196.7
Just a quick post, first chance I've had to get on the computer today and I'm not intending to stay on long. I don't know if the diet influenced my poor attitude or if it rests solely on the shoulders of LittleBoySchrader but I was off all day long. Had plenty of energy but was in a sour mood. Had a few hunger pains but nothing uncontrollable. All around I'm pretty happy with where this is going. I'll post more tomorrow.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Day 5: Making Habits and Breaking Habits
I woke up again sure that I somehow screwed up yesterday (or that HeSchrader had somehow secretly sabotaged my lunch or dinner), but I was down another 2.6 pounds today for a net loss of 2 pounds! It feels really good to see the scale going the other way.
For the first time since Wednesday, I was hungry this morning. I could have had an apple or an orange, but every other day, I've waited until noon to have any food, and I'm trying to stick with that schedule. Instead, I drank 48 ounces of water and felt better by mid-morning. It wasn't long after I was feeling better, however, that HeSchrader started asking about lunch plans. My philosophy so far has been to not put a whole lot of thought into what I'm going to eat because I think about food entirely too much, which causes me to ultimately eat too much. Instead of looking for good recipes or thinking about what I'm going to have to eat for the next couple of days, I have tried to minimize that part of my thoughts so I don't start feeling "mentally hungry." HS says that is stupid. He thinks that if we're only going to be able to eat a tiny bit each day, it should be delicious and enjoyable. Of course I don't want to eat anything disgusting, but I've spent years eating seconds or thirds of the stuff that tastes good at dinnertime...I'm trying to break that habit.
I ended up making taco salads for lunch with a handful of mixed herb salad greens, seasoned ground beef, and seasoned chopped tomatoes. We're not supposed to have more than one vegetable type at a meal, so hopefully that won't have a negative effect on our progress.
While we ate lunch, HS was brain-storming more meal ideas until I blurted out that I was looking forward to him going back to work. OK, probably not the best approach, but I was trying to tell him that all of his talk of food gets me thinking about food, which then gets me thinking about eating more food. I don't feel deprived or tortured by this diet, but it's only Day 5 with a long road ahead of us. Of course, HS is mad at me now and is doing his best to not talk to me about food or anything else. Come to think of it, he's been unusually intolerant of LittleBoy's mischief today...maybe the diet's getting to him already. Hopefully we can figure out a way to make this lifestyle work for both of us.
For the first time since Wednesday, I was hungry this morning. I could have had an apple or an orange, but every other day, I've waited until noon to have any food, and I'm trying to stick with that schedule. Instead, I drank 48 ounces of water and felt better by mid-morning. It wasn't long after I was feeling better, however, that HeSchrader started asking about lunch plans. My philosophy so far has been to not put a whole lot of thought into what I'm going to eat because I think about food entirely too much, which causes me to ultimately eat too much. Instead of looking for good recipes or thinking about what I'm going to have to eat for the next couple of days, I have tried to minimize that part of my thoughts so I don't start feeling "mentally hungry." HS says that is stupid. He thinks that if we're only going to be able to eat a tiny bit each day, it should be delicious and enjoyable. Of course I don't want to eat anything disgusting, but I've spent years eating seconds or thirds of the stuff that tastes good at dinnertime...I'm trying to break that habit.
I ended up making taco salads for lunch with a handful of mixed herb salad greens, seasoned ground beef, and seasoned chopped tomatoes. We're not supposed to have more than one vegetable type at a meal, so hopefully that won't have a negative effect on our progress.
While we ate lunch, HS was brain-storming more meal ideas until I blurted out that I was looking forward to him going back to work. OK, probably not the best approach, but I was trying to tell him that all of his talk of food gets me thinking about food, which then gets me thinking about eating more food. I don't feel deprived or tortured by this diet, but it's only Day 5 with a long road ahead of us. Of course, HS is mad at me now and is doing his best to not talk to me about food or anything else. Come to think of it, he's been unusually intolerant of LittleBoy's mischief today...maybe the diet's getting to him already. Hopefully we can figure out a way to make this lifestyle work for both of us.
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