Gettin' Skinny and HONGRY
Why does it seem like the more I watch my weight and exercise, the hungrier I get? I didn't used to get 11 a.m. hunger pangs, but now I find myself every day at 11 a.m. on the dot wanting to reach into my lunch stash. And what's worse- I am completely out of snacks. Since getting on the Eating Better Bus, I usually keep pretzel rods around that I can gnaw on whenever I feel a snack attack, but today I polished off the last one. Grrrrr.
On another note, I have purchased a scale so I can monitor my weightloss. I am thrilled to say that I am only 10lbs away from my pre-baby weight! I had originally set the goal of being back to my pre-Story weight by January, to give myself some breathing room. But I think I'll be past my goal in the next month or two. YAY! And in all, I am SO PROUD to say that I have lost 50lbs already since she was born.
Although my final goal is still a good 50lbs away. I hope that by this time next year, I'll hit that goal or be darned close to hitting it. I figure that if I keep up my exercise routine, keep dodging bad for me foods like a ninja (except for my splurge days, which I'm allowed a couple a month) and sign up for as many running events as I can, I'll get there eventually.
Just to share with other friends who are trying to slim down the lifestyle changes I've made that have made the difference:
*stop eating cheese and chips/salsa as my go-to snacks
*kept the house stocked with low cal, low fat snacks (pretzel rods, yogurt, cottage cheese and carrot sticks are your friends)
*adopted the, "taste everything, eat nothing," mantra when it comes to desserts and bad-for-me-foods (aka, eat a few bites, then toss it)
*try to ONLY have desserts/sweet treats on the weekends and then, only one per day.
*use smaller plates at home for meals (this has REALLY worked to decrease the amount Tim/I eat so we don't overeat)
*pack my lunches as many times a week as I can
*track my calories every day and be HONEST.
*not use food to comfort or reward myself anymore.
*exercise 5 days out of a week. (EA Active has made this a snap)
*take yoga classes once/week
*sign up for races (even if they're run/walk) at least 1/every two months
*NOT accept the voice in my head that says, "you'll always be fat, so give up," every time I get sad and don't want to exercise.
*be kind to myself and give myself time- time to workout, time to get to my goal and time to relax once in a while.
For those of you out there in the weight-losing game, let me know what you do to stay on target, too. I think having a community to share with really helps me when it comes to things like this.
On another note, I have purchased a scale so I can monitor my weightloss. I am thrilled to say that I am only 10lbs away from my pre-baby weight! I had originally set the goal of being back to my pre-Story weight by January, to give myself some breathing room. But I think I'll be past my goal in the next month or two. YAY! And in all, I am SO PROUD to say that I have lost 50lbs already since she was born.
Although my final goal is still a good 50lbs away. I hope that by this time next year, I'll hit that goal or be darned close to hitting it. I figure that if I keep up my exercise routine, keep dodging bad for me foods like a ninja (except for my splurge days, which I'm allowed a couple a month) and sign up for as many running events as I can, I'll get there eventually.
Just to share with other friends who are trying to slim down the lifestyle changes I've made that have made the difference:
*stop eating cheese and chips/salsa as my go-to snacks
*kept the house stocked with low cal, low fat snacks (pretzel rods, yogurt, cottage cheese and carrot sticks are your friends)
*adopted the, "taste everything, eat nothing," mantra when it comes to desserts and bad-for-me-foods (aka, eat a few bites, then toss it)
*try to ONLY have desserts/sweet treats on the weekends and then, only one per day.
*use smaller plates at home for meals (this has REALLY worked to decrease the amount Tim/I eat so we don't overeat)
*pack my lunches as many times a week as I can
*track my calories every day and be HONEST.
*not use food to comfort or reward myself anymore.
*exercise 5 days out of a week. (EA Active has made this a snap)
*take yoga classes once/week
*sign up for races (even if they're run/walk) at least 1/every two months
*NOT accept the voice in my head that says, "you'll always be fat, so give up," every time I get sad and don't want to exercise.
*be kind to myself and give myself time- time to workout, time to get to my goal and time to relax once in a while.
For those of you out there in the weight-losing game, let me know what you do to stay on target, too. I think having a community to share with really helps me when it comes to things like this.