Wednesday March 16th

Good luck with your trip! Hope the cranky roommate is tolerable and you enjoy spending some time with Mom. Having aging parents is difficult, I know!

Day one of detox complete. My, oh my, I forget how that first day of detox can be such a chore! I had to follow my own advice and not count calories. I started the day off measuring and logging but by the afternoon I realized that to make it through with my sanity I had to just let myself eat all the protein and nuts and veggies I needed to make it through. I stopped logging at 750 calories. Probably had about 1500 when all was said and done, but I'm guessing well under 40 carbs. Today I'm tracking. 

I would rather avoid posting my weight because I am embarrassed by how quickly it went up and is holding, but here goes....

199.5

I went up 4 pounds in 3 days and now it seems I'm holding.

I decided to post the weight because then I will be able to start to let go of the "feelings around the weight" (inner shame). Logically, I know there was no way I gained 4 pounds in three days. It's inflammation. I know it will be gone by the end of the week, too, with clean eating. I just have some old tapes playing. I keep reminding myself that my eating was a choice and I enjoyed it while I was choosing to do it. Though, there were a few moments on Monday that I knew the sugar had taken hold and I needed to clean the sugar out, which I did/am doing.

What I LOVE about this process is that it is teaching me that I am truly in control of how I eat. Getting on and off sugar is a choice I get to make.

It's actually pretty powerful when I stop to think about it. After all those years of not understanding what was going on inside of me and feeling like I lacked will power or self control to now know I can deal with the feelings of cravings and head hunger in a positive way without shame or guilt. There is a step-by-step process I can follow that does not fail me. It is only a matter of me choosing to follow it. Such freedom!

Happy Travels, Diane. Hope it is more pleasant than miserable.

Happy Hump Day, Skinnies!

I know you also know that if you were previously low carbing, those extra carbs in recent days are holding onto water.   Temporary blip all the way around. 

Ah, had not thought of that. Good point! 

Shel is right!  It will be off before you know it!  The scale is a ^=+%#!!!

123.7 today. 

I'm traveling to San Diego tonight for a conference so my next weigh in will be Monday!  Diane S, wish we could have run into each other at an airport somewhere....but, mine is a direct flight.  (I better not end up somewhere else!)

Much to do before I fly. 

See you next from Cali!

Shel

Enjoy your trip!

Good Afternoon Healthy People!!!  155.3#  I'm still not logging my food.  Not much to report today.  We're getting away with friends for the next couple of days which means I'll need to be careful but plan to enjoy my food and ****tails!

Committed and Compliant!

Bonnie...where are you?  We miss you!

Happy, Safe travels Diane and Shel. I hope your travels accomplish much.  

Great job everyone, you all amaze me with your mindfulness and challenge me to be mindful too. Thank you!!!

I'm having a great food (under 900 calories a day) and workout week.  My week starts on Sunday for exercise and I have already hit 17 Kms running. Will hit close to 30 Kms this week. Today was a full day of curling bonspieling, so no more exercise today and tomorrow will be body weight exercises and 5 km run then Friday off and a 7 or 8 km Saturday. 

You are just an exercise machine! Nice job on the low calories too!