Remember how I wanted to be at goal by May 20th? Bah!
I had a disappointing weigh-in today by gaining back 200 grams. I now weigh 65.2 kilos. It could be a lot worse though because mid-week I was up 2 kilos!
I have a confession to make. Winter is my worst season. All I want to do is eat. Being cold makes me feel awful and I think that I must have experienced a lot of trauma during colder months because I always feel more susceptible to overeating for emotional reasons.
Also warmer food = more kilojoules. This is fact. When I eat my trusty salads and tinned fish like salmon or tuna, I always end up craving something thick and warm instead like toasted bread or a big bowl of fat laden creamy soup that they serve up in our canteen.
I have been making very low-Cal veggie soups for the past two weeks, but I've failed to be successful this week with my weight loss because I ate like a pig last weekend and no amount of cutting back during the week could save me.
Plus I hate winter exercise. All I want to do is cocoon myself in warm clothes and sit where it is warm, preferably drinking hot chocolate...
Is this all sounding like a gigantic moan fest? Well it is in a way, because I don't know if I will reach my goal during this winter. Surely 2 kilos can't be that hard to lose after all I've already lost? A guy in my meeting this week has been on the WW program for something like 5 weeks and he told me this week he lost 2.4 kilos, and that was without exercise!
Stupid men and their wonderful metabolisms.
I've already indulged on my breakfast at our local Billy Baxters with a chicken/cheese/avocado doorstop and a side of fries. It is my super high point day, and the best day to overindulge is right after a weigh in because it is the furthest away from the next one, but something tells me that if I don't plan my week carefully with lots of 0 to low point warm food options I will be right back in this same spot next weekend.
At least my brain is ticking and I'm aware of all the pitfalls. Now I just need to make up my mind that I will not let circumstance or the season get the better of me.
I had a disappointing weigh-in today by gaining back 200 grams. I now weigh 65.2 kilos. It could be a lot worse though because mid-week I was up 2 kilos!
I have a confession to make. Winter is my worst season. All I want to do is eat. Being cold makes me feel awful and I think that I must have experienced a lot of trauma during colder months because I always feel more susceptible to overeating for emotional reasons.
Also warmer food = more kilojoules. This is fact. When I eat my trusty salads and tinned fish like salmon or tuna, I always end up craving something thick and warm instead like toasted bread or a big bowl of fat laden creamy soup that they serve up in our canteen.
I have been making very low-Cal veggie soups for the past two weeks, but I've failed to be successful this week with my weight loss because I ate like a pig last weekend and no amount of cutting back during the week could save me.
Plus I hate winter exercise. All I want to do is cocoon myself in warm clothes and sit where it is warm, preferably drinking hot chocolate...
Is this all sounding like a gigantic moan fest? Well it is in a way, because I don't know if I will reach my goal during this winter. Surely 2 kilos can't be that hard to lose after all I've already lost? A guy in my meeting this week has been on the WW program for something like 5 weeks and he told me this week he lost 2.4 kilos, and that was without exercise!
Stupid men and their wonderful metabolisms.
I've already indulged on my breakfast at our local Billy Baxters with a chicken/cheese/avocado doorstop and a side of fries. It is my super high point day, and the best day to overindulge is right after a weigh in because it is the furthest away from the next one, but something tells me that if I don't plan my week carefully with lots of 0 to low point warm food options I will be right back in this same spot next weekend.
At least my brain is ticking and I'm aware of all the pitfalls. Now I just need to make up my mind that I will not let circumstance or the season get the better of me.
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You are an amazing inspiration Ms Ralph!!!
I do love soup. It is good to try different combinations rather than just an "all in" vegie soup. That can get a bit boring after a while. I've been making one that is a kinda Asian style - stock, heaps of garlic and ginger, capsicum, asian greens and other vegies (anything you'd put into a stir fry really) and half a packet of hokkien noodles. It is esp good after a day or two.
Yes, I am finding winter harder also.... fighting against that hot chocolate.
Btw, I've started an additional blog. www.dawench.blogdrive.com - to document my weight loss. Thanks for the encouragement.
You are a gift.
Christel