The Intuituve Eater

So it's taken me 2 months to lose 4 lbs.  I know people are are gonna ready that and be like dude you suck. There are a couple of things to note: When  I started 2 months ago I was 359 and then the week after I went up to 363. I checked my spreadsheet and I haven't been 355 or lower in 4 years.  I've been struggling in the 360s for YEARS !!!!!! I've been in the 350s for a couple of weeks with a mostly steady decline I'm not struggling with eating, and working out is doable. In terms of non scale victories.  I can eat salad. It isn't the end of the world and honestly when I'm out and about it takes the weight of having to figure out what to eat. I don't feel the need to eat EVERYTHING on my plate. I don't eat what I don't want.  ( We will ignore the cream puff I had yesterday) I have more energy.  I don't come home and veg doing nothing until bed time.  I mean I do it sometimes, but if I need to do something I am more lik...

I think I just posted yesterday, but it's been an interesting 24 hours. Pre current weightloss journey I would come home tired, chores and other things waited until I the weekend.  I would rest (procrastinate saturday) and then sunday try and get some stuff done and really not much would happen and that would be it. Last night I ran errands, did laundry.  The night before I moved the refrigerator because something had spilled and attacked gnats.  A couple of months ago...none of that would have happened.  I'm gonna claim that as a NSV Today was my first doctor's visit in maybe 2 years.  I was always putting it off thinking I know the Dr is going to tell me to lose weight, so I'll just wait and lose weight first.  Just so we're clear that's not how that works.  GO TO THE DOCTOR.  My big questions are do I have high blood pressure and am I diabetic. My blood pressure is 140/82.  For me that's high, but there might be another r...

It's been a bumpy few days Monday I was up to 361.8 Tuesday I was up to 363.0 Wednesday - 360.8 I ate on plan both days and Monday I worked out.  I was discouraged to say the least, but I just stuck to my eating plan. My knee is still a little wonky so I haven't do much, tonight I'll do some strength. I got up this morning I was 360.8.  I was stunned to say the least. What have we learned boys and girls?  It takes 2-4 days for my body to deal with whatever crab I through at it.  Saturday was the rice dish my mother made and Sunday was a hamburger from burger king (and chicken fries and a hershey pie).  Funny how you don't remember all the bad when you're trying to understand why the scale went up.  Day 3 and I'm back on track.  Normally this would be a semi cheat day (orange juice, a bagel), but I reallllllllly want to be in the 350s and life isn't that horrible. With all of this I realized if I was doing dietbet I would be stressing righ...

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...

The goal this weekend was to not each out as much with the assumption it would help in my weight loss.  I think I gained a lil over 2 lbs. Yeah that was myself too. Normally I would panic, beat myself up, workout super hard, but I didn't.  I had a sandwish and a big bowl of soup from panera while waiting for my oil change saturday.  They might be organic, but I still have issues with white carbs.  I didn't take my usual vitamin D and apple cider vinegar. I didn't workout Sunday.  I'm pretty ok with all of this since it was the weekend and honestly I don't know if one thing or a combination of things caused the gain. I also weighed myself at 3:30am.  My bladders not my friend..blah...Anyway, I've learned if I had waiting till 7-8 my body would have probably processed another half pound to a pound. I went to the bathroom and had went down .4 of a lb.   I did my usual workout today and it just means I'll need to stay on plan this week.  Which...

So yesterday was a pretty ok day, It all went down hill when I ate my salad for lunch.  In literally the last year I've become allergic to tree nuts,not peanuts.  I'm not a big nut person in general, but yesterday I had a salad with pesto checking in it.  I got itchy.  My co-worker realized the pesto probably had pine nuts in it. So they gave me some children's benedryl..I think I was better off being slightly itchy.  In fact I'm sure I was better off.  For literally the rest of the day I just couldn't seem to wake up.  I went home and at 9. I just crashed. and that was children's benedryl.  I think I've only felt like that after doing lots of shots at a dive bar.  I might need this for my next party. Anyway I woke up today, with two slightly swollen stiff knees so no workout.  I had done 2 days in a row, so I"m ok with the day off.  Tomorrow instead of whatever my hybrid schedule her I'll do 21 day fix upper fix a...

Been an interesting week or so. So I started my workout schedule last week and I did something to my right knee. When I would bend it, it hurt. Walking as a struggle, so rather than push through and potentially make it worse I just stayed off of it as much as possible.  I started back today..it was a struggle, but I got it done and I feel good.  I hopped on the scale after my workout and I'm 361...so I'm probablty 362 or 363.  I'll take that.  Eating wasn't horrible last week, just trying to focus on one meal at a time and make better choices. The knee thing I'm pretty happened when Autumn was like go lower and  I was feeling  focused.  I went lower and blah.  This just says its ok to go at my own pace.  I lost a whole week pushing too far.  Its still hot and humid so I didn't cook.  So this week is going to be salads (which I've been avoiding) and atkins shakes for dinner. I have a 21 day challenge going and that's help...

As always lets start with the bad so I can finish on a good note. Eating has been crap.  I went to two afterwork events, I was moderate, but there were carbs....lovely delicious carbs..... Anyway, I decided to do a fake weigh in today.  A fake weigh in is weighing in the morning AFTER I do my workout.  I was 363, so I'm probably 364 or 365.  My ankles are still swollen from my period AND I'm sure the carbs aren't helping. Next week is another round of hanging out and eating with friends. The week after that I go away for a week.  All this mean is my diet is going to blah until august.  I am going to take it one day at a time and try and make good choices. The good.  I am going on a boat ride tomorrow and since I want to be able to function and make sure I get all my works outs in I doubled up...   I did cardio fix and dirty 30.  I was sort of dreading it since of all the 21DF workouts cardio fix is the one I like the least,...

I actually wasn't intending to blog, but I think I needed to vent a little so here I am.  First the bad, my period started monday and while I haven't had a repeat of death by donut I've had a few cheats (frozen yogurt, 2 mojitos, 2 hot dogs, 1 beer) This isn't in one sitting but over the course of this week.  I didn't really overeat just ate thing I shouldn't have. I haven't weighed myself because I wasn't interested in the emotional rollarcoaster that would have been, but my ankles are currently the size of grapefruit...blah.  When Aunt flo has officially left time I'll weigh a day or so after that  The question is usually after my period if over there is a 3-5 lbs loss, but I've been cheating so there is the potential for a gain. The good..I'm sticking to the 21 day Fix.  I did a warm up and cool down I found on youtube because I was tired of the one Autumn did EVERYDAY.  That being said I'm really loving 21DF.  Next week i...

Its been a long time since I really loved a workout...I loved doing upper fix.  I tend to try and to total body workout because I have limited time, but this reminded me that its nice to be able to focus completely on one area. I used 8lb and 5 lb weights and pretty much stuck to the non modified version except for pushups and planks.  I got on the ground for everything else.  A nice surprise, since I've been doing pilates for 2 months the crunches and other ab work didn't kill me. Amber talks, but I'm more concerned with pushing out as many reps at my own speed than whatever she is saying. If you're reading this, I'm not a beachbody coach.  I've been checking out review to preview what's to come and I've noticed in 99% of the reviews which are usually positive the person is or wants to be a beachbody coach.  I consider that a conflict of interest, but I could be wrong. Scheduling...21 day fix is basically a straight 21 days of working out. The 7...

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 went on vacation and some how got my mojo back...ballooned up to 364 lbs which is my highest weight. I was going to try P90X, but everything I read said I wouldn't be able to do much of it.  So I downsized to 30 day shred. I am not a Jillian Michaels fan, but I wanted to push myself and I didn't want to work out for 2 hours.  I just did level 1 of 30 day shred and...I had to stop for some of it, but I feel like I did something. I think my only annoyance is the getting on the ground..back up and down again, so I did some modifications. For pushup I did wall push up.  I wasn't even doing half of one on the ground for crunches I did standing crunches and anything I felt I could do I walked in place. So I am just trying to stick to 30 days of working out...not consecutively just 30 days of working out... Back on my paleo eating... So we'll see.  I may try and join the 3 month dietbet, but we'll see. whenever I do it, it feels extreme and coming off of i...

So this week I wanted to be lower than I started, but I gained a lb....I'm not beating myself up...I went out a couple times, drank , had fried, white castle, sugary drinks..and only gained a pound...even with going out twice I think I ate mostly paleo other than that. I need to stay away from the Chinese buffet and the French pastry spot. I made chunkey Monkey muffins (first paleo recipe) and they were awesome...no frankenfood and finally have an alternative to eggs everyday. I also made cauliflower rice  I linked the recipe, but I made it two ways.. 1. baked some chicken, and then sautéed the cauliflower in that and then just sautéed some onions and the sautéed the cauliflower in that....bother were good...for me I think I need 2-4 head to last me a whole week. I made cabbage and chicken sobrose from skinny taste. lasted the whole week...and now for what I'm making this week I think Imma try paleo pancakes, bacon salomon croquette Damn fine chic...

So Last week I was able to do no pasta or potatoes.  The past weekend was labor day weekend so I didn't worry about alcohol and just enjoyed the weekend. This morning I'm 351.  I'd like to be 350  in 5 days (basically anything lower than 351) Since I'm trying to ease myself into paleo Im adding on every week.  This week is no rice, pasta, potatoes or bread.  I'm not going to worry about sugar this week until I can figure out what to do about my coffee. Whatever happens I FEEL awesome, not sluggish or like I'm starving myself, so we'll see. I am still doing intuitive eating just with better food.

Posted on 3fc: Had a binge this weekend blah :?:  It wasn't emotional or anything.  I bought the low carb peanut butter cups and I ate the whole box (12).  I was mildly hungry, but I have been on this sugar thing lately.  Anyway, they can't come back in the house.  When it cools off I'll keep in the car.  I worked out a lil harder this morning.  Also seems since I've been working out I need to relearn hunger and not overeat. I like to work out on an empty stomach and by the time I'm done I feel like I wanna gnaw off my own leg.  I worked out, had a glass of almond milk to take the edge off while I made breakfast.  That was about 8:30. By the time I was almost to work at noon I was looking for something else.  So I picked up a danish...blah.  I packed my lunch today and dinner should be fine, but maybe I need a bigger breakfast.  I'm thinking of trying toast with breakfast on wednesday and see if that helps. To stop my add...

This is a quickie, short story.... Got back with my ex, it sucked broke up, got over it.  planning a trip to london with a day trip to paris.  champs de elysee (sp) has 238 steps, realized I was going to need to get in some kind of shape for this trip. and here i am not really counting anything just getting back into the habit of eating better and working out. Cardio and weights. trip is in 2 and a half months so I have some time.

I didn't make a whole lot of rules, and I doubt I go back to 3fatchicks anytime soon.  The site is wonderful, but i get obsessed reading about everyone elses obsessions.  Got on the scale and was 354 so that was good and did 500 calorie burn workout.  I did 50 min of it.  I was just worn out, but i liked it alot more than I thought. I moves quickly and while its hard most of it is low impact or has a good modification. So the only rules I have now is no eating out (appelbees, fridays, popeyes, baja fresh). I have eaten "out" but I'm trying to stick to little or no carbs and organic when possible.  No watching my sodium, water, sugar carb intake.  Just living.

So I got on the scale on the 15 and I was still 349.  I took a week and ate whatever....I didn't over do it except for one day, but I drank, didn't cook, and didn't workout.  By sunday, I really went over...ate a whole package of sausage and then appetizer plater at Fridays.  I was sick the rest of the day.  Also My little aches and pains were starting to come back to here I am.  I worked out this morning and once again my monthly goal has kept my going.  I wish i had something similar when it came to eating.  So I am going to try no eating out till the 15th of december.  No other rules.  No realy weight goal anything lower than 348 would make me happy at this point. 29 min Kendal, 40 min Kendal Weights

So things have been weird.  I think while I ate intuitively when I was in the hospital for daddy's surgery it wasn't the greatest food and while I did IE when I went away for halloween it was crappy food. On top of it I didn't cook so I had frozen packaged food all week.  I did ok, but I've been tracking my sodium and I would blow past 2000mg and was usually 2500+ and a big part of that is from the prepacked food.  So even though my weekend will be busy I'm going to make sure I cook. Since I did crappy last week afraid of the scale and either I get on friday or the 15, but I HAVE to get on the 15th. I think netflix is keeping me working out.  I seem to get bored really easily, so I tried self slim and lean with elen barrett. I'm used to more jumping about, but the warm up was more pilates inspired which kinda has me wanting to try it.  It was low impact and slow, but my heart rate was up.  I don't think I'll ever workout on friday, but we'll ...

down to 349 (without working out first) thought it should be more, but pretty sure my period is coming so nothing is going to be really accurate till it is all over. So pretty much need to stay exactly on plan Looking at myself in the mirror I think I am losing inches, but I could be wrong.  I'm going to have to measure, we'll see. Some otherstuff happened, but I want to get some more sleep in before I have to get up. Thinking about buying a food scale.  Also logging my food when i'm at work.  I would like it to be 800-1000, tue and thur and 1000-1200 mon, wed and fri.  Lets start with that and see what happens.