Honesty

I never thought I was an emotional eater. I was asked once how I deal with stress and if I eat when I’m stressed. I responded, in what I sincerely believed was an honest answer, that no I don’t eat when I’m stressed; I usually cry. When I heard people say they would sit down and eat a whole box of cookies or a whole bag of chips when they were upset or sad, I thought, “That’s not me!” And it’s not. I have never in my life sat down and eaten a whole anything – cookies, cake, chips, etc. I equated this behavior with emotional eating. If I don’t eat a whole ---(fill in the blank) then I’m not an emotional eater.

I was wrong.

Inches

In my last post I commented that the scale may not reflect my actual weight "loss." I noticed this before my hiatus. I was becoming frustrated because at my weekly Weight Watcher weigh-ins I was either staying consistent or going up small amounts (like .6 pounds), but at the same time my clothes were getting smaller. In fact, I had gone down a whole pant size! 

Run 10K and being realistic

A while back I had expressed an interest in trying to have a more purposeful workout, and a coworker told me about a workout program called Couch to 5K. I didn’t want to buy a video so I searched for it in the App Store. The Couch to 5K app did not have great reviews, so I looked for a similar app and found one called Run 10K. It had great reviews, seemed user friendly, and was still cheaper than a DVD so I bought it. I was feeling ambitious so I also bought the Nike+ sensor for my shoes, thinking to use both programs at the same time. (Side note: I do not care for the Nike+ sensor. It doesn’t work well – if at all – on an elliptical machine)

Away from home ... and healthy food

I’m glad weight loss starts on Monday. I’m at a conference all weekend, which means eating out, drinks, and – did I mention? – eating out.

We’ve talked at Weight Watchers about “reading” a menu and how to choose the best items on the list. I totally get the theory behind it; I swear I do!

Avoid creamy sauces.

Avoid fried food.

Avoid descriptions like “homemade” and “just like Mom’s.”

Avoid desserts. 

Eat vegetables.

Eat things that are baked or broiled.

Blah, blah, blah ;)

Starting Monday ...

I need to set a goal. The idea of "losing weight" is too vague. I like the "target goal" or whatever the hell Weight Watchers calls it, but it's not giving me enough motivation.


Either that, or I'm just lazy and full of excuses :)