Well, my weight is up 1.5 from my low this week, darn it! My blog will reflect my low for the week each week, but for the challenge purposes, I will post my actual Friday weight each week. Why do I make things so difficult?

About my meltdown.....I just didn't feel right yesterday. So, so tired and cranky. Didn't go to the gym, just didn't have it in me. So, I ended up at Wendy's for a Jr hamburger & a small chili. Not bad really. Step in . Before I knew it, I was adding a Twisted Frosty to the order! To top off my crappy day......they screwed up and gave me an Oreo Frosty when I wanted a cookie dough one. Whatever, I took it and ate it......sigh. I felt horrible in my stomach for the rest of the day. Lesson learned, I hope. I ate only a couple bites of chicken for dinner. With IE, you're not to feel guilty about eating something that you really wanted at the time. The key is to not eat again until you are truly hungry and get right back to eating to satisfaction, not fullness. It is unrealistic to think that you'll never over-eat....its gonna happen. But, as we all know, one meal is not the undoing of your whole day, or week!

My stomach is still not right.......TMI ALERT........possibly because I haven't "gone" in a couple days. I'm going to start taking something on Wednesday nights to insure things get moving in time for my Friday weigh in! LOL!

Okay friends......have a wonderful weekend. We had a couple inches of snow yesterday so everything is a winter wonderland here! The trees are beautiful, but the sidewalks are skating rinks! Winter is here......for sure!

Nova

I'm so glad I only have one more day this week to crawl out of my nice warm bed at 5:15!! Saturday morning and sleeping in a couple hours can't come soon enough! We have some light snow this morning. Very pretty actually.

Still doing quite well with my IE(Intuitive Eating) I got up this morning and hit the treadmill at 6 for a 25 min walk/wog. Today is a gym day for me too, but the devil on my shoulder is trying to talk me out of it! Darn him!! Well, if I don't go today, I have to go tomorrow.......not going once more this week is not an option!

Only 2 days to work next week......woohoo!! I'm off Wednesday to prepare for Thanksgiving & then I took Friday off to recover from Thanksgiving!

Hope you're all having a great week!

Nova

Went out to lunch & stuck to my plan! We went to Perkin's Pancake House and had breakfast for lunch! Yum! I had a 2 egg omelet with mushrooms & tomatoes & 2 pancakes. I ate just over 1 whole pancake & 3/4 of the omelet. I was really still a bit hungry and probably should have eaten a bit more, but its all good. About 2:30, I started getting hungry again, which is just about right since they say your stomach empties itself every 2.5 - 3 hrs. That must mean that I ate the right amount for lunch! I ate a piece of string cheese and part of an apple and now I'm content till dinner.

It has been a crazy day here at work. Must be full moon!

Have a great evening!

Nova

I am so happy to finally see the scale moving downward! Its been far too long! I think I need to start eating a bit more for dinner. The last couple nights I've had trouble getting to sleep because I'm hungry. I'm supposed to "honor my hunger" and feed my body when its asking for it! I may just start drinking a bit of skim milk before I head to bed. Maybe that'll be just enough.

Going out to lunch with a friend today. Not sure where we're headed as she's driving. It doesn't matter, I'll get whatever looks good on the menu and eat only to the point of satisfaction. Hopefully, I'll choose something that can be packed up and I'll eat the remainder for lunch tomorrow. I love leftovers for lunch!

Geez.......I started this blog entry 2 hrs ago and I'm just getting back to it! Everybody seems to want something from me this morning! Sheesh!!

Have a great day!

Nova

Just popping in for a quick update. Still doing very well with listening to my body in terms of when it needs fed & when its had enough. Didn't weigh in today, can't get in the habit of weighing every day. I'm afraid that would be counter-productive. I may check tomorrow and see how I'm doing.

Have to attend a "Webinar" this afternoon. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!! It doesn't start till 3......sure hope its over by 4:30 cause I'm outta here!!!

Hope you're all having a great week!

Nova

I have been liberated!!! With God as my witness, I will never count a calorie, WW point or fat gram again in my life! I have discovered "Intuitive Eating" and it has changed my whole perspective! I read 2 books on it this weekend and they both resonate SO strongly with me that its scary. I have never had a problem with emotional eating, which both books touch on, but I've always been a fast eater and a clean plate clubber! I am learning to listen to my body. When it needs to be fed, it will alert me. By the same token, when it has had enough, it will let me know that as well. I just have to learn to listen! I am learning to put my utensil down between bites, serve myself about a "fist" sized portion and then stop and see how I feel....am I still hungry? Have I had enough? Most times the answer is a resounding yes, I've had enough! I can't tell you how wonderful it is to get up from the table and not feel stuffed or at least overfull! I started this way of life on Friday and we went out for dinner both Friday and Saturday and I had no problem stopping and deciding that I'd had quite enough.....I felt great! Best of all.........I weighed 216 on Friday......today.......213! I know there will be ups and downs to this plan, but these 2 books have become my guide for living! In case anyone is interested, these are the 2 books I'm referring to. I got mine used on Amazon.com

"Intuitive Eating" by Tribole & Resch

"The 7 Secrets of Slim People" by Hansen & Goodman

One of my favorite "mantras" from the 7 secrets book is "Taste everything, finish Nothing"  So simple......yes, it takes awareness, but that is the key! I'm sorry for ranting and raving........I'm just so happy!

I hope you all had fabulous weekends! I had a nice weekend and got quite a bit accomplished yesterday. Got my winter draperies hung in the living room(hubby loves helping with that!) Got my candles put in all the windows. They are battery operated and have a sensor so that they come on when its dark and then go out in the morning.....too cool! They cost me the earth in "C" batteries, but its just once a year!

Hope you all have a great Monday!

Nova

Another week has passed me by! I'm still stuck at the same weight! I know I made some unwise choices yesterday and I suppose that was my undoing. On the plus side......I didn't gain! I'm reading "Intuitive Eating" and really enjoying it. I can relate to SO much of what the authors say. I'm working on listening to my body.....wait till it tells me that it needs feeding and listening when it says "I've had quite enough, thank you!" This weekend will be a great test as we're going out to dinner tonight & tomorrow night! I have a hankering for shrimp cocktail..isn't that odd? This book teaches you to eat what you want.......don't force yourself to eat a salad when you want mashed potatoes! But.....eat slowly and stop to see how you're feeling. Stopping when you've had enough has always been my problem, but I'm really going to work on it! This program won't lead to rapid weight loss, but what I'm after this time is permanent weight loss!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Nova

Hope everyone is having a super great week!! I've been doing well with both my eating and exercise, so I'm hopeful for Friday's weigh in that I'll be down at least a little bit! The last 2 nights I haven't been snacking after dinner and I think that's huge. I have a cup of coffee & a square of dark chocolate right after I clean up the kitchen after dinner and then I head upstairs and brush & floss my teeth and take off my make-up so I'm ready to fall into bed when I'm ready! There's no way I'll eat after brushing and flossing, so I've been going to bed just a bit hungry.....but not so that I can't sleep. Fingers crossed!

Is anyone else starting to hyperventilate about Thanksgiving? I have to cook for about 12 people and I always get in a "state" over it. This year I was smart and took off the day before AND the day after so I can do a little prep work ahead of time & have time to relax after. I don't eat a lot on Thanksgiving because I'm too nervous about everything being right for everyone else. Last year I ended up in the Emergency Room at 11:30 Thanksgiving night with heart palpitations! The Doc said it was stress & also eating and drinking all the different things etc. The only thing they found was that I was Hypothyroid and I've been on meds since for that. Anyway.......I'll try not to end up in the ER this year!

We're having a surprise baby shower the day after Thanksgiving for our daughter. She's due 1/4, but I really think she'll have him by Christmas.......she's huge! I hope we can pull off the surprise. That day also happens to be my husband's birthday, so our daughter thinks its a surprise party for him! The thing is, we are going to surprise him with a cake too, so I'm keeping a surprise from 2 people! ACK!!

Ok, enough of my rambling. Have a great Wednesday!

Nova

......to be good to me! No matter what I do to sabotage it! I stepped on the scale this morning, just sure I would see a couple pound gain......nope.....still the same! Unbelievable! I ate with total disregard for my poor body this weekend. Everything from pizza to chocolate to ice cream to pastries! Uh-oh......a thought just occurred to me.....what if the pounds are waiting for a sneak attack and will not show up until the day of my official weigh in???? ACK!!!!!!!! Guess it would serve me right. At any rate, I'm back to "mindful eating" and getting my exercise in. I just HAVE to be able to report a loss to my nutrtionist when she calls me at the end of the month!

Things are back to normal here at work. Thank goodness! All that working thru lunch and eating the stuff they brought in was not a good scene last week. It really feels good to get back to my routine.

Hope you all have a fabulous week!

Nova

No loss, but more importantly, no gain either! Its a miracle with the way I ate this week! All those lunches in, pizza, sandwiches etc. Plus only making it to the gym once......I'm happy with a maintain. Now on to next week and I'm hoping to lose a couple. Gotta get serious!

Nova