(Sorry I’m late running this—my life has taken a turn for the crazy busy worst.)
(Not to worry, though, it’s all quite good.)
(Just crazy busy.)
(You understand, I know.)
So! No photos of my scale this morning—today’s post will be more about encouragement than about my public humiliation.
I’ll save that for Lent.
I will say that this week’s weigh-in was…not where I would have liked it to be. I would have liked it be in Hawaii…on the beach…with a personal chef preparing all my healthy meals with an occasional cocktail thrown in for good behavior.
Oh, and I would have liked that number to be about 15 pounds less.
A girl’s gotta dream and something’s gotta give!
Something’s gotta give before my jeans do.
With these (not always reasonable) goals in mind, this is what I had for breakfast yesterday. This is me trying to set some limits.
Note that this meal is not entirely low-carb, the reason being that I love toasted sour dough bread and I would have GREATLY resented not getting a slice. Great resentment is detrimental, I find—it is at best distracting and at worst, grounds for eating Dove chocolate by the pound.
So I permitted myself to have a slice.
And believe it or not, I stopped there.
How rich, how interesting, and how very busy.
With that in mind, then, here’s what I’m gonna do. I’m going to publish today’s post incrementally, adding to it throughout the day. It’s the best I can do and I hope it’s enough! Please check back to see which helpful book I’ve been reading. Please check back to see which book I’m going to buy. Please love me…despite my plump buns and my busy-ness.
I am not going to post a scale photo today but I will tell you that my weight this morning (Friday) is five pounds less than it was on Wednesday afternoon. Do not weigh yourself wearing jeans and fully accessorized! Do weigh yourself in the morning, in your socks.
A difference of five pounds in less than two days! That’s just craziness.
How are you doing? Are you meeting your health & wellness goals, or could you (like me) use a little a lot of encouragement?
Updated at 4:00 P.M.
Okay, so obviously my mornings are best for writing! I really thought I’d have time for a few more updates, but such is the life of a busy mom. Plus I’m hosting Little Flowers at my home tomorrow and I’ve got a ton to get done around here before then!
(In other words, this is it for the rest of the day.)
(Lucky you.)
Here is the book that I mentioned really liking: The Complete Beck Diet for Life. This is not your standard “Eat This, not That” phase-out-this-while-phasing-in-that kind of tome. Rather, it’s a book that has you looking deep at the overeating itself…and then you implement steps to correct the behavior.
As the title page says, it’s a program for permanent weight loss. I lost a lot of weight on Weight Watchers seven years ago–went from 143 to 107 in the span of several months–but see? See? I have not succeeded in keeping it off. Clearly I need more than the numbers on the scale to motivate me–I need a plan for life and for really living.
Oof. Don’t mean to be getting all deep on you but I trust that some of you can relate. This is just a really good book. I like that it has me making “memory cards” and like its talk of strengthening my “resistance muscle”. Most of all, I like the idea of feeling strong…and hope that one day I won’t be ruled by emotions and food.
It’s been a long battle–a lifelong battle. For that reason, I will also be buying this book by Kate Wicker. More than anything, I do not want my goals for weight loss to be governed by vanity or (way worse) chronic self-loathing and daily fear of failure. This is where God absolutely has to come in, and I’m pretty sure that Kate agrees.
Been there, done that…just like her.
I want to make peace with my body too.
Take it from the perpetual dieter and weigher – For sanity sake, always, always, always weigh in first thing in the a.m., preferably before food or liquids are ingested. Always wear the least amount of clothing as allowed for the setting. And, absolutely never, never, never weigh wearing jeans or shoes (tennis shoes especially – flip flops prefered if shoes required). And, all jewelery (with the exception of wedding ring) is to be removed. You would be surprised at how much that darling bracelet or those cute earrings can add to your weight 😉
Toasted sour dough…I absolutely love that too! Keep at it. Lent is a wonderful season to pracice self denial.
Oh happymomonline, I totally agree! I am looking forward to Lent for that very reason–not to use this holy season as an excuse to lose weight but rather, to sanctify my saying "no" once in awhile.
I think I'm still in that time of losing baby weight without trying, because I lost 3-4 lbs this week so far, without doing anything, except pumping.
I so am yearning for a regular schedule where I can get up and exercise. I do wear my tennies every day now, with the hopes of hopping (walking) on the treadmill…but it is yet to happen. All I need is a 15 minute interval of time.
Great job Maggie, you are doing great!!!
(I always weigh in the morning, after I've pumped, and am buck (yes buck) nakid. )
You are not giving us up for lent are you?
I always weigh myself first thing in the morning and strip down to the bare essentials
I Haven't lost any weight in a while, but I haven't gained any back either.
I'm going to try to make sure that weight loss isn't the focus of my lent.
I want more of a focus on charity and prayer this lent.
At least that's what I keep telling myself.
I'm still deciding on how much limiting internet will be a part of lent this year.
Giving up the world wide web will be a bigger challenge than giving up snacks.
Okay, you wanna know? You sure?….It's been craptastic for me. Yes, that good. I have probably gained at least 10 pounds, maybe even 15. I'm not for sure on this because I haven't actually weighed myself in weeks. I'm afraid to get on it. I've been eating anything and everything my whim leads me to. And not a smidgen of exercise to boot. So, yeah. Not good. I'm feeling rather dumpy; physically and mentally. Kelly's lost her groove again. *sigh* I, too, hope that during Lent I can find my motivation.
Great job on your breakfast! Carbs are a hard one for me too.
Last week I started using My Fitness Pal, which is a free online program that helps track my food and exercise calories. Unfortunately, I haven't lost any weight this first week, but I am guessing that is because I had two birthdays which of course means cake and ice cream, and leftover cake. I don't know if it is something you are interested in, but you should look into it because I think it takes into account things like age and height so you have a fairly accurate idea of how many calories you need to consume.
I agree that if there are eggs, butter and sour dough bread, they need to be eaten in the same meal!
Jamie, given my many failed and very public attempts at "not blogging", the answer to your question is a very loud (and equally humble) NO, I am not giving you all up for Lent.
No.
No.
No.
And dear sweet Kelly? You make me laugh and want to hug you at the same time. Stay tuned for my next update–the book I've been reading may be just your thing!
Are you kidding? I am NOT doing so well over here with my "trying to have a better eating lifestyle" sorta diet and if I loose weight-even better! My 2 sisters and I are having a 'biggest loser' and I am the loser so far I think-as in…big L loser not the loosing weight kind! WIth so many bdays and baptismal day parties and 2 1st Confessions-how does one get around NOT eating those yummy carbs? Yikes. Good thing I have 2 more weeks to do this! I am still nursing a 1 yr old so… I really like my food. Oh dear, why does food have to always be in my house? haaaa haaaa
I am trying to walk 20 mins a few times a week but even that seems hard to get in. LIfe is busy, i know you know!
Have you heard of T-Tap? Google it….a homeschooling mom of 12 lost MEGA weight w/only 15 mins a day exercising! I might start that up next week 🙂 Keep trying, Margaret!
God bless,
Mary @ Cheerios
Well, I did weigh myself and looks like I only gained 4 lbs. Honestly it feels like more, but if felt good knowing it wasn't as bad as I had thought. I have read Kate Wickers Weightless when it first came out and liked it. Obviously, I didn't internalize Kate's wisdom enough. I think I'll be revisiting it this weekend. Thanks for the reminder!
P.S. I'll take your hugs and laughs, anytime. 🙂
i;m giving myself a B for eating and a F for exercise.
i am also having a difficult time staying clear of the aesthetic goals and scale.
i need to focus on my long-term health. overall, i'm feeling much better now (with my new way of eating) than i did on the SAD.
ALL FOR!
Yay!! I need you for lent.
I'm in one of those self pity modes of "I sacrifice enough"
Oh Maggie…this is such a hard subject for me…The part about self-loathing?? yep…I totally get that.
I've been battling my weight ever since I can remember. I would love to be in a place where my weight isn't the first thing I think about when I wake up…or the last thing before bed. For the last 7-8 months, I've been hiding out in my own home. I travel to church/school….work….or the grocery store…THAT's IT. I don't want anyone to see me at this weight.
Thank you for posting about your journey to be healthier. That's for sharing your struggles and frustrations. Although our sitations are not the same, I have a feeling the emotions that are involved are quite similar! You are a blessing!
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