I weighed in yesterday, I gained .4 lbs. And that, my friends, makes me a very happy woman. I'm happy because I ate a great deal of unhealthy food, but I feel really differently about food. I'm still definitely enjoying it (too much), but my life is not all about food, or at least it hasn't been this past week. I definitely indulged (in both food and drink), I think the difference was trying not to stuff myself, I wanted to feel good after a great meal and not sick. Quite a concept.
Also, in the mornings, I have started to stretch and do sit-ups again. Both exercises take me about 12 minutes and it feels so good to stretch my legs, arms, neck and back before starting my day. And Ariel joins in and does a great job. Try it, it really feels amazing.
I work side by side with a very good friend of mine who by nature is a teeny tiny girl. She's probably a size zero and about 2 feet tall, but luckily I love her and would never do anything to hurt her because of her dainty stature, you know, like push her down or anything. We worked from 8:30 a.m. until after 10 p.m. last night, we had our meals together and I watched how for one, she didn't care what she ate, meaning, it didn't have to be greasy and full of cheese, she just needed nourishment and did not want to feel hungry and two, how little she ate. Don't get me wrong, seeing as as how I could fit her into one of my legs or have her sit on my shoulder for a better view, I know she's not going to eat as much as I do, but it made me understand, once again, that I do not need to eat SO much.
Maybe that saying "less is more" is fitting here. Less Food = More Health, More Weight Loss Success, More fun shopping, More feeling good about myself.
Sounds good to me.
I love your attitude, thanks for making me smile.
Posted by: Denise | June 14, 2007 at 10:24 PM
I really do wish I could learn that lesson FOR GOOD. The one about eating for sustenance, not necessarily for the inordinate pleasure it brings me, and to stop so that I feel GOOD when the meal is over. What a novelty! I feel like I have to learn that over and over and over. Thanks for the encouragement to know that I'm not alone!!
Posted by: dcrmom | June 15, 2007 at 08:01 AM
I am BAD about overeating! And that, my friend, is why I'm now on WW! lol
I hate skinny people. Even the one's I'm related to. I'm just sayin'. lol
Posted by: Cece | June 15, 2007 at 04:43 PM
Congratulations! I've always been most successful when I can change my thinking first, and then my eating. Unfortunately, that's not going so smoothly right now. But I'm still trying!
Posted by: Lori - Queen of Dirty Laundry | June 16, 2007 at 09:49 PM
That reminds me of a refrigerator magnet we had growing up that said "Eat to Live, Don't Live to Eat."
I'm still working on that :)
Posted by: J. Fergie | June 18, 2007 at 09:33 AM