Happy hump day (fingers crossed)! So far so
good on this nice little
Wednesday! I've been speeding up my morning routine a little bit this
week and it's working in my favor. Typically I get up and get to the
gym around 5:40-5:45 and leave around 6:15-6:30, well they open the
doors around 5:15 so I'm trying to get there closer to that. I'm also
trying not to aimlessly walk around my house naked or pantless in the
mornings while I get ready. It's really unnecessary and
counterproductive. So the past couple days, with the earlier gym and
less pointless nudity I've gotten to work about half an hour earlier
than normal. Has my supervisor looked at me with, "Whoa what the fuck
are you doing here?" eyes both mornings? Yup! Do I love it? Yup!
Ohhhh Weigh in Wednesday, you silly bitch! I should say MY silly
bitch, because that's what I made it this week. Down 1.7! It's crazy.
I've been working hard though and watching my eating for the most
part. I can also count the drinks I had since last Wednesday on one
hand (assuming said hand was born with an extra finger). So that's
bound to help! I'm still in the Biggest Loser contest that started back
in January and I'm under no illusion that I'll win, but it's kept me
incredibly accountable. I've lost 21.6 lbs since I started the contest
on January 9th. And I've lost 40ish (!!!!!) since I weighed myself last
Fall and decided to do something about it. I'm not sure if I'll keep
weighing myself weekly once I'm done with the contest, we'll see where I
end up. It ends on May 22nd!
I'm not sure how much I have on this topic but I was thinking
about it recently. I think a lot about what's changed since I started
all this and one of the most notable things has been my view on food.
Do NOT get me wrong, I fucking love it. I eat it and I enjoy it when
it's tasty enough to be enjoyed. But I can also live without it for a
minute, or realize that it doesn't always have to be an amazing
meal. I used to work with this guy that was a total foodie and we both
talked about how much we loved food and thought about it (fat kid
problems). He used to tell me about this friend he had that just didn't
care what he ate. That he could eat the same thing every single day
and be perfectly content. He just saw food as fuel, and if it was
delicious that was a bonus.
Well my fat ass used to wake up thinking about food, then I'd
email the hubs and ask what he wanted for dinner before I even got to
lunch time. And when lunch rolled around I'd eat whatever the hell I
wanted, a sub, a cheeseburger, whatever! I craved it and I didn't mind
that it made me feel like complete garbage afterward I ate it. Well,
I've realized I'm not like that anymore. Of course, I love tasty food,
who doesn't? Just this morning I made dinner plans for BLT's and
(skinny?) mac & cheese, doesn't that sound glorious?! But I'm no
longer at a point where I need it, or where my world revolves around
it. Sure I eat more than I should at times, but for the most part I've
learned not to stuff myself so much that I FEEL gross, because I don't
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Am I looking forward to my rice cup, yogurt and almonds for lunch? Fuck no. But it's just food and it'll get me through the day. Are you in the same boat? Do you feel like you could ever get there?
Congratulations on the weight loss! 20 pounds since January is awesome! I have plateaued and played within a five pound range since October.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was in the same boat!! I still struggle with thinking about food all day long. Any helpful hints for how to train myself to think "fuel not food"? I managed to lose 30ish pounds in a year and a half and every day is a struggle food wise (I am doing good exercise wise). Some days I nail the healthy eating, but that doesn't mean I didn't spend the whole day thinking about food... Any helpful hints would be awesome.
Have you done a blog entry on stuff you eat during a day? I need some healthy new ideas.
PS I love your blog, I started following a few weeks ago.
That is awesome that you have gotten to that mindset. I am getting better with it and actually enjoying healthier food now, but I still for sure have my weaknesses. I think about food a lot, so I try to have healthy ones around me that don't kill me. My boyfriend also eats whatever he wants, so it is so hard to watch him and not be able to do that. He is also a lot more active at work than I am. I do splurge sometimes, but I don't eat the portion sizes that I used to. It is not worth it feeling like shit after!
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You are killing it on the weightloss! Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteI go back and forth on the food not fuel debate. When I am eating clean and working out, I tend to view it as fuel and everything is good to go. But starting last year (coincidentally - or maybe not) right after my wedding, I let go and ate whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. This lead to a 6 month downward spiral and 10 lb weight gain that I am just now climbing out of (thanks to warmer weather and ill-fitting shorts). Anwways, I'm glad you recognize the difference! And it is important to think about how junk food makes you feel - junky!!
Have a great rest of the week!
that is awesome! You deserve a HELLYEA!!!!! Get it girl! :) Jules
ReplyDelete#1) HELL TO THE YES on your weightloss! And I'm a little jelly.... womp womp. But hey, you put in some mad work at the gym and eat right. 2 things I've not mastered.
ReplyDelete#2) Do you seriously only eat a rice cup, yogurt, and almonds for lunch? That sounds like a snack!
YOU ROCK!!!!!! You are doing so awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI can so relate to the whole thinking about food stuff. I used to be obsessed about it. I would go to be thinking about what I was going to eat when I woke up and this continued all damn day! Now I just focus on wine...LOL! :)
You seriously are a rock star and you've got this weight loss shit in the bag...congrats my friend! I REALLY want to get to the place where I don't crave food..think about it way too much and can see it for what its worth...I will get there...congrats on all your accomplishments thus far...you are awesome :0)
ReplyDeleteFor the very first time in my life, I ordered a salad at a restaurant for lunch today. And I absolutely loved it. I'm not there yet, but I know I can totally get there! And I. can't. wait!
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