WEIGH IN DAY

Happy Saturday to all. It’s been two weeks since I last posted, and even though I did not post here last week I did weigh in and I lost 2 lbs. Today I weighed in for this week and I’m down another 2 lbs bringing my weight to 193 lbs. I’ve lost 7 lbs total so far. Can I get a high five? 

I started at the 200 lb mark, and I’m doing things a bit differently than I’ve done in the past. I’m changing how I approach this particular weight loss journey. It’s different from the one large success I had when I began this blog in 2013, and very different from the many fails and yo yo diet moments I had in the last six years, in six years I steadily gained 50 lbs.

Here’s what’s working for me now, what’s different from my many attempted diets, and how I’m now navigating this new weight loss journey autumn 2023. 

1. I’m down 7 lbs so far. I decided WW wasn’t for me as a vegan. I think it’s a wonderful program but as a vegan if I eat something that has high points but not that high calories, I end up eating too low calories. I’ve switched to the Loseitapp and I set my goal within the app and it calculates the calories I need to lose my weight, and when I should reach my goal. My calorie budget is 1,585 and I try to keep my calories within that parameter. I’ve sometimes reached up to 1,685 but never under 1,200 calories. It’s easy to track and see my accomplishments as I trek through this process.


2. Have you noticed food is really expensive? Another thing I’ve changed this time is I do not freak out if I don’t get all the healthy food in daily that I believe is crucial for good health. You are probably thinking, what does that mean? When I was young I struggled with major eating disorders and as I got older my eating disorders went from not eating ( starving) to nitpicking the values of food; good food vs bad food. It creates problems as someone who already chooses to be vegan ( it’s my moral compass) and it can make you crazy. So instead of worrying if sourdough bread is ok to eat, I eat it and count it in my daily calories. I do try to eat 80/20, the majority of my food is healthy and the other 20% might not be as nutritionally beneficial. We are all trying to get by these days, so if I eat a sandwich for dinner instead of a big salad so be it. As I type this I’m about to make sourdough toast and coffee. It’s all about balance, right?

3. The only food that is off limits is a big spaghetti dinner, or vegan pizza, or any food I believe I will binge. Just a month or so ago I was becoming a binger,I started overeating and in bit of a mood. I’m happy to say I’m facing those bad habits, starting new ones and a brand new routine. Pasta and pizza are my trigger foods. One thing I know is in the beginning of a weight loss journey you have to be strong to get to the next level. I can count my calories, and eat what I wish, but I also know myself. In the past eating virtuous all week and having big cheat meals on the weekend has never worked for me. I would lose and gain the same 5 lbs over and over and never get to my goal weight. It’s like being a hamster running on a wheel. I stopped that crazy pattern, and recognized certain foods I will overeat and I will not count, so I’m abstaining from pasta and pizza for now.

4. In the past I’ve done charities with each 10 lb weight loss. I plan to begin this format again, I just have to decide how I would like to go forward. In the meantime we are working on my group Letters From Uncle Louie, we send cards to seniors that need cheer.

5. I am starting new routines and new habits as I go from being a night owl to a morning person. This includes fitness, but more to come on this subject.

Start strong and stay consistent, and remember it’s just food. We can do this.

 

 

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