember JFT, and go back down. Now suddenly I am down another 4 pounds! I”m almost at a 20 pound loss and it was all by remembering JFT.
kansas!! Wow, That’s really fabulous — it’s amazing: The secret to sneaking weight off without dieting. Mister also just discovered a 10 pound weight loss when they weighed him at the doctor’s office. He hasn’t been dieting. But, he’s been eating the same meals as me and we’ve been walking together in the evenings.
It’s good to have you back — Congratulations on your awards (can I share the news here?)
Morning KB and kansas.
KB I agree about not freaking out when a pound or two is gained. It seems to me once you start obsessing about it, you’re setting yourself up to fail. The J4T philosophy makes much more sense.
J4T I’ll drink 2 liters of water, and I’ve got errands to run today.
Hope everyone has a good one.
It’s so easy to get obsessive about every bite you put in your mouth. I’ll beat myself up over 3-4 chips, until I remind myself IT’S ONLY 4 CHIPS!! Still, I think it’s better to keep track of everything, instead of conveniently forgetting those 800 calories treats….but BOY are they good!!
Off to Curves to work off everything I ate yesterday - Sundays are SOO bad!
[bloom-county]I’m not in control of anything at the moment! Especially this star-chair![/bloom-county]
I’m glad I popped in though — thanks to J4T, I just remembered to gulp down my fiber supplement that I’d completely forgotten about. On the other hand, I’ve been pretty good about drinking my water (getting close to 2L and I drink water for supper, so I’m basically there), walking at lunch, and ignoring the snack machine. Just need to put start soaking black beans for lunch tomorrow.
I ate quite a bit over the weekend, but I was pretty active as well (which explains my brief presence in most matters of the blog this weekend). Saturday morning started out waaaayyyy too early with a ball game (leaving me with stiff thighs), then (after a nap) some trim work. I got in a walk and a short bike ride Sunday, and managed to get a little writing in Sunday evening (first in a while). Getting outdoors in this cool weather can boost your appetite, so beware! Or just get outside, enjoy it, and burn off whatever extra calories you happen to chomp on.
Tonight I’ll probably put apple chips on the dehydrator.
KB, you’re right, it’s not worth getting excited about a couple of pounds. (Unfortunatetly everyday life already provides too many opportunities to get excited.) I’ve taken the day off for my milestone birthday, but I’ll walk again tomorrow. Along with plenty of water drinking.)
Boran, is it your birthday and we missed it? If so, hippo birdie!! That’s sneaky, waiting until so late to tell us! How can we throw a party if we don’t know?
Somebody might recall I bought one of those fancy Weight Watchers scales a few months ago. Funny story. This past weekend I had two nights that I stayed up way too late. Friday night I was up until 1am, Mr. got up around 5am, and the cat threw up all over the bed about quarter to 7am.
I jumped up and did laundry, changed the sheets, and never got back to bed to make up what was lost. Sunday night, again, I stayed up way too late.
In my sleep-deprived state, around 1am today, believe it or not, I finally figured out how that scale is supposed to work ! Don’t ask, I can’t explain why I had such a time with it initially– I can’t even explain why I was dealing with the scale at that hour. Suffice it to say, I finally got it, and will be using it for its intended purpose.
If it’s correct, though, I’m not drinking enough water. Have to work on that !
FamilyMan, I hope you aren’t still suffering from NSNs — I’ve come close a time or two in the last week. But I lie there and think of you and somehow I relax and drift off. It seems to work, but it might be different for you….
Beth, I joined Curves a couple of years ago. But the hours didn’t work out for me at all. It’s like they’re open only during the hours that I’m at work. Except for some brief moment when I signed up. It looked like a lot of fun though.
FAR, It sounds like you had a great weekend. I love it when there’s time to get lots of practical things done AND fun stuff too. How long have you been doing the fiber supplement thing? Has it made a difference in your life? I was just thinking today that when I remember to take it a little while before dinner (rather than after) it helps me to not eat too much. So, I’m working on that now.
Boran2!! — Happy Birthday to you — Happy Birthday to You!!. I hope you had a lovely, lovely day! (a party is better late than never)
catdog, It sounds like you’re suffering from FamilyMan’s famous NSNs. Was that a bathroom scale or a food scale? I remember when you were discussing it, but I don’t remember the details. Either way, I’m not sure I get how it would tell you that you don’t drink enough water??
I hope everyone had a wonderful, lovely Monday!
The scale is for weighing oneself. It tells weight, % body fat, % body water, and % muscle mass.
You can set it for up to four people, giving height, age, fitness level and gender. You choose your personal settings, and stand on it for several seconds while it gives you all this information– twice, since nobody can remember it the first time, I’m sure.
Don’t ask me why I couldn’t get the thing straight the first time through. I mean, the instructions are pretty clear.
Glad to know NSNs are good for something, though !
Happy b-day, Boran!
Catdog, hope the kitty is OK & you got the bed cleaned up. I’m not sure I’d trust those scales to deliver all that other info; seems like it would be guessing. And how do you determine fitness level? When do you change it?
KB, I take the fiber supplement primarily to counteract the most annoying side effect of the Ripitmore. For that purpose, it’s doing what it needs.