Just today, I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. And I’ll weigh myself and use Nutribase and the tools of The Hacker’s Diet to help me reach (and keep) my goals.
And Just 4 Today, I’ll drink my fiber twice, drink 2 liters of water, NOT eat between meals & NOT take seconds.
ALSO You might have noticed that I took out the part about walking and that I haven’t had my fiber (because of course your watching everything I do as closely as I am!). Today, I’m going to have a “pencil biopsy” of my uterus at 10 this morning. So, I’m having coffee but I daren’t have actual food (they didn’t say I couldn’t — I’d just rather wait ’till it’s over to eat.) I’m NOT worrying about this (so let’s not talk about it) until there is some actual reason for worry. I’m just reporting the facts.
What are you going to do today?
[UPDATE]
My procedure was cancelled — the receptionist made the appointment with the Dr. who requested the procedure, not the one who was to do it. And in spite of me calling twice this week to confirm aspects of the appointment — no one caught that until this morning.
So, I’m sitting at work steaming with rage.
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Marge – slow down…I can’t keep up with you!
You really launched your attack yesterday in great form…not just exercise, but food control, too!
OK…I’ve got to figure out how to match you today.
I will not nosh and nibble on anything that is not planned. I will get in my three 15 minute walks and take a swim.
Now – a word to you about your comment about yourself. I have never seen you but I can guarantee that you’re actually beautiful – really, no BS. DO NOT – I repeat DO NOT – let you be your own worst enemy.
After your exercise, take a wonderful shower, dry your hair, put on a little blush and lipstick and find your favorite outfit and put it on! And take a real look at you. LOOKING GOOD, I’ll bet.
Now…take a stroll around your neighborhood and strut your stuff!
(By the way….I have found the primary season extremely stressful – and resort to eating and drinking things I shouldn’t – and normally wouldn’t. We have to figure out ways to not take the BS so personally as it doesn’t do us any good!)
Thanks for all your support katiebird and shainzona.
I do try and not let the fact I’ve gained so much weight and the Beverley hillbillies smile bring me down too much but it is difficult. We had the furnace kick the bucket, the car is on life support and half the roof shingles blew off a couple of weeks ago. I don’t believe I am the one I was looking for. I was looking for someone with more money.
One of the things I have made myself do, no matter how down I am is get dressed, put on makeup and fix my hair. No one else may see that but I do and I still count.
I do tend to start like and sprinter and fade in the stretch so I must be on the look out for that. But in spite of the many failures to get my weight under control I am not a quitter and I will keep trying until I get it right. (Picture a plump old lady of 108 with her treadmill set at 1 and you’ll see how determined I am.)
Still, Just4today, I will do 18 minutes on the nice shiny treadmill and I will drink more water and I will NOT eat anything after 6 P.M. Maybe not tomorrow, but just for today.
Thanx again ladies. You are terrific. Not just politically smart, as I knew from reading your comments, but all around good people.
Just read this and thought I’d pass it along:
Chew This to Turn Off the Munchies
You could crush that 3 p.m. cookie craving just by chewing a little of this: gum.
A study found that chewing gum can really put the kibosh on your afternoon appetite in a big way.
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Countering the Snack Attack
People who chew either sweetened or sugar-free gum after lunch feel full longer, have fewer hunger pangs, have fewer cravings for sweets, and eat fewer afternoon snacks — compared with people who don’t chew gum.
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Tickled Taste Buds Signal “Full”
How does chomping gum suppress hunger? It’s simple. When you eat, your taste buds are stimulated by the food. But the cool thing is that exposure to the tastes and smells of food also lessens how good it tastes. That, in turn, is one of the cues that signal your brain that you’re full, so cravings go away. Chewing gum may have this same effect — but without all the calories!
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Mindful Consumption
You can make the gum trick work even better by thinking about how many snacks you’ve eaten. Then, try these other tips for better snack management:
• Don’t snack in front of the computer.
• Discover your emotional snacking triggers.
• Grab a tall drink of water before every snack.
Shainzona,
The not snacking in front of computer is important to us “Addicts”
I actually changed from chips to Cheetos so that I wouldn’t spend hours snacking in front of the computer. Cheetos are too messy for me to allow around my beloved old Dell. Funny thing is, it cut my cheetoing in half. Now for that other half.
Good afternoon KB, Shainzona and kenoshaMarge.
KB I know how you feel on the doctor’s appointment. I actually wish my last snafu with the medical profession was just a screw up with appointments. That procedure where they put the stints in my leg was supposed to be taken care of by my insurance. My insurance sent me a letter saying they had paid what they were going to and that I owed the hospital over $8,000.00. They said my doctor didn’t send in for a pre-approval. Needless to say I was freaking. I called both my doctor’s office and the insurance company and they both assured me it could be taken care of. So I’m waiting now to see if it gets fixed.
J4T I’ll drink 2 liters of water and I’ll stay inside cleaning. It just too hot outside at the moment.
Hope everyone has a great day.
OH, FamilyMan — I’m so sorry. I can’t believe the way we have to handle their administrative responsibilities and then PAY for it when things don’t get done in just the right order.
Shainzona, gum doesn’t work for me on two important levels: first I’ve got a problem with my jaw joint and chewing gum makes it almost unbearable. Second, gum keeps my sweet tooth active and makes me want to eat more.
It’s better for me to JUST not eat between meals at all.
{{Marge}} I think you’re doing great. Baby steps — any steps in the right direction — are good. It’s doing (or trying) nothing that hurts the most.
I’m not quite as fried as I was a couple of hours ago. But, I’m still not up to my usual good cheer. I’m so glad to be able to visit here and see friends!
Katiebird, I have a Katiebird at my house. I have two blue and gold MaCaws who were badly abused, kept in small cage in basement for first 5 years of their life. Their names are Katiebird and Kameron. They are brother and sister and are now 14 years old. It has taken this long to get them to come out of their cage and sit on top and on the branches we attached to the sides for perches. Katiebird was so shy and frightened all the time and now she’s a little character that shows off, says hi a gazillion times if she can get someone to answer back and love lighted candles. (Go figure?)
And way just wanted to thank you all again. I believe that when I lost my 43 pounds before I would have had a better chance at keeping it off and losing more if I hadn’t felt so alone. Now I don’t feel so alone. It’s a great feeling.
(smiling) Except for the ups and downs of my failed experiment this spring, I’ve been doing this for over 2 years. And I don’t see ever stopping.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying our little group. I’ve really liked your comments. I hope that now the weeks over, we can really get to know each other.
KB – actually I can’t chew gum either…I’m now wearing a bite guard to keep me from grinding my teeth….hmmmm, which I never did before this primary. Wonder if there’s a relationship? HA!
The good news for me – my “No means No…NObama” bumper stickers just arrived via UPS. They will be on my cars by the AM.
Stress can lead to teeth grinding, that’s for sure.
(whispering) Eat4Today is a Primary-Free-Zone….
(cough) It’s a refuge from all that.
Hi KB! Sorry to hear about your cancelled procedure. Getting yourself mentally prepared is difficult enough, now you’ll have to do it again. Will it be rescheduled soon?
I did walk today but not my best day for eating. Oh well.
Oh, Boran,
It’s good to see you! And I’m glad you asked about “the procedure” — I totally forgot to post my “final” update on that. I guess I’ll do that here.
The phone rang at 6:15 while we were eating. And I got up to look saying, “The doctor’s office often calls at this time” — AND it was actually the doctor that I saw last week that asked me to schedule this procedure. He was calling to apologize for the mess up.
It turns out things were even MORE confused than I knew. What happened was he and my actual doctor talked about my case and my doctor said that she wanted an OBGYN to do the procedure not one of the staff doctors. But I guess they each thought the other would say something to one of the nurses (that part wasn’t clear) Anyway, no one called me.
But this morning he noticed my name on a list of people coming in and remembered that was wrong. So he had his nurse call to stop me from coming in. And the rest is history….
A confusion of nurses and patients exchanging increasingly embarrassed messages. And a deepening feeling of insecurity on my part….
Except I don’t think that ever in my life has a doctor called to apologize. I think actually feel pretty good after all.
(Whispering right back at ‘ya…) Got it!
(Whew!)