I decided to create this blog to keep track of my eating and kinda watch my progress since I think this time is a little different. Normally when Get back on the wagon I am extreme (less than 25 carbs a day) excercise 7 days a week, weights...You get the idea, but this time I said fuck it and would do it the way I felt I could do it.
I would try and eat like I had some sense, excercise 3-4 days a week. I am on 3fatchicks.com and had previously been on a 21 day challenge that I could never seem to get past day 5. So I joined a thread for a 7 day challenge, but instead of consecutive days it was just pick how many days out of 7 you can do something and do it. So I did the excercise 3 days a week and I did it...LOL. The next week I added one serving of vegetables or fruit a day.
During my second 7 day challenge I discovered a thread called intuitive eater. The basic premise is eat when your hungry and eat till your satisfied. You can have whatever you want, but don't eat based on emotion. So with this I started my second week challenge and it has been easy. I made some collard greens and bought some grapes and it has been pretty easy. I also uped my water intake and only drink water at work.
Usually if I have managed this long in any other method of weight loss I am walking around starving and fighting cravings. I was getting hunger headaches, but a book I bought explained that as me having surpressed when I'm hungry and my body finding another way to get the message across.
Since I started this I am VERY aware of how and why I eat and am constantly asking am I hungry, what do I want to eat...WHY do I want to eat if it isn't because of hunger.
So one thing I need to work on is not eating while I am at work..which I think will be a challenge. Since I am only on week 2 I know it is probably too early to get this excited and I know there will be up and downs, but I feel good about this and I think that is a good start.
I would try and eat like I had some sense, excercise 3-4 days a week. I am on 3fatchicks.com and had previously been on a 21 day challenge that I could never seem to get past day 5. So I joined a thread for a 7 day challenge, but instead of consecutive days it was just pick how many days out of 7 you can do something and do it. So I did the excercise 3 days a week and I did it...LOL. The next week I added one serving of vegetables or fruit a day.
During my second 7 day challenge I discovered a thread called intuitive eater. The basic premise is eat when your hungry and eat till your satisfied. You can have whatever you want, but don't eat based on emotion. So with this I started my second week challenge and it has been easy. I made some collard greens and bought some grapes and it has been pretty easy. I also uped my water intake and only drink water at work.
Usually if I have managed this long in any other method of weight loss I am walking around starving and fighting cravings. I was getting hunger headaches, but a book I bought explained that as me having surpressed when I'm hungry and my body finding another way to get the message across.
Since I started this I am VERY aware of how and why I eat and am constantly asking am I hungry, what do I want to eat...WHY do I want to eat if it isn't because of hunger.
So one thing I need to work on is not eating while I am at work..which I think will be a challenge. Since I am only on week 2 I know it is probably too early to get this excited and I know there will be up and downs, but I feel good about this and I think that is a good start.
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