The Intuituve Eater

Posted on 3fc Well all week I have been praying for a 2lb (would put me at 339) loss which would put me in to the 330s. Weigh-in isn't until wed, but i got on the scale anyway....335...woo hoo. Make me much closer to the size I wanna be to buy summer clothes much more attainable. Well I can say it here. Next weigh in is March 14th. I would really like to be at 329 by then. My Official weigh-in isn't until Wednesday so I'll be playing the game with the scale until Wednesday morning. Also I am waiting for the time I get on the scale and nothing happens......blah...but trying to stay positive. Something else people would day the weight is falling off, but I worked this crap off. LOL

Well I was thinking this weekend, my blog is always so positive, nothing bad has really happened. Well here is a negative. Being jealous of other peoples weight loss. It isn't that I don't want them to lose, but I wonder why can't I lose the way they do..... I've lost 16 pounds so far (I take the lowest number I see on the scale) and that's good and all, but there are people who have lost 25 lbs.....why can't that be me blah...There is also a woman who was exercising every day and did everything she was supposed to and every time I read her posts rather than be inspired I felt like whats the point I suck. I think it was she just made it sound so easy. Then she feel off the wagon and I said OK ...she isn't superwoman. I guess what I am thinking is I need to do it the way I can do it...what works for me. She can't do what I do and I can't do what she does.....and hopefully we will both end up at the same place. But I think it is because the ...

Well applebees is one of my favorite places to eat...I have have absolutely no idea why, but it is....so this weekend i went and I wanted the riblets and chicken platter....2000 Calories, but I wanted it and I hadn't had the boneless buffalo wings in a while, easily 700 calories if not more. Here is the nice thing, 3/4 of the buffalo wings and all the chicken fingers are sitting in a take out bad in my living room (soon to be moved to my fridge). I ate what I wanted of the boneless buffalo wings and left the rest. I ate the fried and riblets and left the rest. No soda just water for the whole meal. Didn't have any desire for dessert. This is kinda of a big deal for me, because it means I've changed. I realized I was eating easily 3000-4000 calories when I went for one meal. I would have a couple glasses of some sugary drink, and appetizer, full meal, and a dessert....and eat all of it. Sometimes this was all I ate for the day, but still... Anyway, kinda of nice to know...

Posted on 3fc the Obie Plan Intuitive Eating-Helps with portion control and emotional eating Very unofficial calorie counting-helps me realize exactly what I am eating, avoid mistakes like eating a muffin I thought was 200 calories and it is actually 600 (yeah that happened). I might eat it anyway, but I like to know. I have calorieking book marked on my blackberry for when i am out. LOL Wholefoods/Education-Whenever possible I try and eat the organic version of something, but I refuse to throw out all the stuff I already bought. With the IE I started avoiding oily sauces and eating more fruits and vegetables.I takes me a couple of hours to do my big grocery shopping (and I live alone) I care more about what I am eating. I only drink water. No particular amount, but I have a 32 ounce water bottle that I fill up and I usually drink at lease one of those a day. I do drink soda and juice usually when I am out some where eating and I try to drink the soda/juice after I have finished a ...

I think when you are on a long life journey of some kind you usually come to forks in road that will decide how the rest of the journey will go. Obviously with weight loss everyday you make little decisions to eat better, exercise and so on, but then there are moments when you have to decide if your stopping your journey and getting permanently derailed. This week I had my period and I had been craving donuts. Thursday I went ahead and ate a donut and a danish, but I was ok with it and everything returned to normal. Last night I felt like I had one of those choices. I went to the supermarket to buy little things like eggs, milk bread. I wasn't hungry and wasn't even really thinking about food....until I got to the bakery section and saw the donuts. I know it wasn't PMS and I wasn't hungry...it wasn't even a special craving for sugar. I was just thinking i want 2 of those donuts and no one will know...its late...and in my head i was thinking they wouldn't co...

Well lately I have been noticing my clothes are loser so I decided to pick a dress I want to buy from a store I can't shop at now in my goal size. Size 18/20 So this is from Newport New Glamorous deep V-neck dress in soft polyester mesh over a nude nylon lining. Back zip. 30" from the waist. Hand wash. Imported. Women's 9H G9025 Was $84.00 Now $64.00

I think I am experiencing PMS for the first time. By that I mean I went crazy for chocolate last month and today I just had to have something other than my usual lean cuisine and fruit. I realized before I would just eat whatever popped into my head without thinking about why i wanted it. Now since I am much more attentive I realize I do have weird craving.....

Well I haven't posted in a while. Seems like I learn something new everyday. I went to my parents this weekend and just ate. I don't think I overate as much as I normally would have, but I ate more than I should have. I also had a few days where I went over my 2000 calories, but since I need 3000 to maintain my current weight I am still pretty ok. I kinda fell of the excercise wagon. I am trying to build up to Mon-Fri and weekendos off but just can't seem to get motivated to workout as soon as I get home. I have a part time job at night starting thursdays so we'll see what happens. I am guessing I am going to have to adjust to nights. So I weigh myself twice a month I know I have lost inches because the black jean that were once super tight even after I wore them a few times are now pretty lose. So thats night. But here is more proof the scale is wacky. Weighed myself last night 345. I didn't gain or lose. Weighed myself this morning after first bathroom t...

I ate alot today, more than I have in a good long while. I think it is the "in my head I am taking a break thing" I was pretty concious of it. I had some really bad pasta and a foot long subway sandwich (which I haven't had in months since I started IE). I was aware I was doing it and managed to pick thigs that weren't that horrible. I am totaled it to about 2300 calories today. I think I average about 1500 to 1700 so that is alot. I kinda feel like I ate all the stuff I had been craving. Next week I think we're going to limit my "break day" to just my meal at work and one meal on saturday and not the whole day. I also know how I was eating 3000+ calories a day. I had a muffin for breakfast. Normally it would have been potatoes, sausage, toast and so on, and then lunch and then a big dinner. I would say all of those are about 1000+ calories each. The othing thing is I feel like I really don't want anything else for the rest of the night.

Post on 3fc I did the big food shopping yesterday. You know when you wonder did you actually put all that stuff in the cart. Took me 2 hours since I read EVERY LABEL I think I did pretty good in terms of buying things that aren't processed. Funny story on my scale...I wanted to do a weigh in twice a month so the last night of Jan. I got on and had gained 3 lbs. I was ok because overall I am still losing. I shrugged my shoulders and headed to bed. Just for kicks I pulled the scale out from under the bed once again first thing in the morning and I was down 4 lbs. Eating has been ok.

Well I just couldn't what to weigh myself and I am up 3 lbs. Normally I would be devastated, but Everything 3fc has taught says 1. I should probably weight myself in the morning. 2. It is not the end of the world. I also have to admit i overate yesterday, and I had a big meal Saturday . So the plans is to stick to what I am supposed to do and weigh again Saturday morning. The guy I am seeing will be up Saturday morning, and it is Super bowl weekend, so eating is not going to be the greatest this weekend. Everything else is ok. Added Later I just realized I got cocky. I assumed since I had had all this great weight loss I could eat whatever. I have not been eating intuitively. So I am glad I did the weighin and will try and do better.

Well I am learning weight loss is a big numbers game. So I really thought what my first major goal is going to be. I want to lose 60 lbs by June. With IE I am supposed to just let things happen naturally, but 60 lbs would put me under 300 lbs and I SHOULD be in a 24 or darn close to it. This means I need to lose 10 lbs a month. Sign...lol. I would have to lose another 7 lbs this month to make that goal. I am DYING to get on the scale, but for this first month I want to ease into everything. I also am honest that I want the dimples in my thighs to go away. I really want to be able to wear shorts when I go to Jamaica in the summer. I took a picture last year in my bathing suit and I could have died. Hard to believe that the guy I am dating loves me, dimples in my thighs and booty and all.

Posted on 3fc Ok, sorry about the long title. So I was home alone all weekend, first weekend in a while I haven't had to rush somewhere so I did alot of catch up my Tivo Anyway, I used to get really uncomfortable and annoyed whenever I saw a commercial about weight loss like the ballys, the subway commercials, the magic weight loss pills, weight watchers. Anything that reminded me I needed to do something about my health and weight. Anyway this weekend I watched most with a nice please detachment. I thought I've done my excercise for the week and I know my eating has been good. I also watch the magic pill commercials (like the one anna nicole was pushing, this one pill will target and the weight will fall off) or the magic exercise equipment commercial (this equipment will target and you will lose weight while only using it 5 min a day or some non sense) I only just noticed that they add with regular diet an excercise in tiny letter (i got a bigger TV for xmas so I can see th...

Well I haven't posted in a while, just been busy at work, my so called relationship is having issues and just tired. This week was my first week "on program" which mean eating right and excercising and I got my period. So I think for the first time I had PMS cravings that everyone else talks about and I never noticed. I think I never noticed because whatever the craving was I would satisfy it and that would be it. Really it wasn't that bad looking back, but it was annoying being in the middle of it. I have been checking most of the foods I don't cook against calorie king, just to get an idea of where I am. I also check what calories I need to lose. Kinda shocked me to realize I was eating 3000+ calories a day. Right now I am doing 2000 or less, and not missing anything really. If I can stay about that. I should lose a poind a week. Thats the goal anyway. I really want the dimples in my thighs to go away. Would be really nice to be comfortable enough to ...

Post on 3fc Well I went to visit my family this weekend and much better than I had been doing. Went to the movie saturday had a soda, no popcorn, hot dog or nachos. Soda was all I wanted. Next day went to my grandmothers and I was hungry, wanted jamaican food, but couldn't get it. We ended up getting soul food and I gave away most of my chicken (had 3 pieces only at 1) and threw away most of my yams. Had some soup my mother made and didn't eat any of the meatloaf. I love meatloaf but wasn't in the mood for it. So one of my biggest hurdles is past me (phew). Back home and still on track. NSV this weekend also we went to the movies to see Stomp the yard and the escalator was broken. I was with my 3 cousins and sister and they of course we a little winded but ok. I managed to keep up with them and just when I thought I couldn't do it anymore it was over. I have been doing squats which I was afraid to do because of knees pain. ALL knee pain is gone. Before it had stopped ...

What a difference a pound makes A lot of things happened yesterday good and bad and none of it matted because all I could think was I lost 3 lbs. Temptation seems to be even less of an issue because I have no desire to ever gain those 3 lbs back. I might one day, but I don't see it happning anytime soon. I also am realizing i have a ways to go. I got up and did 5 miles and my weights. I made a mega veggie egg white omlet. Onions, mushrooms, yellow pepper, scallions. I put ketchup on it without tasting it. All I really tasted was ketchup. So when i want back to finish it up. I didn't put anything on it and it tasted good. ok what have we learned boys and girls? If you cook something good you don't need to cover up the taste of it....or season it to death. Ok, anyway, I think thats it for now, see ya later bill and ted.

Posted on 3fc I really must be pmsing badly today. I am crying while I write this because I lost 3 lbs. Silly I finally just couldn't take it anymore and got on the d*** thing and couldn't believe it was right. It is finally starting to happen....slowly, but it is happening. I know it is only 3 lbs, but I think it means I am doing something right. I was also stressing because the muffin I was eating was 500 calories not 200 and I was eating one everyday. I am not a calorie counter, but I like to have an accurate idea of what I am putting in my mouth. Anyway. I just have to say thank you to everyone who has put up with me, especially this week. I really couldn't have even gotten this fat without you all. I don't think I will have an emotional breakdown every weigh in, but just happy it is finally coming together. I have been doing IE since about Aug 2006 and only "plan" I have stuck to. Ok I could ramble on through the tears, but I am going to stop.

Well I have been obsessing about number, my weight, calories, calories from fat, reps, set, miles, minutes... Slowly going crazy. I know it is because I have to get on the scale in a few days and if I haven't lost something it is going to be a problem. Also while I have been following IE I have also been mentally trying to figure out how many calories I've been eating. Well I have been eating a muffin every day for breakfast and thought at most it would be 200-300 calories. I dumped everything into fitday and it was more like 400-500. I am still in the 1800-2000 range but I thought I was more 1400-1600. I am also excercising so it is "almost" balancing out. To make myself feel better I walked around the office. and didn't use the eleveator to get in between floors and I wasn't speedy, but i did it and actually could do it again. The squats and lunges I have been doing with the WATP-walk strong have helped quite a bit. So I guess what I am saying is even...

Well I haven't posted in a while, Work has not been fun, so pretty busy. Also I added a few links. Eating has been ok, I think I have some left over low carb brainwashing on the brain because I have been unconciously avoiding breads. Also I think there is a difference between eating till you're not hungry, eating till you're satisfied and eating till you're full. I was unconciously doing the first only to end up walking around hungry for most of the day. So I did some adjusting and now I have something carby in the morning with milk. Have been exploring more vegetables. I have hated spinach pretty much all my life, but after eating it with Inidian food a while ago I realized it was just the way it was prepared. I made it last night with garlic, olive oil and some cilantro (also playing with spices) and I loved it. Someone posted a recipe for hummus so going to try it and add that with some whole wheat pita as a snack (something other than fruit would be nice). Excercise...

Well I got back on track with the walking. 7 miles in 2 days is alot compared to where i started from and would be nice to knock out 10 miles by sunday (the end of my work out week). Well on 3fc I have noticed how bad High Frucose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is. So I had some lamb to cook and wanted some flavor. So instead of the marinade (which has HFCS) I bought I put some olive oil, rosemary and thyme in a pan and heated that then added the lamb. A little salt and pepper on both sides. It was probably the best lamb I have ever cooked. I think I am going to give the un-used stuff to my family and finish up the rest. Or we'll see. Something else that happened yesterday. I take the bus from NY to NJ to go home and there is a long escalator to get to the bus top. Easily 20-30 feet.....and the escalator wasn't working. I walked up without stoping. I didn't feel like I was going to die and at the top I didn't stop I kept moving to get to where I had to go. So I realized...