Thursday, July 31, 2014

Filling the Fridge

I went shopping today. My trainer wants me to try a no carb diet just to see what happens. Actually, according to a website I bookmarked, no carb isn't really no carb. Just almost.  Here's a shopping list.

So at Grocery Outlet I bought a number of packages of frozen protein:
  • salmon pieces
  • tuna pieces
  • chicken breasts
  • guinea hen
This is a risk because not only do I need to remember to defrost them in advance of need, but I'll need something to flavor them.

Then at Fresh & Easy I bought a bunch of prepared entries that met the criteria, a bag of almonds, a bag of dried cranberries (as only raspberries and cranberries are acceptable on a no carb diet), and some goat chees.

Then at the Dollar store I bought several cans of sardines, etc.


Saturday, July 26, 2014

Succumbing to Temptation

I worked out at the gym or swam in the pool every day this week. Doing great. Then temptation reared its ugly head!

My grand nieces, seven and nine year old Anna and Lexi, usually spend Friday night at my apartment which means they can go
 downstairs on Saturday morning and return with an armload of cookies, muffins, etc. And they did.

I succumbed.

I probably ate a dozen cookies and half dozen muffins.

Why? I was doing so well.

All I know for sure is that I was tired.

Next weekend I will make sure the girls only bring upstairs what they will eat.

But why is it that sometimes I can look temptation in the eye without a twinge, walk right past a table laden with chocolate chip cookies, lemon bars, and See's candy...but other times I can't? I think I will look into the psychology of motivation or determination or...

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

The Start of a New Effort


I weighed in at 222#, the most I ever weighed in my life. It's time to make a new effort to NOT BINGE so I can lose weight.

THIS time I'm going to focus on the gym for exercise. I prepaid in January for a year of personal training, and I've arranged to come in as often as my trainer can schedule me.

THIS time I refuse to follow a diet. I'm only going to try to not B*I*N*G*E. I've been doing this for so long that I pretty much know what to do to increase the odds of success:

* AVOID TEMPTATION--This means I can't go downstairs to the lobby at 8:00am on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday when local stores donate (that means it's FREE) their leftover cake, cookies, muffins, pastries, and anything else you could possibly salivate over.


* ENSURE MY FRIDGE IS FULL OF HEALTHY FOOD--If something good for me and tasty isn't available, you know I'll find something else to eat if I'm hungry. Buying stuff requires that I face facts, accept how lazy I am, and buy something that I will actually eat. Kale is on everyone's lists, but have you actually tried eating it?