I feel completely back to it - that is, consistently eating in control! Thank you Lord. I love that my switch flipped right BEFORE Christmas. Yesterday, I spent the day day baking and not once was I tempted to even dip my finger in the icing. Again, evidence of my all or nothing personality! I can be completely disciplined when I am in the right frame of mind, and then BAM!
We are simply coming home after our Christmas Eve service because we hope to Skype with my 16 year old daughter who is currently volunteering at a medical clinic in FIJI! Therefore, I will be avoiding all temptations of overindulging on Christmas Eve treats. I am far more tempted by savoury foods, than sweet. Christmas Day will be my freedom day - not a day to overindulge, but a day where I can eat what is being served, without guilt. It feels like coming home - eating within the confines of my original plan.
Although my goal weight, as set by my family physician, is 155, I plan to break up the numbers into smaller goals. I also plan to reward myself with each decade! I did not reward myself enough on the way down last time. My current goal is to reach the 180's, hopefully by the end of January. I don't want to be as scale driven as I was, so I plan to report decades until those last 20 pounds that are so difficult to get off. My treat for reaching the 180's will be a spa day at a beautiful, local Vintage Inn.
Now, off to prepare for Christmas Day! Life is exciting.
Eating less, moving more,
Dawne
After 30 years of struggling with losing weight and gaining it back, I am ready to live the journey to health and wellness. I have discovered, thousands of dollars later, that dieting is not the secret. The changes required go far deeper than calories in and calories burned. My plan is to reach a healthy weight without counting calories, diet drinks or bars, but simply by eating less and moving more. It's my time.
Getting There!
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Yr.3, Day 113 - It's Not Starting Over...
I know some people look at getting back into healthy eating after abandoning it for a time as "starting over". I can appreciate that mind set, but I am looking at my re commitment to eating in moderation as a continuation of my journey. From day one, I did not want this lifestyle change to be something that I could fall off and on from. Although my recent digression from healthy eating could be viewed as such, I choose to see it as a bump in the road that is going to take me to reaching and maintaining my goal weight of 155.
Even thin people have periods of life where they eat more, gain a little weight and then have to work to lose that weight. The difference is, they generally gain 5-10 pounds, and not 35! But, I am thrilled that I have not gained all of my weight back! Had I continued on the road I was on, it would have happened. Instead, I am entering a holiday celebrated with food, with a determination to eat in control and in moderation. Nothing tastes as good as eating in control. Nothing!
It's amazing how eating in control for two days makes me feel better - skinnier and beautiful! Who doesn't want to feel that way? I feel like my body is detoxing from junk and over indulgence!
One thing I have learned with my recent weight gain, is that exercise alone does not maintain a thin body. I am convinced, that for me, food control is the main contributor to losing weight and keeping it off. Obviously, exercise is healthy and shapes the body, but I have chosen to simply walk briskly until I reach my goal weight. Once I hit goal, 155 lbs, I plan to slowly revisit running.
If this is truly a lifestyle change and one that I can maintain, I must accept the ups and downs of the journey and not give up when struggle occurs. I will never be perfect, but when eating comes easily, I need to run with it, and I am running with it!
I feel the most freedom I have felt in a very long time. I am incredibly hopeful that I am in the last leg of the journey to goal.
Eating less, moving more,
Dawne
Even thin people have periods of life where they eat more, gain a little weight and then have to work to lose that weight. The difference is, they generally gain 5-10 pounds, and not 35! But, I am thrilled that I have not gained all of my weight back! Had I continued on the road I was on, it would have happened. Instead, I am entering a holiday celebrated with food, with a determination to eat in control and in moderation. Nothing tastes as good as eating in control. Nothing!
It's amazing how eating in control for two days makes me feel better - skinnier and beautiful! Who doesn't want to feel that way? I feel like my body is detoxing from junk and over indulgence!
One thing I have learned with my recent weight gain, is that exercise alone does not maintain a thin body. I am convinced, that for me, food control is the main contributor to losing weight and keeping it off. Obviously, exercise is healthy and shapes the body, but I have chosen to simply walk briskly until I reach my goal weight. Once I hit goal, 155 lbs, I plan to slowly revisit running.
If this is truly a lifestyle change and one that I can maintain, I must accept the ups and downs of the journey and not give up when struggle occurs. I will never be perfect, but when eating comes easily, I need to run with it, and I am running with it!
I feel the most freedom I have felt in a very long time. I am incredibly hopeful that I am in the last leg of the journey to goal.
Eating less, moving more,
Dawne
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Yr. 3, Day 112 - So, Who's Responsible?
Someone has been praying for me. I am certain of it. You see, a switch has turned on. A switch that no one can explain because it's a switch deep within. It is the switch that has me on and off my game when it comes to eating healthily and moderately. Three years ago, I began a journey from 249 pounds, which I expected to last a year. My goal was to lose 100 pounds in a year. Despite my best efforts, I did not make that goal, but rather lost 84 pounds in the year, eventually losing 91 pounds.
I became engrossed in the various diet trends being discussed on health forums and various blogs. I began to question my "method", which I believe was God's very own personal word to me, and I began to follow rules. Rules that I began my new lifestyle free from. These rules drove me mad and stressed me out. I was unable to live a lifestyle so deeply rule based and maintain it consistently.
Blogging became a chore and as I struggled and saw the scale number move in the wrong direction. My love of running became a hate, as I saw others around me seemingly master speeds I simply could not. I saw it as competition rather than health. Next, my blog gave me serious spam problems,which affected my Gmail account, also affecting my business clientele. That was the last straw and I packed it in - both in blogging, eating and exercise.
Today, December 21, 2011, the switch has turned on. I cannot explain it but I feel a deep, inner peace that I can obey God, eating only when hungry and until full. I believe I can eat in the way that I began eating three years ago, including my free day. I've read so many opinions on the dangers of the free day, but it worked for me.
How ironic that I have got my mojo back just days before Christmas! This year, I am going to enjoy quality, not quantity. I spent the last two Christmas seasons without over indulging, so I commit to making it a third season.
Whomever has been praying for me, thank you. Today, I chose to obey and go back to that original plan from September 2009. I feel so peaceful and like I am in the exact place where I need to be.
Eating less, moving more,
Dawne
I became engrossed in the various diet trends being discussed on health forums and various blogs. I began to question my "method", which I believe was God's very own personal word to me, and I began to follow rules. Rules that I began my new lifestyle free from. These rules drove me mad and stressed me out. I was unable to live a lifestyle so deeply rule based and maintain it consistently.
Blogging became a chore and as I struggled and saw the scale number move in the wrong direction. My love of running became a hate, as I saw others around me seemingly master speeds I simply could not. I saw it as competition rather than health. Next, my blog gave me serious spam problems,which affected my Gmail account, also affecting my business clientele. That was the last straw and I packed it in - both in blogging, eating and exercise.
Today, December 21, 2011, the switch has turned on. I cannot explain it but I feel a deep, inner peace that I can obey God, eating only when hungry and until full. I believe I can eat in the way that I began eating three years ago, including my free day. I've read so many opinions on the dangers of the free day, but it worked for me.
How ironic that I have got my mojo back just days before Christmas! This year, I am going to enjoy quality, not quantity. I spent the last two Christmas seasons without over indulging, so I commit to making it a third season.
Whomever has been praying for me, thank you. Today, I chose to obey and go back to that original plan from September 2009. I feel so peaceful and like I am in the exact place where I need to be.
Eating less, moving more,
Dawne
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