I have been so focused on what not to eat that I didn't think about what else I should eat . I am definitely looking forward to some chicken noodle soup tomorrow , with garlic . Thanks for the reminder !
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alligatorob
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I can relate to that, its getting easier for me to just cut back on food than to make sure I eat enough good food. We can figure this out, we have to!
Well I did pretty well lately . I have gotten just very slightly better at just finding little leftover things from the kids , half a muffin or quarter of a sandwich , and just throwing them out . I don't think I will ever fully break this habit because I don't think it is all bad but I am glad I am cutting it down.
Month 2 of my husband being gone is done ( actually it was last weekend but weather stopped us from going out ) so with that comes one kid's turn to pick fast food that night . Tonight Dairy queen was chosen so I took the kids over and amazingly enough I did not give in . I did not order myself a meal , but did steal 2 fries from kids . We ended up taking one burger home and as I was just giving in to eating it I noticed the dog looking quite hopeful so he got it instead . I don't know if I will not eat any of the places the kids choose for the 6 months, but it is nice to know the worst I can do now is give in 4 times and not 6 anymore .
I am unsure if I will weigh myself tomorrow having been a week or wait two weeks . I'd like to know if the scale went down but I am always worried if it did not go down will I feel frustrated and give up , so then I think of just not checking it so that doesn't happen . I am impatiently waiting for when I can see a difference not on the scale but maybe in my face or pants . I know I need quite a bit more time before that but I can't help but think about it .
Month 2 of my husband being gone is done ( actually it was last weekend but weather stopped us from going out ) so with that comes one kid's turn to pick fast food that night . Tonight Dairy queen was chosen so I took the kids over and amazingly enough I did not give in . I did not order myself a meal , but did steal 2 fries from kids . We ended up taking one burger home and as I was just giving in to eating it I noticed the dog looking quite hopeful so he got it instead . I don't know if I will not eat any of the places the kids choose for the 6 months, but it is nice to know the worst I can do now is give in 4 times and not 6 anymore .
I am unsure if I will weigh myself tomorrow having been a week or wait two weeks . I'd like to know if the scale went down but I am always worried if it did not go down will I feel frustrated and give up , so then I think of just not checking it so that doesn't happen . I am impatiently waiting for when I can see a difference not on the scale but maybe in my face or pants . I know I need quite a bit more time before that but I can't help but think about it .
Nothing wrong with eating/keeping leftovers as long as you're aware of it and don't just hoover stuff up mindlessly. Great work! That's the kind of thing that'll make a real long-term difference.
About the scale... I think if you know you're likely to have a strong emotional response to the number it's a good idea to wait. If you can see the number as an interesting data point to help you assess where you are and what you might need to tweak weighing even twice a day isn't a problem. No perfect answers there.
At the moment I'm hooked on roasted chickpeas. They have that satisfying crunch but you can make them fatfree with any spice mix you like and they have more protein than chips, making them quite filling. I usually have them with some pickles but then I will have pickles with anything.
So I am noticing over the last few days my eating going back up . Instead of eating one egg eating two , not fighting as hard against cravings . I am not thrown off completely yet but I know it is a slippery slope and a quick one to. Last week we seemed to be helping people out a lot , we had one friends kids 3 times through the week , another friends kids once , someone else's dog for a day and then someone else's 2 dogs for a couple of days , then 2 more kids again another day . It doesn't seem like a lot when they are all here because they mostly just play with my kids so it isn't actually a lot of extra work but it just throws me off my routine a bit and I think it all just built up by the end of the week . Friends needed help last week though and I would not say no when it isn't actually that much of an inconvenience to me , but I am hoping this week is quieter .
It was nice all weekend though how much we all got to be outside . The weather was wonderful and the kids played outside a lot . After dropping the kids off at school today . My 2 year old and I went for a walk ( it was only about 10 minutes ,bit still starts the day right ) I took out some chicken to thaw for supper and was trying to get laundry folded so I could nap with my little one today , to try to catch up on some sleep . Nap for me has not worked out unfortunately but the good thing about that is I will be more tired tonight and maybe get to bed at a decent time .
It was nice all weekend though how much we all got to be outside . The weather was wonderful and the kids played outside a lot . After dropping the kids off at school today . My 2 year old and I went for a walk ( it was only about 10 minutes ,bit still starts the day right ) I took out some chicken to thaw for supper and was trying to get laundry folded so I could nap with my little one today , to try to catch up on some sleep . Nap for me has not worked out unfortunately but the good thing about that is I will be more tired tonight and maybe get to bed at a decent time .
It wasn't a usual week that is for sure , just everything seemed to happen at once lol. I am very much looking forward to it just being me and my kids again now . Thanks for the water reminder I will go fill my water bottle up again now !I was exhausted just reading about your week
Refocus on your health for a while. You can't keep up that pace without falling in a heap one day. Deep breath, drink more water, eat well & back to thinking about yourself just a little bit, please xo
I definitely eat more if I get less sleep . Looking forward to a quiet early night tonight just me and my water bottle after the kids go to bedI was exhausted just reading about your week
Refocus on your health for a while. You can't keep up that pace without falling in a heap one day. Deep breath, drink more water, eat well & back to thinking about yourself just a little bit, please xo
I feel I was more on track again today . I wasn't hit hard with cravings today and in fact had no problem after baking chocolate chip cookies with a couple of the kids ,not having any at all. I am hungry now but tired beats hungry So I am not getting out of bed .
I weighed myself yesterday and my morning weight ( which is always the lowest for me, hence why I weigh then lol) was 225 . I officially weigh less then my husband again ! It helps that he has been gaining a little weight but in his case it is purely muscular.
He is already talking about how it will be the summer of squats and lunges, I told him to feel free to stay over seas lol. Honestly I am looking forward to adding in exercise though and I figure after another 4 months of diet then he comes home it will be good timing to start adding in some exercise . Well I am exhausted and have dozed off twice while typing this so good night all !
I weighed myself yesterday and my morning weight ( which is always the lowest for me, hence why I weigh then lol) was 225 . I officially weigh less then my husband again ! It helps that he has been gaining a little weight but in his case it is purely muscular.
He is already talking about how it will be the summer of squats and lunges, I told him to feel free to stay over seas lol. Honestly I am looking forward to adding in exercise though and I figure after another 4 months of diet then he comes home it will be good timing to start adding in some exercise . Well I am exhausted and have dozed off twice while typing this so good night all !
Good strategy. I know that feeling, congratulations!
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alligatorob
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Good for you, being on track is important. And I am impressed, you baked chocolate chips without cravings!
Keep up the good work!
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It definitely helped that he is gaining a little at the same time I am trying to lose lolI'm looking forward to that day again
Well done
Fell off the wagon a bit . I have really got to get a hold of my sleeping schedule I am staying up way to late when I full well know that once I do go to bed it will be a very broken up sleep of nursing the smallest too many times still and making sure a couple others get up to pee in the night , throw in someone with an upset stomach and someone having bad dreams . I need to be more responsible and go to bed earlier , I know this but it is so hard to do lately . I know partially it is because my husband is gone , he loves to go to bed the earlier the better lol so I tend to stay on a better sleep schedule with him here, but because our time zone difference is an 8 hour difference at the moment , we have made a habit of talking around midnight.
I seem to be doing better eating wise today and at least falling off the wagon isn't what it used to be it is a lot less of a binge now and easier to pull it together again . It was a long weekend for the kids from school so we got lots of time outside together and I finally sucked it up and took them skating which the oldest 2 have been bugging me for . I was reluctant simply because those 2 can skate but the other 4 can't so I wasn't sure how well I could juggle them all by myself . It went well though and I would do it again , all the kids were great and patient and the middle 2 tried a lot harder this year to skate then they did last year and that made a big difference and I bought 2 skate aids ( those things they push ) for the smallest 2 so one of them uses it mostly on her own and the 2 year old uses hers but I also have to hunch over her and hold her up the whole time ( my back was pretty achy after an hour lol) but definitely a success and we will do more trips to the rink for them .
We are having a really good winter here so far , a lot warmer than usual and I am very hopeful that means an early spring so we can ditch all this winter gear that the kids have to put on everyday to play and we can get the bikes out instead . I think I might get. A bike this year because i think everybody might be old enough to do longer bike trips this year with the 2 and 4 year old in a trailer. The kids will love biking to parks further away and doing picnic lunches , I will just need a wider seat then what normally comes with bikes because I just sat on my daughters bike last year in the driveway and that seat hurt!
Well I suppose I should stop procrastinating and go start tidying up and getting supper ready , one of the good things about having the kids each get there one turn at picking fast food while dad is away is it also stops me from just being lazy every other weekend and getting some McDonald's or whatever , which is what I want to do tonight because I am tired but I also stop and say no because that defeats the" one time month to mark another month of deployment is done " so Taco's it is tonight !
I seem to be doing better eating wise today and at least falling off the wagon isn't what it used to be it is a lot less of a binge now and easier to pull it together again . It was a long weekend for the kids from school so we got lots of time outside together and I finally sucked it up and took them skating which the oldest 2 have been bugging me for . I was reluctant simply because those 2 can skate but the other 4 can't so I wasn't sure how well I could juggle them all by myself . It went well though and I would do it again , all the kids were great and patient and the middle 2 tried a lot harder this year to skate then they did last year and that made a big difference and I bought 2 skate aids ( those things they push ) for the smallest 2 so one of them uses it mostly on her own and the 2 year old uses hers but I also have to hunch over her and hold her up the whole time ( my back was pretty achy after an hour lol) but definitely a success and we will do more trips to the rink for them .
We are having a really good winter here so far , a lot warmer than usual and I am very hopeful that means an early spring so we can ditch all this winter gear that the kids have to put on everyday to play and we can get the bikes out instead . I think I might get. A bike this year because i think everybody might be old enough to do longer bike trips this year with the 2 and 4 year old in a trailer. The kids will love biking to parks further away and doing picnic lunches , I will just need a wider seat then what normally comes with bikes because I just sat on my daughters bike last year in the driveway and that seat hurt!
Well I suppose I should stop procrastinating and go start tidying up and getting supper ready , one of the good things about having the kids each get there one turn at picking fast food while dad is away is it also stops me from just being lazy every other weekend and getting some McDonald's or whatever , which is what I want to do tonight because I am tired but I also stop and say no because that defeats the" one time month to mark another month of deployment is done " so Taco's it is tonight !
Cate
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Falling off the wagon, but coming straight back in here is a good sign that you really do want to change. Skating sounds like a fun activity with your kids & good exercise. I love the idea of you getting a bike. Getting it fitted with a comfy seat will make a lot of difference. Cycling is so good for you How long until your husband gets home?
How long until your husband gets home?Hey, if I'm reading things right, that's ten pounds down in less than a month! Terrific!
(What percentage is that of your goal loss?)The skating expedition sounds great too, except for the backache. And so do the tacos - well done!
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