The good news is that I'm not on any dietary restrictions. That said, after my last round of gall bladder attacks I decided that I need to severely alter how I eat. I've always known WHAT I eat isn't too bad, my problem is HOW MUCH. That if I reduce how much I take in, especially in the evening, I could possibly quell heartburn and future gall bladder attacks. Since the offending organ has now been removed, the devotion to modify my habits is stronger than ever.
I've been struggling with this for some time. Earlier this year I posted how I refuse to use the word "diet" as I was raised by a mother on a perpetual diet. To this day her cabinets are filled with low fat this and sugar free that. Her snacks of choice are sticks - pretzel and carrot, to be precise.
Up until fourteen years ago, I was the skinniest girl in the room. My teen and college years were filled with accusations of anorexia. The day I got married in 1987 I weighed a whopping 104 pounds. Like I said, I was rather thin.
Because of the constant commentary and teasing I did everything possible to gain weight, mainly eating without restriction. Dorm-mates watched in awed wonder as the toothpick shoveled heaping servings into her tiny mouth. Somebody, a lot of somebodies, wished that one day my metabolism would slow down and did they get their wish! My metabolism slowed, but my eating didn't.
So here I am. For three weeks I've been taking almost half as much for each serving as I normally would. Fortunately I'm not suffering with hunger pangs. I'm also noticing the desire to "munch" when I'm not hungry (the hardest one to break). I haven't been on a scale in over a week so I don't know how this is progressing, but I will be downright depressed if I haven't lost over ten pounds.
Hopefully I can keep up this pace. Then we have to attack my lack of exercise, but that's on hold at least for another week.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Friday Fragments - July 23, 2010
Yippee! It's Friday Fragment time! What are the bits and pieces of your world?
*It's Birthday Month. Have you gathered up your pictures for Wednesday's Bigass Birthday Party Bloghop? You can do a montage of birthdays or highlight your children or pick on your siblings (isn't that STILL a blast?) or you can be a complete attention whore like this Leo and make it allllllllllll about yourself. Be creative and have fun. But do not miss out, I want everyone here and having fun. Got it?
*We're headed to the Lake of the Ozarks this afternoon. So far the cooler is packed with beer and vodka and my suitcase has flipflops. That's it. Last night I pulled out my swimsuit, but it's still sitting on my dresser. Looks like I have my priorities for the weekend straight, don't you think? If I have any decent pictures I'll post them next weekend.
*More from the land of "I never" - I NEVER EVER thought I would be a calorie counter. I'm the daughter of a professional dieter and there is a whole set of issues related with that which is worthy of an entire blog to itself. In other words I'm the anti-dieter. Then earlier this week someone pointed out this cool site that's FREE (hello, I'm alllllllll about the free stuff) that tracks your food and activity. I really like this site. I still don't consider myself counting calories basically because this site does all of the work. It also breaks down all of your other nutritional needs. So far my meals have been low in cholesterol (awesome) and one meal was high in calcium (but not overall, so I need to supplement). Because I know I have to chart everything, it's sort of making me accountable and I'm avoiding some bad food choices when my afternoon munchies kick in. But I'm not dieting, do you hear me?
Okay, I'm keeping this short so I can get ready for this weekend. Y'all be good while I'm away. Keep it cool during this heatwave - my butt will be bobbing in the lake trying not to scorch my delicate skin. Check out everyone else's Friday Fragments:
For more fun, join the Crazy Brunette Chick in her Friday insanity. Like the name implies, she's bold, so only join up if you can strictly follow the rules
*It's Birthday Month. Have you gathered up your pictures for Wednesday's Bigass Birthday Party Bloghop? You can do a montage of birthdays or highlight your children or pick on your siblings (isn't that STILL a blast?) or you can be a complete attention whore like this Leo and make it allllllllllll about yourself. Be creative and have fun. But do not miss out, I want everyone here and having fun. Got it?
*We're headed to the Lake of the Ozarks this afternoon. So far the cooler is packed with beer and vodka and my suitcase has flipflops. That's it. Last night I pulled out my swimsuit, but it's still sitting on my dresser. Looks like I have my priorities for the weekend straight, don't you think? If I have any decent pictures I'll post them next weekend.
*More from the land of "I never" - I NEVER EVER thought I would be a calorie counter. I'm the daughter of a professional dieter and there is a whole set of issues related with that which is worthy of an entire blog to itself. In other words I'm the anti-dieter. Then earlier this week someone pointed out this cool site that's FREE (hello, I'm alllllllll about the free stuff) that tracks your food and activity. I really like this site. I still don't consider myself counting calories basically because this site does all of the work. It also breaks down all of your other nutritional needs. So far my meals have been low in cholesterol (awesome) and one meal was high in calcium (but not overall, so I need to supplement). Because I know I have to chart everything, it's sort of making me accountable and I'm avoiding some bad food choices when my afternoon munchies kick in. But I'm not dieting, do you hear me?
Okay, I'm keeping this short so I can get ready for this weekend. Y'all be good while I'm away. Keep it cool during this heatwave - my butt will be bobbing in the lake trying not to scorch my delicate skin. Check out everyone else's Friday Fragments:
For more fun, join the Crazy Brunette Chick in her Friday insanity. Like the name implies, she's bold, so only join up if you can strictly follow the rules
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