Survival Mode Put Us Back to Zero
A lot of you came here many moons ago when I left Sparkpeople. I loved the community of that place and the support I got there. It was at the height of us being on our game. That motivation you have in the beginning when you're consistently rewarded with weight loss, smaller clothes, compliments to keep your motivation high and you somehow begin to step out of being invisible to the public to people smiling at you, opening doors or striking up conversation. You start to feel human. You don't have to worry about going to restaurants or 'fitting' somewhere. You can go to a wedding and see those God awful thin folding chairs and while you still don't like them, you're not concerned. Many of your worries that fit people never had to think of, have faded away. We started for the long haul in our 30's and that's when we had the most success, losing 226 and 190 lbs respectively. When we went on vacation, as long as we came back and got rig...
Cool WHip HAHAHAHA! Reminds me of Family guy :). I love the idea of putting graham crackers on your oatmeal!
ReplyDeleteWe went to the (fortunately) cheap matinee theater for Puss...in Boots! on our anniversary. Do you mean to tell me it's out on DVD already? Oh, man!
ReplyDeleteBurrito looks awesome, except we would put salsa instead of BBQ sauce on it.
Don't you count your tea as water? I would/do, and I'm drinking black tea. Green should certainly count.
Czesia- Yep, that's what I was thinking of. I was wondering if anyone would get the reference. :)
ReplyDeleteCheri- Yes, I do count my tea as water because it's decaf and I use Splenda. I know there can be a hot debate about it but I try to get in just as much pure water as tea to balance things out.
Well I can tell how tired I am...I kept trying to catch up on the last couple days and thought "why am I only seeing breakfast?" Duh...The oatmeal makes me yearn for my oatmeal days. I never put anything in it except spenda but the adds look soooo good. Ditto the noodles but after almost a year of gluten free I might resort to eating dry noodles if the mood struck. I am glad you are starting to recover. Take care, Di
ReplyDeleteDiane- HA, I felt like my food journal pics were taking up a lot of real estate so I put a page break in there.
ReplyDeleteBob's Red Mill has gluten free Whole Grain oats if you're longing for oatmeal days. ;)
Cool WHip amuses me...I'm actually a little disappointed I wasn't the first to get the reference. Oh well. I really wish you could cook for me. I hate cooking, you make such amazing looking food, and you've lost over 200 pounds (yeah, I know, it's not "official" yet) so I think you need to come make me some dinner. Glad you're feeling better!!
ReplyDeleteAlana- I'll freeze my meals and send 'em out like Jenny Craig! LOL
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