The Intuituve Eater

So every time I did dietbet I failed.  I haven't been out of the 360s in almost 2 years and I'll be busting through both of those goals this week.  I'm 2 lbs UNDER my dietbet goal and unless someone forces rice and potatoes down my throat I'll be in the 350s by the end of the week. Just...stunned...and proud of myself...I stuck to it and did it.  It's funny my dietbet group has gotten quieter as we've gotten closer to the end of the challenge.  I used to see a ton of posts, now I can go a few hours and no updates. Anyway did The Firm: Cardio Inferno this morning and I was winded.  Means that while the beachbody cardio is good I think the firms continuous movement works better for me.  We'll see. I signed up for Daily Burn to do Bob Harper, but I"m going to save him for My next dietbet round. I'd like to try and do the first 2 weeks and see how I feel about it.

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...

So my plan was to double up on one of the workouts so I could try them all in the first week before I start over on monday AND get a rest day in between That is the face I'm making at myself.  My legs are a lil sore from leg fix and my arms and sides are still recovering from upper fix. I did cardio fix and I jogged rather than do mountain climbers or burpees.  Then she said bonus..come on you know you want to do the bonus round....Um yeah no I really don't This is an exact recreation of my face...off went amber, no cool down, no 200 do not pass go... So I'm sure someone is reading this like you won't get the maximum effect...I don't care...one of the things I've learned if forcing myself to do the thing I hate (not just don't like) is going to lead to me avoiding them in the future and gaining the weight back.  Its a fine line.  No I didn't do mountain climbers or burpees or the bonus round (i did it yesterday), but I got up ...

So I promised myself I wouldn't post until I was in the 350s.  this time I started in the 370s (blah)  I hit 358 this last weekend, but I waited and I haven't shot up.my final weigh in for the month is Tuesday so I should be fine.   So I usually blog fall off and then am annoyed with myself.  This time I really made myself accountable. I've been wanting to blog, but I made it a reward and feeling awesome. This is a quickie post, just happy I made it. My other reward was buying something and I chose the 21 day fix.  I'm learning I can't do the same workout over and over again or I"ll get bored and stop.  Also it was nice to buy it knowing I had earned it. Meal plan is modified slow carb and I workout in the morning 3-4 days a week.  I have a fitbit, but after the initial motivation,  I'm not a walker and it isn't something I can do long term for exercise. So yeah I'm back.  358. which isn't great, but on my way down...

So I got on the scale when 1. I was about to get my period and had gained 3 lbs...I try and make it a rule not to weigh on cheat days, immediately after, right before I get my period or during.  So I have it now...and I've been on a bit of carb binge..and I haven't worked out. I'm sort of grumpy, but its the end of the summer, Labor Day weekend and I just wanted a break.  Also I know I'll be focused once summer has come to an end. The other side to this is though...While I eat the carbs and they taste good...my body isn't happy ..and so I just then move on from it.... My period has gotten alot easier to deal with it.  Its gone from..maybe 7 days to 4...days... So I was looking at my credit card statement and realizing I eat out way too much and not just for health but for my bank account I need to stop eating out so much So tomorrow rather than working out i'm going to clean my kitchen, food shop and prep for the week.  I'm only eating mon-wed, but...

So yesterday I had lunch with my best friend.  She's smaller than me, but still heavy.  We went out to an Indian Buffet and I should have just ordered something from the menu, but I didn't want to spend to much since we were splitting the bill and had the buffet BAD MOVE.  It was all creamy sauce stuff which really begs to be poured over rice.  I was trying to pour it over the cauliflower dish, but that had potatoes in it.  I ended up just saying eff it and eating the cauliflower with a little potatoe.  Then my flawles logic *heavy sarcasm* said well if I'mma cheat go ahead and have the rice too.  I then had like 4 glasses of water.  I don't feel like I ate alot, the problem is I ate because of self peer pressure. I think of course wanted to punish myself and was going to make myself to a really hard workout today, but thought.  Ok I don't really want to do it...and I don't want to NOT workout because I don't want to do the work out.  ...

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 ...

So I haven't posted in a bit, but I've stayed the course.  I hit my exercise goal kind of early so I kinda of slacked off. I'm back at it this week primarily because of my work out buddy at work.  She mentioned we were supposed to work out and that got me back into the swing of things.  I was thinking I should tell her I don't want to work out anymore, but seems to be a good way to make me accountable.  I've been tracking my calories half heartedly, well mostly carbs and sodium and how much water I am drinking.  My ankles swelled up which surprised me, but I think it was due to my TOM.  I also didn't get on the scale because emotionally I just couldn't deal with seeing the scale go up.  Today was interesting I left my lunch at home and thought oh I can order something now, but I ended up running to a supermarket and picking up a smart one. Which leads me to an article on who the obesity epidemic is caused by ultra processed foods, which I totally b...

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.

Well I finally feel like I am getting it. I seem to do IE naturally on the weekend and I lost weight and this isn't with a whole lot of exercise.  SO the problem seems to be my eating during the week.  I am going to calorie count for my food during the day at work.  I also bought some lean cuisines, but they are mind of sucky expecially after eating my own food, but I want to know whats going on during the week. I also bought a game called Walk it out for the Wii.  I am not counting it in my exercise minutes, but it is a work out.  I am trying to do 5000 steps whenever I play it.  My motivator right now is unlocking stuff as you walk, right now i am working on the music So I am at the point where I would extend my workout, but I am going to keep it 60 min mon,wed, and fri.  I think thats enough and I remember last night it seemed to take forever.  I should be done with my min way before the end of the month and I'll up my min to 600. 347 AFTE...

So I didn't work out yesterday, it was friday and combined with me gaining a pound I just wasn't motivated.  Also I ate alot yesterday, and it was nice to not have to be obsessive  about what I was eating.  Something else I joined spark people and logged what I ate and according to them I was 3000 cal + yesterday, So my binge was eye opener, and yeah thats what it was a binge, yes it was healthy food, but I had way too much.  i ate my lean cuisine AND sushi and fruit.  Anyway, now that I had the fall.  I am back, up on the wagon.  I was supposed to do a hard workout, but i did kendall and total body toner, which I love.  55 min 352 as of 10/15/2010 I usually lose weight over the weekend and reading my blog and remember last night. I was completely an IE eate on the weekend and I did calorie counting with IE during the week.  So we'll see how it goes.

So I gained a pound.  I can't think I'm eating 3000+ calories as hungry as I am. Also the weird thing is I know I"ll drop it over the weekend I was getting a little upset, but I know I can drop it over the weekend without going through alot. So I've decided to eliminate my eating out at all during the week.  I'll be buying english muffins, lean cuisine, and prepared breakfast for the week and just cooking dinner. I'm a little grumpy, but I can count calories exactly.  I think I am eating too many meals where I am guessing and while they aren't filling me up they must be higher in calories than I think.  I think it also helped ot look back and my old blog entries....again its a work in progress.  I am wondering if the egg white breakfat I buy everyday is the culprit, the margarita, ....hmmm ok so lets think about this I gained 1lb.  so it isn't like I over ate alot.  I think there are things I am eating here and there that are causing the proble...

So yesterday I ate my lunch as usual and wanted some chocolate.  The candy jar was empty and the vending machine didn't have anything.   I had to go out at lunch and I meant to get a dark chocolate bar, but forgot so finally I was done running around and still wanted chocolate (3 hours later), so I ended up buy a bunch of truffles from an expensive place.  I spent like 10$ blah.....I should have just had one mini and called it a day.  In scale news I of course am a glutton for punishment and got on the scale today.  I told me self...Self...fuck the scale, lol I am not going to sit and cry if I didn't go down or if I gained. I'm 350.  I didn't whoop with joy, I smiled and came here and reported it for my pat on the back.  That was with the 2 junior burgers saturday night, a small drink sunday night and the chocolate.  I have to go out to dinner tonight and this will motivate me to stay on plan. Oh yeah and my ankles are back to normal,...

No movement on the scale, which makes me happy I did good otherwise. So I think thur or friday are my cheat days. I think i've been eating the same things all week and I need a break...but I am still making better choices. Came home last night and wasn't interested in the spinach stew I had made. So i went to baja fresh. I order the burrito with steak ( and found one without all the devilish rice and beans) and I had a mini ice cream. I still haven't gotten my period, but I feel like its coming. I think all the exercise had helped me maintain. The goal for next week is to be as low carb as possible. I'm gonna throw out the rye bread and see if I can make a salad to bring to work. No idea what but i hate doing that...blah Woke up late this morning, so no workout. I"m ok with that since I did 4 days this week. I think my ankle needs a break. -Focused.

WOW can't believe I have posted anything since Jan.... Well here is a quick recap. I'm not engaged and I've tried on and off half heartedly to get back on the wagon, but nothing has really stuck.... I think I'm probably 360 right now, but we'll see. I 'am going to get on the evil scale on the 1st. Anyway what got me motivated is my ankles swell if I sit too long...and I say a picture of someone much bigger than me and realized if I didn't do something it was just going to get worse. At first they would swell and then go down once I put them up like when I got in bed. Now they just stay swollen. Also I'm going to an event in a week or two and I don't want swollen ankles. So back I am So here are the rules. No eating out Mon-Fri No Soda No french fries No popeyes no white castle no burger king Count my calories. So lets start with that and see where I go I started working out and the goal is 500 min between now and Aug 1. 6/27/2010 - 20 min walk fi...

So I've been dreading getting on the scale all week and rightly so I gained a pound. Im not sure if its because of my period or what. I was thinking before that no matter what I'm not giving up. I have more energy, my house is cleaner as a result and I feel better. So maybe I'll just be this weight forever...who knows. I would like to say no eating out next month, but I have alot going on, so maybe we eat out responsibly. We'll see. Next weignin is on the 15th I think. Not working out today. Blah.

So I made a monthly resolution with a girlfriend to do 100 min of excercise a week. I've stuck to it and I left my debit card at home so I actually ate what I was supposed to when I was at work. Things seem to be ok I'm at my highest in a weight in a while, but I'm not beating myself up. So I was 348, as of 1/22/2010 before that I was 351 So I am doing ok and I feel like I am back on track. normally I would say ok I did 100 min I need to move it up to 120 or something else or whatever. Nope, we're going to sit a 100 min and see how I feel. Some other things have happened. My love life has settled down and my warcraft playing has cut down . So seems like I need to be in a good place to lose weight. So Monday Cardio inferno 25 min mens fitness 20 min Wednesday Cardio Over drive 41 min mens fitness 20 min Total 106 min I could stop now, but I really want to work out fri and sat. and I'll weigh in Sat and the goal is to just be lower than the previous week. So li...

LOL, so I was looking at wedding dresses and I have been feeling sluggish and I want to be able to shop in a store and buy what I want. I probably won't buy anything till decemeber, but I I didn't do much, but every little bit counts 20 min big shots at weight loss. Tomorrow is wii Thurs is weigh in. 1800 calories