The Intuituve Eater

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...

Excercise Log 1/4/2007 4 miles 2 miles watp 2 miles watp-walk strong

Well the holidays are finally over and I am back on track with my eating. I realize at some point I am going to have to deal with what happens when my boyfriend comes to visit. I can't seem to focuc when he's there..anyway.... I am still doing the IE. I starting brining my lunch to work so I would stop buying food during lunch. Means I don't really go out for lunch, but its cold so I am ok with that. This week I up my weight training. One of my goals is to be able to do 50 pushups by the end of the year. I am going to try for 5 tonight....blah... So tonight 2 miles with Leslie, 2 miles walk strong (8 lb weights). This weekend I will test out the Prevention Magazine DVDs I bought over the break. Wish me luck.