Thursday, March 26, 2015
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FromHereOnOut
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Hey all!
^for Marla too, because kicking the sweet habit is hard...but worth it. Keep it up and don't expect it to happen overnight; if you have a setback, just keep going.
I don't know if I could kick sweets completely at this point in my life, but I have in the past (Atkins) to the point that things you would never guess tasted sweet...stuff like cabbage and peppers and other strange things would be unbearably sweet to me. At other times I've been downright hooked, where I'd HAVE to have something sweet after dinner or I'd turn into a complete loon. I truly believe in the habit theory of cue, action, reward having actually created my dessert habit in the past. It's good to know because you can then hack it, by waiting for the cue and taking a different action and different reward, the only problem is sometimes stuff like chocolate is hard to top in the reward department.
sometimes a really great herbal tea could do the trick for me, you might try that Marla.
Well today I made a point of getting plenty of sleep and am feeling mostly okay. Lil girl seems heaps better too. Since it's raining, DH offered to take the kids to the tutor (he takes taxi, I do the bus, which puts me walking with them and sometimes "wading" across highways, lol). So I am at home, alone, in peace and quiet and it is amazing!! Checked my weight today after a rough few weeks food-wise and almost a full week of no activity....and it's not that bad. From my lowest low (fasted, post-exercise depleted), I'm up only about 2 pounds...which is kinda crazy since I probably weighed the same later that night of the low weight reading. Still maintained ~5lbs of the loss from last month. It'll be interesting to see how things go when I get back to running--which I'm hoping will be tomorrow when the rain passes.
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Sherry - glad you're feeling better and got some good sleep in!
Marla - good job on a successful first day of kicking sugar! One step at a time!
I got my weight lifting in and my running. I did my best to count my calories...but Wednesday's are always hard because we do a potluck style dinner with out bible study so I'm never sure what is in people's foods. That's why Wednesday is usually my break day from counting calories.
I slept awful last night. I had to lecture my hubby because we had a great talk about being more of a team so that I could get enough sleep...and he then proceeded to pester me as I was starting to fall asleep. So I lost the tired feeling and didn't fall asleep but got my second wind. Then every time I did fall asleep...he would snore or my son would start wailing (not sure why...he was apparently having a rough night too). So I feel pretty exhausted and crappy this morning.
I'm off to the gym to do my bike sets, and tonight I plan to do my leg day for weight lifting. Have a great day everyone!0 -
SHERRY CAN YOU SEE ME?!?! I swear it's like you're knocking around in my brain sometimes and then you post things just for me.
Nice to see people getting in their workouts and sneaking in activity. Good job!
I've been trying to tame the sugar dragon with varying levels of success. My office is Sugar City and I'm trying to dodge sweets left and right. I have been having a sweet treat after dinner but it's a struggle to limit it... I'm considering going back to zero. And yes, carrots and grape tomatoes taste crazy sweet to me when I'm not eating sugar.
I'm considering trying a high fat low carb diet. Meat, dairy, and vegetables, basically... I was happier when I said sayonara to sugar and found it easier in some ways to abstain than try to moderate. But I also felt deprived. Is pizza and ice cream one night a week reasonable? Or am I just setting myself up for 6 crappy days following?
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Haha, I can't read minds, but I've been there, in just about every single dark and creepy corner of dieting at some point in my life.
April, I find that it is a hundred times easier for ME to adhere to dietary restrictions when I have one day to look forward to. Every time I'm tempted, I can just tell myself, "not today, wait til Saturday..." And I may tell myself that 50 times per week but when Saturday rolls around, I don't eat 50x the junk, making it a net improvement by far. I was very successful doing that in the past and should probably get back to that. It's just important that my Saturday doesn't bleed over into Sunday and eventually Monday and everyday. Give it a try. It's largely a personality thing, so it may or may not work for you, but probably couldn't hurt to try. 0 -
val, sorry about the rough night. I've had those a little too often, it drives me nuts when DH keeps me awake past my sleepy time and then the second wind kicks in and I lay there wide-eyed while he snores. Grrrrrr! You better believe he gets nudged and told to turn over for the snoring! I've finally just taken to getting all my sleep in the morning. I go to bed late and sleep my first half, but actually get my best sleep after DH gets up and out and I can spread all over the bed. Lucky for me, my lil girl is a late sleeper too. Come September I'll have to adjust to kindergarten though.0
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April you've got to figure out if that treat day gives you the day to look forward to or if it's just going to trigger more cravings. We're all different so you need to find what works best for you. Typically if I can stay away from sweets for 2-3 days the strong cravings go away, and after 2 weeks I don't even want them anymore. At that point if something just looks good I don't eat it, because I'm not actually craving it and I don't want to start that cycle all over again. Something REALLY has to be great for me to indulge because I am not willing to go through sugar detox again for something that totally wasn't worth it. But I do let myself have it if it really is something special. That helps me avoid the deprived feeling without constantly being in a state of sugar withdrawal/binging/guilt. I find a 60 calorie piece of 72% dark chocolate after dinner most days (when I have the calories) tides me over. It's sweet enough to satisfy me, but not so sweet that it triggers cravings.
We have treats in my office all the time, supplied by my employer. I've gotten very good at just ignoring them.
I ran last night. My IT bands felt super tight, but when I rolled them out afterward they didn't hurt as much as I thought they would. I used my little handheld roller at home and I think it's actually my quads more than my IT bands. At my last massage I was asking my lady if it was my IT band that was tight and she said it's actually the outer part of my quads, so maybe I need to find some new stretches for that.0 -
Val unfortunately we had same night. I didn't sleep until 5 got up at 9. Was feeling tired around midnight but went past it. We have big day today moving furniture for guy cleaning carpets tomorrow.
I find if I have any sweets when it gets this bad it's like alcholic.
another day
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Just wanted to post a good report. I've been wanting pizza and ice cream and all week I told myself I could have it today. So for dinner I had salad with homemade dressing, three pieces of deep dish pizza, usually I eat 4 to 6 pieces, and a small bowl of strawberries. Later I got an ice cream sundae from McDonald's, which I actually really like a lot. Plus, no leftover ice cream. Packed up the leftover pizza for my sons lunch tomorrow.
Today was the first time in a long, long, long time where I have the treat that I wanted and thenstopped when I was full. I feel totally fine, slightly tired but otherwise okay. Usually I eat past the point of comfort and then practice self loathing. I did it differently and very mindfully0 -
Good going April. I ate good all day then after moving furniture all day, I had two squares of dark choc and small glass of wine.
Not following my nothing thing, but for me this is good. Will be so glad when selling house is over.
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