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I'm losing weight very slowly, but I'm not discouraged because I am eating in a much more controlled fashion. This is HUGE progress for me not to be dismayed because I didn't do things perfectly at a meal or for an entire day. Now, thanks to this website I look forward to starting again at the next meal or the next day. This is a FIRST for me: it was always ALL or NOTHING. I don't beat myself up when I can't get to the gym. Instead I am using this process to learn about me and what my body needs to function. I am mostly an emotional eater, so in the past, it was not normal for me to feel hunger pains so frequently, because I more than likely ate not long ago to fill some emotional emptiness. Now, I'm feeling legitimate hunger pains and I have to respond to it even if it exceeds my calorie goals for that meal or that day. If I get too hungry, I'll just make a ton of horrible choices and REALLY feel guilty. Now, I'm learning which foods keep me satisfied at specific times of the day. Technically, I was just recently diagnosed as a diabetic (blood sugar slightly above the diagnosis threshold), so that could be why I'm experiencing hunger in ways I haven't before. But, I'm not going to give into this disease (ex. I'm not taking meds right now) and I'm living as though I don't have it so I can focus on losing weight and exercising which is what I will need to be free from it. I don't recommend this approach to anyone, it's just what I decided to do. I have so many problems in life right now, diabetes is the last one I need. If I don't make decent progress over the next 3 months, then I will allow myself to go on meds. It's a serious disease and I have to recognize that and treat it accordingly.
Diet Calendar Entry for 22 September 2008:
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2542 kcal
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Fat: 85.82g | Prot: 110.77g | Carb: 335.10g.
Breakfast: apple cider juice, 4C White Tea with Blueberry, Powder, Sweetened, Green Tea with Peach, Decaffeinated, Ranch Dressing, Better N' Eggs, water. Lunch: 4C White Tea with Blueberry, Powder, Sweetened, Honey Oats and Flakes Cereal w/ Strawberries, walnuts, Soy Milk - Plain w/ Calcium. Dinner: Classic Mixed Vegetables, Frozen, cole slaw, Fullbar - Caramel Apple Crisp, water. Snacks/Other: apple cider juice, Light Mayo, 100% whole wheat multigrain bread, Traditional Whole Roasted Chicken, Smart Cakes! Rice Cakes, White Cheddar, Grapefruit, Traditional Whole Roasted Chicken, Fat Free Cottage Cheese - Pinapple. more...
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