The Intuituve Eater

About 3-4 months ago I was toying with the idea of having weight loss surgery.  No one was recommending it, but I felt like I was having weight creep and maybe I should use a tool to help me.  I spoke to a good friend who pointed out I would still have to modify my eating and exercise.  Why not give it a try without the surgery.  He became my accountability partner.  The thing that different is he doesn't judge. He's thin and fit, but doesn't try and push me, if I slack off there isn't OMG you didn't work out guilt trip, and maybe because of that I'm more focused on making it happen.  I've fallen on the wagon, but I "confess" and move on.  It has helped alot.  I try and send him my planned workout and try and complete it during the week.  It's been something I needed.  I've tried other things. Having a one on one person who might not be in my shoes, but is there with a shoulder if needed has been a bit of a game changer. Finding ...

So I binged over the weekend.  I started out as ok I get to have some of the stuff I missed while doing diet bet, but eh it was really a binge 3 donuts 3 sushi rolls 1 pint of ice cream (actually wasn't that bad but couldn't resist) potatoes while I was out and an onion bloom By sunday it wasn't so much a binge as just eating crap.  I gave myself a day before I got on the scale and I'm up 5 lbs. I also ate an entire thing of smoked salmon because I was hungry and didn't have anything prepped for dinner.  That was monday. So yeah no smoked salmon in the house...blah. Its low carb, but too much salt. I did food prep for the week, and no lingering need to eat crap.  Anyway, I also don't think I'll be doing dietbet.  14 lbs in a month while doable, isn't sustainable for me.  I pretty much was doing anything to make goal and then kind of burnt out at the end.  It was a good jump start and I might do it again, but right now my goal is 8 lbs for ...

So yesterday I hit my dietbet goal. I figured from here on in, it was going to be smooth sailing and as long as I didn't binge I would be ok.  yeah, not so much. Yesterday. I had sort of splurged and had eggs instead of egg white, 2 sausages and toast (i always have toast in the morning, without it, I'm hungry again in a couple of hours and I am not totaly against carbs).  For lunch I had a spinach salad.  at about 4 I was hungry again, but fought agains having a snack pack of oreos. On the way home I realized I was starving and actually got a hunger headache. I didn't do the easy thing and stop at Wendy's for nuggets.  I waited til I got home and had a big bowl of cabbage. I was still kind of hungry so I baked some chicken thighs I had marinating.  I probably finished eating at 10.  I was satisfied, not full. I got on the scale today and went from 362.2 to 363.8.  1.6 lbs up.  I think if I had cheated I would have beaten myself up, but I di...

So I haven't posted in a month.  The last 2 weeks of july to the first week of August I just took a break staying on plan.  I didn't fall off completely, but its summer and I seemed to be going out alot. I then went away for a week with friends. I didn't completely fall off, but I allowed myself a drink or carb here and there.  I went up to 364.  After my trip I was trying to get back in the swing of things and it was HARD !!!! I kept having little cheats here and there...and stuff I could do 3 weeks ago seemed harder. I jus decided to stop the little cheats and I just did what I could in the workouts. I'm down to 359 as of 8/13//2015.  Which is nice. I went out yesterday and had 2 drinks, so now I need to stay on plan till next thursday. As for working out I loved 21 day fix, but I don't want to workout 6 days a week, and I need to change up the 21 day fix.  Before my vacation I ordered Piyo . I ordered mine from Ebay.  So I setup a...

So I gained 5 lbs...at least. Friday it was a unplaned trip to fridays then Donuts saturday , macaroni and rice saturday and grits sunday. Oh and chipotle sunday So yeah I broke every diet rule I have....that takes talent.  the other side of it is, my stomach was not happy, for as good as the food tasted the cramping and gas..just made me sad. I worked out Saturday 21 day shred day 2, but nothing over the week which isn't so bad. So yeah I didn't just fall off the wagon it ran me over, but I'm back on today...I had my usual egg whites.  I added in bread, and the goal is to stay on plan all week. This morning I was supposed to start the 21 day fix, but I left my laptop in the car and my dvd player doesn't work.  I ended up doing the beginning shred day 2 and I realized why I never really got into Jillian Michael"s I just need her to shut the F%@& up. The first time I was getting used to the exercises so I kind of ignored all of her talking.  But th...

So I haven't posted in a long time..Mostly because I just didn't want to report yet another failure.  Since my last post I've switched jobs, joined NYHRC and lost 16 lbs.  I know its not a lot..but I'm definitely proud and I'm sticking to my own weight loss plan.  Official Start date was June 16th.  I'll go into more detail later, but basically a mix of Low carb and paleo.  I think a big things has been joining the gym.  Its pricey and because of this I feel obligated to get as much use as possible out of it. They have a bunch of gym in manhattan and I take their classes.  They kick my butt, but I stick it out.  When I first started going I was intimated being the only big person I ever saw..but I feel better, I pay my dues and Eff it is people don't like it. I also think I'm becoming the annoying person who loses weight..so I'm going to blog more so I stop annoying people. Life is awesome.