Oct 27-Tuesday

And a grand Tuesday to you all!

am discovering that if any food is 'Off-Limits ' that is the very thing the mind focuses on. Usually it is in the sweet range and never broccoli. However the trouble when starting is the not stopping, you know, the one peanut syndrome. So for me, at this time, it is better not to start. Famous last words.

scalle down a smidge, walking most excellent and it is back to work I go.

enjoy your day!

Good morning! Last night at Olive Garden was ok but not as clean as I'd hoped. Today I have a clean slate to work off of and, so far, so good. I made aplan to start logging my food again, as I haven't done so for quite awhile. That toll helped me out before, so it can only help to use it again.

I'm going back to dance tonight - can't wait!! No Dancing with the Stars in my future, but the annual recital at the elegan****erville Opera House is good enough for me! :)

Stephanie, I owe you apologies! I named you as someone else when I was commenting on the weekend posts. So sorry! I guess I had a senior moment and didn't remember who had posted about the black bean brownies.

For me, I have tried the approach of off-limit foods and no off-limit foods. Both approaches have worked to a degree. Years ago, in OA, I was convinced by others that certain foods could not be eaten. If I ate those foods, I craved them, as they weren't ok. I realized over time, though, that those certain foods had never been triggers for me, and was able to again eat them without issue, unless I chose to not do so. Some foods, though, remain as trigger foods for me and I have had to leave them alone. The difference is that nowI choose not to eat them, for today. I know it's semantics, but it feels different and I can live with that. Have a great day all! Mary

Happy Tuesday!

Having my lunch...Tuna "Noodle" Casserole...yum!

Off limit foods I usually focus on, too...heh! And, if I have something in my head I usually eat it and move on...

My scale is the same as yesterday...I'm okay with that.

hmm, i seem to be on an upward spiral. 127.5. could be the pizza last night even though it was a small amount and lower cal. one day at a time. today will be better. diane

I'm down just a tad - .3.

Oh boy, sigh.... I had a restless night and had to get up to pee three times (very odd for me) and was sure I had let go of the extra water I was holding on to. So, I was a bit disappointed to see the scale barely budge this morning.

I'm fighting the urge to "cut back" today to speed up the process. I am finding it difficult the past couple of days to stay within my calorie limit of 1256 cals per day (per Livestrong.com). Yesterday I was at 1428 (176 cals over goal). I still lose at 1400 calories, so that's all well and good. I was thinking of what I could eliminate from my food day and realized I didn't really want to eliminate anything. That leaves me with needing to accept that I might perhaps lose at a slower rate.

I wonder if perhaps there is a need to eat a little more healthy food to make up for the abstention from Halloween candy - a decision I am very pleased by. I suppose that that scenario is certainly a feasibility.

This is such different journey down to goal than the one right after WLS. It is certainly a much more educational and thoughtful one!

Slow and steady, keep on keeping on,.... a little personal pep talk going on here. As Slim used to say.... "What's the alternative?" (or something like that!)