Steph's Journey

Cate said:
Just keep doing what you have been doing. It will slow as you get lower. I think it's best to only weigh once a week as fluctuations do my head in, but I need to get on those scales every week or I'm inclined to get slack. It's such a fine balance.
No fudging, Steph. Operation get healthy.....we can do it!
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Thats why i only weigh once a week too...too much pressure and ill get all anxious.
I've committed to this so seriously that i worry about when the weight starts to drop slower.
I have to keep reminding myself that im doing this to feel better about myself and to be healthier.
Operation get healthy...i like that.
 
I weigh daily, but I'm trying to look at my losses month over month before judging whether I'm losing too quickly or too slowly. Day to day and even week to week variance can be pretty high - apparently especially so for women:
 
I wish i had the inner tranquility to be able to weigh daily. I watched that whole ted talk and the guy makes sense. I dont have a concrete plan past the next few weeks. This is all new territory for me. But i have the determination and the sense to appreciate the small things.
Like for instance, i just wore my raincoat today and i havent wore it since last fall....it was looser then before. I was actually confused when i couldnt button it correctly from muscle memory. I appreciate that small confusing moment.
My small victories right now mean more to me than the numbers on the scale.
 
I like Err weigh daily and then use those daily weights to calculate an average weight for the week and compare to the previous weight. For me I think it helps smooth out my daily variances. But you should definitely do what is going to keep you motivated.

Good indication on the rain coat! Small victories are great, even posting here and staying engaged is a victory. Keeps this front of mind and you remember why you started.
 
Clothes being looser is the best feeling! As long as you keep listening to your body you'll get there in the end. Maintenance is hard and can feel less rewarding than losing but it's so much more comfortable than being overweight!
 
So i realized something about all this is not sustainable. I'm tired of daily meal prep. I typically make my breakfast and lunch the night before. I dont trust myself to be functional enough in the morning to cook, not to mention i dont want to bang around the kitchen at 5am and wake my dad up.

I am going to have to start batch cooking on sundays for the week. I found a recipe for some savory breakfast muffins (300cal per serving and makes 6 servings) that i could see myself enjoying through the week. These past few weeks have made me realize that i dislike eating sweet things unless im in the mood for it, and my stomach really cant handle it first thing in the morning. I was trying to do the easy thing of yogurt or oatmeal, to save myself from having to cook but usually two things happen: (1) i dont feel as full on those days where i have yogurt with fruit and nuts and (2) i have to force myself to eat sweet stuff and its just unpleasant.
When i have eggs with veg and protein i tend to feel full longer and i actually enjoy eating my breakfast.
If anyone has experience with meal prep or has any good savory breakfast recipes, im all ears.
 
My breakfast is always yogurt with either cereal or fruit, sometimes both. Very little preparation. With yogurt you have lots of choices, for a long time my regular was an 80 calorie low fat Greek Yogurt. I find it pretty filling.
 
I don't really like breakfast foods so I just have whatever. On work days that's usually wraps smeared with bean spread, some grilled veggies, and lettuce.
 
I'm not a big breakfast eater and have now switched to having more of a very early lunch after exercising. But when I was eating breakfast, my go to was a spinach & cottage cheese egg bake/frittata that I would make once and have over the week. There are tons of variations but basically its cottage cheese, spinach, eggs (egg whites for even fewer calories), & parmesan cheese all mixed together and baked for ~40 minutes.

I'd experiment with other vegetables and found that if I used a food processor to finely chop otherwise wasted broccoli stumps I could add those for more fiber without negatively changing the flavor. I could also add a little oatmeal as a filler. It is a pretty forgiving, if bit bland, dish.
 
Err2 said:
I'm not a big breakfast eater and have now switched to having more of a very early lunch after exercising. But when I was eating breakfast, my go to was a spinach & cottage cheese egg bake/frittata that I would make once and have over the week. There are tons of variations but basically its cottage cheese, spinach, eggs (egg whites for even fewer calories), & parmesan cheese all mixed together and baked for ~40 minutes.

I'd experiment with other vegetables and found that if I used a food processor to finely chop otherwise wasted broccoli stumps I could add those for more fiber without negatively changing the flavor. I could also add a little oatmeal as a filler. It is a pretty forgiving, if bit bland, dish.
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Bland...i dont do bland. I have a spice cabinet that would rival any professionals..i could make it unbland. Haha
Ill have to give that a go. Im already getting ideas on how to jazz that up. I imagine some onion, tomato and mushrooms would go well.
Im a huge fan of spinach anyway..i actually managed to sneak some into Salisbury steak i made a few weeks back...not a peep from dad except that it was good.
Oh i am pumped now..cant wait to figure out a recipe and go nuts on Sunday!

Thanks Err. ;)
 
I'm with you on not liking sweet stuff for breakfast. Savoury breakfast muffins sound really good. I love frittata too & had that a few times this week. I'll be interested to hear how you go with your batch cooking.
 
Cate said:
I'm with you on not liking sweet stuff for breakfast. Savoury breakfast muffins sound really good. I love frittata too & had that a few times this week. I'll be interested to hear how you go with your batch cooking.
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Oh trust me, y'all will be getting the full play by play. My job is mostly routine so i flex my creative muscles in the kitchen.
Thats what i love about this diet revolution, im pushing the limits of my creativity. I've been thinking a lot about how i can take the fat and carb loaded foods i know how to make and turn them into something healthier.
In order for me to be successful at this whole journey, it has to be fun! :)
 
Sounds like an excellent way to look at food! I just can't with bland food (it's like my brain doesn't count it so I keep looking for something proper to eat) so I'll be looking forward to your reports.
 
Im feeling rather reflective this morning.

Ive never had a positive body image of myself. That kind of thinking has led to a lot of negativity about who i am as a person.

Today i looked in the mirror and finally accepted myself for who i am right now. I think knowing that i am actively trying to be better and do better for myself has made me look at myself in a different way.

I feel a bit more confident and care less about what people might think of me.

I have to remind myself that this isnt just a journey to improve the physical, but improving the mental is just as important.
 
Steph2825 said:
Ive never had a positive body image of myself.
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For what it's worth you are not alone. Most of us here have the same problem, being overweight is not "in". I think most of us are also pretty poor judges of our own appearance, I know when I look in the mirror I first see the things I don't like. When I look at others I see the whole picture, which always looks better. I suspect you look just fine, to most people, even if not to yourself.
Steph2825 said:
Today i looked in the mirror and finally accepted myself for who i am right now
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That is great, doesn't get much better. And as I said I believe that who you are right now is fine. I am sure you look a lot better than you think, better than your self image.
 
Thanks rob.
Self acceptance is the first step to self love right?
Im sure to others i look fine too...but thats never stopped my mean brain from telling me otherwise.
Working on it though...a little at a time.:)
 
I´ve never liked my body very much either, even at times when I was at a healthy weight. Getting better at it though! But even if I don´t think my body is beautiful it still deserves to be treated well. Gotta take care of your tools, especially the ones you can´t replace.
 
My brain is screaming pizza right now. Im doing an online grocery order and i have a cauliflower crust margherita pizza sitting in my cart....im debating if its a good idea....
 
Steph2825 said:
My brain is screaming pizza right now. Im doing an online grocery order and i have a cauliflower crust margherita pizza sitting in my cart....im debating if its a good idea....
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Cauliflower crust margherita pizza sounds low cal to me, guess it depends on how much you eat!

I think just the fact that you are thinking about so clearly will lead you to good choices. Keep it up, and let us know where it ended.
 
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