Rather than discuss how my weight is up lately (last Friday I weighed in at 156.2, ugh) or how much I've been snacking, I'm going to respond to C's awesome posts and remember why we started this blog in the first place!
First Topic: Comments on Weight Loss
OK, I admit it, I love them. That said, the tummy tuck thing? Really? HOW TACKY. I love thinking about responses to things like that. For example:
"Wow, I know you had surgery, did you have a tummy tuck, too?"
"No, did you?"
People are dumb. In some ways, though, compliments help motivate me when the scale isn't, so much. Last weekend 4 different people commented on how good I looked - not just because of my weight loss, although I'm sure that's a factor to me looking (and feeling) better.
Topic the Second: Low Blood Sugar
I've been a total grouch lately. I think more than LBS it's that I've been pretty much constantly overeating, which means that I feel guilty and angry and generally pissy at the world (even though the world isn't force-feeding me). I miss the fruits and veggies that were all fresh and delicious all summer, and my training schedule has interfered with green market trips. I finally went last night and bought squash to make soup, which I think will help me feel like I'm indulging in Fall fare. We'll see.
Finally: The Menu
I realized recently that I need ritual around my food/meals. It's all-too-easy for me to eat 1,000 calories mindlessly and still feel hungry or deprived, but if I spend an hour preparing a meal worth 4 points I feel so much more satisfied. The last couple of weeks I've grilled a stack of chicken breasts and turkey burgers on Sunday night and we've eaten them over the course of the week. It turns out this isn't a great idea for me, because then there's nothing for me to prepare. I like being around food. I like looking at it and smelling it and touching it, and those things don't even involve caloric intake! Most of this summer we ate breakfast together in the back yard, and it was a great way to start the day - and most of those days I really stayed on program.
I'm already looking forward to getting back from vacation and settling into a routine with more ritual around meals, especially dinner. I'm also looking forward to starting a new TT - because I haven't been able to go 3x/week for the past month I'm still doing the intermediate workout, and I admit that I'm getting a bit tired of it!
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You do look great. The picture you sent when you're moving into the new offices is amazing. No wonder everyone is commenting.
Yeah. Quality of food matters a lot. I'm having a hard time reconciling loving to cook with trying to not eat too many calories. I don't even read my food magazines anymore. I know this isn't the right way to go, that I need to find a way to incorporate enjoyable cooking or this isn't going to stick for me. Post recipes! Let us know how the squash soup turns out!
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