Food thoughts

Feeling a bit of a struggle these past two weeks.  All the festivities surrounding Hannah's birthday and the kids being home for spring break and then Easter has me having a few more 'cheat' days than I would like. 

I read something from Isabele at Beyond Diet the other day... if you blow it, take the next few days and do a sort-of detox.  No flour, dairy, or sugar...drink more water than normal and walk more.  Today was supposed to be the start of that, but the temptation of some Easter bread got to me and I had three pieces, argh!!  It was not whole grain and was full of sugar.  Not to mention I was in a weird mental place the past few days due to an over indulgence of sugar both Saturday and Sunday.  I need to get ahold of my sugar intake again.

So, tomorrow will start my mini-detox and I will be giving up wheat and sugar for two days and drinking extra water/tea. 

As far as excercise goes, I have taken up running!  Yes, it is as shocking to me as anyone.  I regularly go 2-2.5 miles and have made it as far as 3 running with another mile walk!  I am still aiming for 6 days of movement per week and am now looking for at least 30 minutes each day with something more intense than walking around the block. 

Weight is holding steady. Somewhere between 144 and 146 each weigh-in... although I am giving myself a few days to recoup from the scale from this past week.  I am going to make a goal of 140 by the end of May.  I really do think I can push through this plateau and get there by really being mindful of my portions and wheat-related items. 

I need to get more veggies in the house tomorrow and focus on some plant-based meals!

Weight Loss thoughts...

Last week I was feeling pretty good.  I *thought* my weight was down to the lowest it had been, but it turns out that I might have had scale sabatoge...there was a piece of fabric under one side of the scale foot that caused it to read differently, boo!  Even so, I did have lower-than-normal real readings putting me down between 9 and 13 pounds on any given day.  Success considering I was at a plateau and feeling frustrated about two weeks ago. 

[I am promising myself that my next post will explain my current eating "guidelines"...not exactly rules, but something I am striving to stick to.] 

I am feeling a little hungry this week compaerd to last week.  Last week I felt satisfied with my food intake and was not having/barely having the afternoon cravings.  This week they are back a little, although not anything like the ravenous sugar addict cravings I would have in the afternoons before.  I am trying to make a point of eating something plant-based and non-sugary when I do feel hungry...an apple, carrots, nuts, or a little trail mix that John made last week.  I did break into my frozen stash of 'healthy' oatmeal cookies yesterday. 

I can totally tell when I have had sugar or white flour, the crash afterward is terrible.  It is bad enough for me to think twice and avoid those foods when possible. 

My new normal is to allow a little wiggle room in my eating on Friday and Sunday nights.  It's like a conditioned response to the day.  I start craving different foods than during the week.  Although the feeling afterward is pretty blech!