One Hundred Forty Four

Yeah, I'm still at 144. So I have to step things up a bit. I wanted a slow but steady drop of one pound per week. I started writing down my food intake again. I didn't record it for awhile, and somehow I kept forgetting to put down some little snacks here and there. I guess that is my problem: snacking. I like to graze all evening long. I like fruits and nuts and ice cream. Ah, that may be another problem. I'm going to buy sherbet, that has fewer calories. I can't wait to see that scale at 135 pounds. I am visualizing myself looking down at that digital scale and seeing 135.0. Wow! That feels good!!

I like real food. But I think I should be able to eat good food, and all kinds of food. I guess the secret is portion-size, like Connie says!

One Hundred Forty Four Point Four

I weighed myself this morning and the scale said 144.4. I feel better now. Thank you.

One Hundred Forty Five again

The scale said today 145.2. I liked it better when it said 143 point something. That's my low for March. It was actually 143.8.

The scale at PMR Fitness says I lost one pound. The tape measure indicates I lost ONE WHOLE INCH from my waist. So that is very good news, as I don't always trust scales. Scales don't give enough information. I don't think they are a good guage of health. I'm pretty healthy, but I could be much healthier (and prettier) at 135. I'm not asking too much. I was 126 when I met my husband 16 years ago. I would have to really deprive myself to get back there. I don't have to be skinny. I just want to fit in my clothes. I'm not buying a larger size. And I don't like tight clothing.

I must admit I had hoped that it would be a straight line directly to 135! But I will be honest with you. It's a challenge for me.

One Hundred Forty Three Point Eight

One Hundred Forty Four point eight pounds on the scale a day or 2 ago. It was 143.8 this morning!!! I am starting to make the effort to write down what I eat. I hope to have time to look up the calories, too. I would like to limit my calorie intake to about 1100 calories per day. I am still working out a few times each week with Connie Russo at PMR Elite Fitness and Massage. I think I made a good choice. It definitely helps me with motivated to exercise along with a few others. It helps me to eat healthy to write down my food intake and it helps to write this stuff in my blog!

Writing seems to help me a lot. For example, I was going to eat some candy yesterday, but just thinking about writing it down and showing it to Connie, made me think twice and decide to eat an apple instead.

Also, I think using self-hypnosis to reinforce good habits really reduces craving. And increases cravings for healthy stuff like apples!

One Hundred Forty Five point two

This morning the scale says 145.2. That's one pound more than yesterday. Should I panic? Maybe I should stop eating for a day or two? That's not really feasible for me. I have no success fasting.

Maybe I should just dump this whole diet thing and give up.

Wait! I'm not a quitter. And no scale is gonna be the boss of me!! The scale is just a tool. I'm only using it to reinforce good behavior. I'm not married to it, for Heaven's sake! This is just a tempory setback. Not even a setback. It seems normal for my weight to fluctuate. Some people weigh themselves several times per day. This is obsessive and counter-productive. Some times it takes a while for the scale to catch up with you. Patience and persistence is the key. I do want to lose weight, but my real goal is to feel better and be healthier. Let's just say this is a bump in the road. Shedding pounds is not easy.  You have to learn how. If you beat yourself up every time you eat ice cream or lasagna, you will just crave more. I intend to eat all kinds of tasty foods. I'm not going to give anything up.  Peoople who are naturally thin do not count calories. Somehow they just compensate with activity or a salad later. I want to be a naturally thin person. Hey, that should be easy for me, since for most of my life I have been. I can use hypnosis to help my mind stay on track and maintain a healthy weight for me now as my metabolism adjusts. So all I need is an attitude adjustment. (And maybe I can adjust that scale...)

One Hundred Forty Four point two

Yesterday morning the scale said 144.2. So I'm going in the right direction. I finally started counting calories. I consume under 2000 per day. I probably burned at least 250 trying to calculate them. The list I have doesn't have foods I eat or even drinks on it. So I had to search on the web for calories for vegetable lasagna, pistachio ice cream and soy milk.

I have a workout planned for today, tomorrow and Thursday. I can ride my bike the other days. I enjoy a bike ride outside in the morning. I like to work out in the morning also. I am definitely a morning person!

I am also using self-hypnosis for slimming. Hunger is in your body, but appetite is in your mind and hypnosis is excellent for curbing your appetite. If you don't eat you will feel hungry. That's biology. And biology is controlled by the mind, too, but you can't eat exactly the same way and reduce fat. So hypnosis alone, without any effort does not slim your waist. I've tried it that way. That's why I've expanded a little over the past few years. The body's metabolism slows down a little every year, so you can't consume the same amont of calories. The best way to change your shape is to reduce calorie intake and burn more calories with activity, and use hypnosis to reinforce healthy behaviors and attitudes toward food.

I Love My GPS

I got a GPS for Christmas. My first one. I feel like I have been blessed with modern technology. It is so reassuring to have a GPS. I no longer have to worry about getting impossible or serpentine directions from a friend. I can never be lost with this! I never have to stop and ask for directions! UNLESS...
I don't have a complete address, or I put in the city NEXT to the post office official city, or I spell it wrong... When it searches the directory for more than 10 seconds I know it doesn't have it, but the wheels keep spinning and the hourglass keeps turning round and round.

The other day I wanted to kill it. I was going to a school I've never been to before. I just had a name. It might be relatively new, because it was not listed on my GPS as a school.  I didn't have the street address, so I had to call my husband for directions. That's not supposed to happen anymore!