note to self

nenu wrote:I'm ok with food. I eat healthy for the most part, except for the namkeen snacks that hubby gets to go along with his drinks.
It is the gym part that I go bipolar: from going 5-6x/week for some weeks to not seeing the gym at all for a few others. It's been more than two weeks since i've been to the gym. If i get a break, then it's so difficult to get started. But once I get started, i'll enjoy it until the next break. Starting trouble is my prob. It's always, 'Let me get started from tomorrow for sure. Today, I am this...i have that...' excuses. I was supposted to start today at any cost. But then in the morn, .....u know. I'm secretly kinda relieved. The first thought that came to mind was, 'yay! i don't have to go to the gym today'.

Aisa ho toh kaisa? sigh!

note to self: cut down on cals today to compensate for the cals not lost at the gym.

Vidya Bagchi wrote:abstain-now-will-eat-later is a better strategy than eat-now-will abstain-later.

case in point: yesterday

Had a small bowl of cereal for breakfast. Should have taken the protein bar, that's much more filling.

Anyways, there was gonna be a team lunch, meaning I could not eat at my regular 11:00 am lunch time. But I was hungry and stuck in back-to-back phone conferences. So took out cookies from my drawer, and kept on eating them. Ate I think 300-400 calories worth of it. Promised myself that I will keep lunch light.

Ate ENTIRE lunch too. Was so good. Promised myself will skip the dinner. Lunch was pretty full indeed. I didn't even have room to go for my tea in the afternoon.

Came home with full determination to cook just for the kids. They wanted chinese. So let them order it. Meanwhile, since I was "skipping" dinner, I had a cookie. Then one more cookie. Then some chick peas.

Then the food came. So took little portions of everything too. But continued with the chick peas. Then later, polished off daughter's leftovers too. Then a little more later, took a second little helping of the same food. Promised myself I will fast today.

Had 4 parle G with the tea today. This is not going good. *must fast rest of the day*

b_A wrote:

Out of sight and out of mind .
That's why I don't keep any snacks/food at my work. If I feel hungry, I drink a small amount of coffee or tea. At home , I cannot control myself with the snacks/cookies

Vidya Bagchi wrote:abstain-now-will-eat-later is a better strategy than eat-now-will abstain-later.

case in point: yesterday

Had a small bowl of cereal for breakfast. Should have taken the protein bar, that's much more filling.

Anyways, there was gonna be a team lunch, meaning I could not eat at my regular 11:00 am lunch time. But I was hungry and stuck in back-to-back phone conferences. So took out cookies from my drawer, and kept on eating them. Ate I think 300-400 calories worth of it. Promised myself that I will keep lunch light.

Ate ENTIRE lunch too. Was so good. Promised myself will skip the dinner. Lunch was pretty full indeed. I didn't even have room to go for my tea in the afternoon.

Came home with full determination to cook just for the kids. They wanted chinese. So let them order it. Meanwhile, since I was "skipping" dinner, I had a cookie. Then one more cookie. Then some chick peas.

Then the food came. So took little portions of everything too. But continued with the chick peas. Then later, polished off daughter's leftovers too. Then a little more later, took a second little helping of the same food. Promised myself I will fast today.

Had 4 parle G with the tea today. This is not going good. *must fast rest of the day*

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

If you have to starve to meet some entirely arbitrary weight-loss target, it's not sustainable.

Listen to your body. Eat good food. Be comfortable with yourself.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:
PS: This wisdom is after a happy meal of some totally succulent seekh kebab, mutton xacuti, grilled basa, goan prawn curry with rice, rasmalai and bibinca all washed down with many a glass of Chilean red wine.

Merlot Daruwala wrote: you pack those pounds because you eat bad food. Skip the cookies. Ban potato chips. Stop using potatoes altogether. Eat well but eat healthy. And oh yes, be disciplined abt working out for atleast 30 mins a day.

FluteHolder wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote: you pack those pounds because you eat bad food. Skip the cookies. Ban potato chips. Stop using potatoes altogether. Eat well but eat healthy. And oh yes, be disciplined abt working out for atleast 30 mins a day.

Not sure about potatotes. Most of us donot eat. We just gulp. Eating means food needs to be chewed properly before it goes inside. If you chew food properly you would get a burp which indicates your stomach is full where you should stop.

Vidya Bagchi wrote:Ya well, that's what I been trying. Cookies be my only sin. One daily sin is allowed, specially if under healthy guidelines

But when I get derailed and eat for 2 days (or 2 people) within 12 hours, the only thing sensible (for me) is to balance it the next day. And I am not starving exactly. I am having fruits or something extremely light (like tea) until I eat dinner later tonight.

goodcitizn wrote:One effective method is to eat whenever you are at home in total privacy in front of a full length mirror and completely naked.