Cathmc wrote:Thanks for the welcome Amy.
Well, I got on the scale for the first time in 23 days and have gained nearly 2 lb. ( I think it would have been worse if I´d weighed myself last week mind you). You are right about the numbers on the scales, I´ve been thinking about it a lot this morning.
I´ll weigh myself again next Friday but I don´t want this to be just another way to lose weight. I want this to be my way of eating always and I worry about focusing only on the weight ( which has been my main thing for too many years ). Time I learned to accept myself and appreciate what I have.
Eating in the WFPB way has been very on and off for me these last few months but I feel I have turned a corner and am ready to really commit now.
I feel so much better in body, mind and spirit when I follow it correctly.
Anyway.... I think I may take the pressure off myself for the next few months till I really get the swing of it by only weighing in once a month or so.
Unless of course I suddenly gain loads of weight next week. LOL
Karen - If you like coriander I´ll post a recipe of a dip I bought in to work today to have with my veggies at lunch time.
I had " Golden Gravy" on my potatoes last night
Going to listen to the " The Cram Circuit " later on.
Good luck with the weigh ins everyone.
Cathmc - yes please! I love coriander. I had to remember that it's called cilantro out here in CA. I buy fresh cilantro regularly and LOVE how it makes my apartment smell. It's cheap, too. I can get a small bunch at Walmart for around 38 cents. I usually buy 3 at a time and chop it up to put into my morning tacos.
I want to apologize for being a whiner lately. For some reason, I'm just grumpy this week. I think part of it is the fact that I have a lot more energy, but when I started walking a lot more, my knee started bugging me again. Then, I thought swimming would work, but I am too broke to pay for classes right now. Just frustrated. I am losing the weight and as I do, I know the knees will get better and I'll be able to exercise as much as I want to.
Then, you know how it is, when you get frustrated over one thing, your brain - or at least mine - starts to see every little frustration about everything. Wah wah I'm poor, wah wah I'm fat and it makes my knees hurt when I walk too much, whatever.
So, deep breath. Instead of feeling frustrated about wanting butter and mayo to put on certain things that still seem weird to me without it - I'll just not eat those things. That's how I started and I am just going to go back to that. And not worry about losing weight more quickly.
Thanks for putting up with my grumpiness and for all of the great recipe ideas. I am keeping them handy and will eventually try them all. I love that we have this resource for support. We need a big heart emoticon