Today Show Club! (Everyone Always Welcome)

Hi Everyone, and welcome Kenya!

I struggled last night. My husband was gone all evening at a business dinner. At first I was going to do something special - grill up a nice fish fillet and doing something fun with someone. I grilled up the fillet & it was delicious and healthy. Then I tried to find someone, anyone, to do something fun with. There was no one. All my female friends and relatives were gone or unavailable. In fact I couldn't even reach anyone. So then the boredom and loneliness set in. I got a HUGE obsessive craving for kettle corn (salty sweet popcorn) because I had eaten it in moderation a few days ago. Can we say trigger food, lol?! So I drove to the grocery store and bought TWO bags. Brought them home and ate 1 1/2 while watching a movie. Just like the good ole days. Oh boy.

I logged it this morning, and realized something... I only went 500 cals over my "to lose" goal. Which basicially still puts me under maintenance. Now I'm not saying it is healthy to eat 1 1/2 bags of kettle corn, but then it's not the end of the world either, and nothing to beat myself up over. So that is a side benefit of logging food like this. It shines the clear light of truth and fact on what might otherwise be a terrible dark moment.

As I shine that light of examination on last night, I'm seeing a few things. First of all, I think I'm not getting enough cals. I have my profile set to 1200 net cals and I'm eating way more than that and still losing. So maybe I'm more active than I thought I was. I will observe this. My next thought is "what can I learn from this?" Normally I would be thinking how to problem solve so this does not happen again. For example, have a friend and activity lined up ahead of time, or have a healthy substitute for the craved food, etc. BUT I'm approaching it differently this time, thank in part to insights I'm getting from a book, "Women Food and God" by Geneen Roth, recommended by Oprah. This time I am asking myself, "What is so bad about being alone with nothing to do?" What about that situation makes me obssess over food? Why is it uncomfortable to the point I need to relieve the discomfort with food?

Food for thought! (tee hee)

I'm really glad I have you guys to talk to. Even though we have never met, I can tell you are sincere caring people.

Shari.

Welcome to Addiograsso and Cudybug! (Jessica, but Cudybug is so cute I might just have to call you that, lol!) This thread welcomes everyone who wants to join us. Yes, we are very supportive, and overall we are doing quite well!

Familygirl is THE Tamara from the Today Show segment. She joined our thread to help us and she is quite the inspiration, as you can see from her posts!

I hope everyone is having a great day. Mine is only so-so food-wise, but my attitude is positive and I am looking forward to my Couch to 5k walk/jog in the morning! Can you believe I'm looking forward to exercise?!

Take care all!

I finished my C25K walk/jog this morning! Yay! I always feel so good on my run days. I also did leg strength exercises and stretching. I feel like I have a nice little routine M-W-F. Now to implement my plan to something active on T & Th.

Bobbie, congrats on going over the 100 lb loss points! Amazing! How cool that your DH lost 84 lbs to join the Navy. I'm a Navy veteran btw. It's a fun thing to do when you are young, and the college benefits are great!

Hi Deneen, Good for you for posting about yourself! Try to post a lot, it helps. Add a lot of people to your "friends" list so you can give/get lots of encouragement.

NO SHAME, NO BLAME! Forgive yourself and get to work, lol! There are two people on this thread (Tamara and Bobbie) and plenty more around the boards that have successfully lost more than 100 lbs. You can do it too. It is a process. My ticker shows a 2 lb loss, but prior to joining this site I lost 13 lbs. Be ready for a journey of self-discovery. Like you already know you are an instant gratification person - well I am too. I have the excitement gene, and not much patience. I am working on little rules to live by that help create more of a structure in my life. sounds like you are too, what with quitting or reducing soda pop, adding vitamins and water, etc. You can figure it out, and everyone is here to help you!

Veggies - I can't help you there. I love them. I would say just start trying different ones cooked different ways and see what you like. Also, I find that as I cut out unhealthy food, the healthier foods taste better. Do you like fruit? Hey even if you only like one veggie, say mini-carrots, you can have them 2-3 times a day. You can do it!

The Couch to 5k program is a nine week graduated walk/jog program that takes you from couch potato to 5k runner in incremental steps each week. You can google c25k for more info, and there is a thread in the fitness and exercise section here on mfp. I just completed week 1 this morning.

Good luck and hang in there! You can do it!