13.6 Less of Me

I gained .2 but I was expecting it since I had a really lousy week with food. I didn't plan and that really made things hard. I wasn't able to make good choices since I didn't have the right supplies in my kitchen to make the good choices with. I didn't do to badly but I know there were things I should not have eaten. 

In my dream world there will come a day when I have a normal relationship with food. The reality is that I will always have a hard time with my "red light" foods. You know the ones I mean. The ones that no matter how strong your will power you can't even have one cause you wont be able to stop. Everyone has the one that triggers them. For me it's warm fresh white rice, sandwich cookies, and any chewy candy. I'm sure there are many more! So I have to really learn to  control my environment and either not have those things in my house, have Z hide them, or only make enough for one meal. I have been doing pretty well in that area. The exception is, like this week, when I do not plan.

This week I have to go back to writing up my menu before I go shopping at the beginning of the week so I have everything I need to be successful. If you don't have it you can't eat it!

13.8 Less of Me!

It was a rough week! I was really sick for about half of it and didn't eat anything and the other half I was trying to eat as nutritiously as possible to avoid Meyer going hungry. I lost 1.6 and I'm feeling so much better so I guess the week wasn't all bad. 

The best part of my weight loss this week is that I have lost 5% of my starting weight. That's really the first goal to get to! Loosing 10% of my starting weight is next! I have set little 5 pound increment prizes for myself to stay motivated. If you want to know how to calculate that here is an example:

Lets say your starting weight is 180 then knock off the last digit to get 10% so that would be 18lbs. 5% is half that so 18÷2=9. 9 lbs is 5% of your starting weight. 

The best way to be overwhelmed and give up is to see a huge number and not know how to get there. Best way to stay focused and stay motivated..... Baby steps!

Good luck to you all! This week I'm going to work on my planning.

Reward Time!

I have a growing list of items on my fridge that I can pick from for every 10 pounds I loose. So, since I hit the 10 pound mark I decided to get myself something fun. I got a set of kitchen herb seeds! I am so excited because I recently discovered (last summer) that I find gardening fascinating! 

Even though it's probably not such a good idea to get something food related, I thing a herb garden is safe enough. It's not like I'm taking myself out to ice cream! drool drool....

Baby Gizmo Giveaway!

I gotta put this here even though it's not so relevant to my weight loss it is extremely relevant to my life!

Bugaboo donkey giveaway

12.2 Less of Me

I did it! I lost 7 pounds this week and I feel so great! I'm am super psyched to be successful this week too! 

For those of you who want to know what I'm doing here is the food list I'm eating from: Power Food List. It takes a commitment since you have to do a lot of planning and preparing but its so worth it... and you can get really creative with what you make and eat!

Day 5 and 6 of Simply Filling.

The last two days I have come to the conclusion that there are certain things that can not be in my pantry or fridge. Those unmentionables (I won't even type them cause I will start to drool...) can make me nuts. My will of steel melts before that kryptonite. So the best thing for me to do in those situations is to throw it out or send it away with other people or I will not be able to stand the temptation. The funny thing is that even when my brain knows it's gone, my taste buds want me to tear the house apart looking for some! 

Days 5 and 6 went well. I had a slice of pizza yesterday, but that was ok since it was only 1 slice and not 3 slices. Today was fantastic and I feel really full. It used to take 3-4 oranges to fill me up, and now after one I am stuffed! 

Tomorrow I weigh in so I really hope my work has paid off! It's been a week of learning and knowing I can motivate myself so those non-scale victories make it worth it!

Day 3 and 4 of Simply Filling

Friday and Shabbos went better then I hoped! Friday got a little hard as I didn't make time to sit and eat lunch so I did a lot of snacking. Its a good thing I was making a lot of foods I could snack on! For shabbos I made tons of veggie side dishes that were amazing! I did a pumpkin loaf, Italian zucchini pie, apple pear crumble, baked yams, bulgur and vegetables, lots of chopped salad. I made some of the recipes up so if you want them just ask. Shabbos morning was great and I had my shabbos treat which I enjoyed very much. Its so much easier to plan treats out... then you don't beat yourself up and feel guilty and then overdo it. 

I'm feeling really great and my clothing feel like I have already lost 5 pounds! Its hard to keep going sometimes especially when I don't plan or I see my husband eating junk food, but I keep thinking about how I want to look at Michal's wedding and I stay on track! So GO YEHUDIS GO!