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24 June 2011

I am back on fatsecret after a long absence. I haven't been on here for a couple of months. I was still eating healthy and working out, but all the logging and calorie counting and weighing in and whatnot triggered some eating disorders so I had to take a break from the site.

I am back now. I will still be choosing when to long my food, and when to weigh in because I know that these can be triggers for me. But,I miss the community and support so, here I am!

In the time away, I took up running and I completed a 12K in May and I am now training for either a 10K or a half-marathon in Oct. I haven't decide which one I will do yet. We'll see. I don't have to decide for a couple of weeks yet, so I will see what my body says, and make a decision then.

I am doing low carb/Clean eating for the summer and plan on switching back to pure clean eating in the Fall.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
120.7 kg	12.2 kg	29.9 kg	Reasonably Well

Add Comment Losing 0.9 kg a Week

17 June 2011

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
121.6 kg	11.3 kg	30.8 kg	Reasonably Well

Add Comment Losing 0.3 kg a Week

18 November 2010

No weight loss this week. I feel heavier today than I have earlier in the week, so it might just be one of those days.

I am under a lot of stress right now at work and at home, so it is not surprising to me that the scale didn't drop. I can't go into details, but the program I work in at my school took a field trip last month and we have had some pretty major problems occur. Some of which have made local headlines, and now it comes out there were some very serious behavior problems. Some of which may actually result in legal action.

I am also applying to graduate school It is a really stressful process, and I don't know why, but it just seems that I am really jinxed when it comes to these things. I have to get three letters of support. Of course, right about the time I have to ask for letters is the time when all the news about the field trip broke, so that timing could NOT be worse. I have anxiety and self esteem issues, so asking for recommendations is always a huge struggle for me anyway. And now this. I also have to take the GRE (a test on Vocabulary, Critical Thinking, and Writing). I usualy do well on tests, but it has been a long time since I was a student, so knock on wood there!

I ate pretty well this week, but for some pretty easily recognizable slips. I had a pastry and a candy bar; both food choices that I made because of stress. I am still trying to develop coping strategies that do not involve food or shopping: Two things that I use to deal with unruly feelings. I did mostly well in the last couple of weeks considering, but I did eat those foods in direct reaction to stress. So, that is disappointing. I was even aware of what I was doing, and was unable to talk myself out of it. Although it was not a full-on binge, which is what has happened in the past. So, all that to say, it is good that I only had a minor slip, but it is bad that I am still using food as a coping strategy for stress.

Okay, so on to the next week!

Goal 1: To walk every day.
Goal 2: To use a non-food, non-shopping coping strategy to deal with stress this week.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
130.6 kg	2.3 kg	39.9 kg	Reasonably Well

(1 comment) steady weight

15 November 2010

I had a moment of clarity yesterday.

My boyfriend went shopping and brought home a bunch of processed food. Boxes of Stove Top stuffing, a can of frosting, a box of cornbread mix, canned soup, cranberry "drink," etc. He says he is committed to the Clean Eating lifestyle and says he supports my weight loss, but has always kind of brought stuff into the house that I can't eat. He has a "treat" drawer where he keeps pastries, candy, and who knows what else. I just don't go in there. And, unless, he is going on a business trip and leaving me alone with that junk, I don't worry about it. But, this is different. This is all food that I can make. He says he likes the clean recipes, so I don't think he feels deprived.

Anyway, so as I am unloading the groceries I begin to notice all this processed food. I am getting angrier and angrier. I am so upset that I have to leave the room for a few minutes. Suddenly, in what should have been completely obvious to me, I realize: I don't have to eat it. Just because it is in the house doesn't mean that I have to eat it. I just let it go and relaxed about it.

Yesterday, I made healthy stuffing and a box of the other. I kept them separate. And of course. He liked mine better!

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14 November 2010

I walked yesterday and today! Two days in row!! Woohoo. I am officially down 34 pounds since I started. I am still trying to weigh once a week (mostly because my scale is so terrible), and I secretly think I may be down at least another 3-5 pounds from my current weight in weight.I am definitely fitting into my clothes better. People are complimenting me on my hair and outfits, and I know that means that I look better. No one complimented me at 322. Ever. So. Yay.

Today, is "practice Thanksgiving." Basically, it is a day when we make some of the dishes that we are going to serve on Thanksgiving. This year, I am not as freaked out about this as I usually am because we are making a Clean Thanksgiving.

Clean Eating means: No sugar. No refined or processed food. Mostly free range and mostly organic. In other words, relatively healthy. We aren't making the desserts (I am not that stupid!) But we are trying the Turkey, stuffing, and sweet potatoes. I think the practice dinner in past years has been a ruse for my family to get to eat Turkey dinner twice in Nov! But,it is actually important this year, because when you are cooking healthy you have to be extra careful. No fat or sugar to cover up any cooking mistakes.

The biggest challenges will be the whole wheat stuffing and the homemade sugar-free cranberries. It is really low fat and healthy and for my family this is not a big deal as we have been eating healthy since July. But, for my BF's family, and the extended family, it may not go over so well. I always cook the holiday meals and I have always been experimental so, they know to expect something "different", but this is the first year that "healthy" has been the inpiration.

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