Hi Beth,
Thank you so much for your ALWAYS kind and helpful thoughts!!! So glad that I met you through McD!!! You ROCK!!!
LOVE that you made the sloppy lentils!!! Left some comments on your journal...
My work experience has still been fantastic, but I am not going in much (like a half day per week)... Just enough to have a bit of balance.
Hi Journal,
So, feeling great this week!!
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ju ... e9f3fcd5b5JUMP!!! 80's Hair band... excellent fun song, with crazy 80's clothes... OMG!!! Listen to this and try to feel sad... NOT happening!!!
Anyway, my semi-SWOT exercise above was helpful to get my brain cells to work on how to improve. I think I made PROGRESS! YAY!!!
So, I PAID ATTENTION to changing my starch / veggie ratio (which I have been remiss on in prior weeks) ... AND walked a bit less (since I had increased a clip due to good weather and always walking when someone will walk with me, the movement decrease is not something I'll carry forward, but was just negating the change in food intake... so, can only deal with 1 thing at a time... )... Anyway, I gained almost a lb..... which proved to me that I could do that... (yes, apparently even I cannot defy science...
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One of my best gf's helped me on the other... I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing something or having a weird body image issue (because I do think that I am materially at right weight)... My friend grew up in Middle East and ate minimally processed foods (is omnivore)... She has been thin her whole life and also is the best person I know who is BRUTALLY honest... She had some colorful language... and reminded me to use my middle finger...
Well, I may do this silently... Feel heaps better....
Below is Behavioral assessment that I will post to the Time & Adherence Group.
Hi Team Time and Adherence!
1 Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit.
Mostly no. I did do this a few times. 2 Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals, filling half your plate (by visual volume) with non-starchy vegetables and 50% (by visual volume) with minimally processed starches.
Choose fruit for dessert.
Yes. I ate a ton of potatoes, oats, corn, sloppy lentils, beans, Jeff burgers, whole wheat pasta... OMG, was so excited to FINALLY find Sugar Kiss Cantaloupe (if you love cantaloupe and you haven't tried, go look!!!) at Trader Joe's --- going back tomorrow for more, also Saturn peaches (funky shape, great taste), navel oranges, various frozen fruit, carrots, cauliflower (who knew?), snow peas, tomatoes, baby cucumbers, red onion, Romaine lettuce. Lots of simple, but delicious meals.
3 Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. This includes gourmet sugars and salts too. If either is troublesome for you, you can eliminate them.
Yes. Reduced, not eliminated. 4 Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood).
YES, of course. 5 Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy).
Yes. 6 Eliminate any added oil.
YES. 7 Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products (i.e., bread, bagels, muffins, crackers, dry cereals, cookies, cakes, puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit.
Yes. 8 Don’t drink your calories especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages).
Yes.9 Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don't starve yourself and don't stuff yourself.
Yes. No starving or stuffing.
10 Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily (i.e., brisk walking).
Yes.
* 7/7 days walked briskly
OK, I had to resurrect my fleece lined sweatshirt for AM walks... Weather still pleasant, but has a hint of chill to come...
Also, I guess will just share that my biggest walking risk is passing by a McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts ... folks are pretty "driven" to drive in fast ...
Victories, comments, concerns, questions:
Hey
Rebecka22 --- Glad your strike is over. That sounded brutal. How you handled is inspiring!!!
Hi
Eric --- YAY, you joined us!!!
I was
at your fruit description... I also would be hard pressed to go crazy with apples and bananas.... (but do LOVE mango and dark cherries!!!)...
Like
Gimmelean said last week, I went back to office for first time in 2.5 years. Right now, seems like I have an easier situation where we "volunteer" to be there. So, I am 100% with interacting in real life with people... and I have only done 1/2 day once a week so far... Not a huge change, but I do bring food usually banana, raw veggies, Jeff burger, oven fries... There are a lot of "carrots" that corporate world is throwing out to get folks in --- so tons of free food (not MWL compliant!!!
)... I have had benefits too with liking the interaction and being able to do stairs, walk, etc.
From a "time" perspective, was looking through my journal from a year ago... Hmm... I was 25 lbs. heavier... Then, still thinking I had COVID (although test from Red Roof Inn states otherwise)... I went a bit off-track at this time, but still recorded... Although sometimes painful, glad that I have captured some thoughts as it does give me perspective that I have come a good way from where I was. For instance, I was tracking food --- I have definitely used condiments less (just liking taste of unadulterated food) .... also, have simplified further (like just microwave a potato, grab a banana, throw together some easy veggies)... so, time to prepare adherent meal is like not an issue at all. Finally, FEEL GREAT!!! This works and feels really good to me to keep with!!! I am anticipating another year results...
Totally appreciate this group as a safe space to learn and practice.... Big thank you to Mark, JeffN, WildGoose for this opportunity and supportive environment... Also, appreciate all participants that share --- you inspire me!!!
Wishing everyone a wonderful week!!!
Cheers,
Stephanie