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...
Your oatmeal looks delicious! The cookie butter..... yum!
ReplyDeleteI'll dress mine up with some homemade granola, pumpkin seeds, sliced bananas like yourself, or whatever fresh berries that I have on hand (usually strawberries). I'll also add some unsweetened vanilla almond milk after cooking to add some creamy texture and a little extra vanilla taste.
ReplyDeleteYour oatmeal looks good. Lately, I've been making mine with apple chunks, handful of pecans, and some golden raisins....soooo yummy.
ReplyDeleteI add blueberries and pecans to mine.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes toss in raisins, or chocolate chips, or peanut butter (or PB2), but I'm also happy eating it plain. I've always prepared mine with water, and I'm not sure why. Probably because I rarely have milk on hand. :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteWhat? You don't buy your oats at TJ's?! Their organic oats are super reasonably priced.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of TJ's, have you guys tried the jalapeno chicken sausages? Super yum! We top them with TJ's mango salsa...to die for!
Your oatmeal looks and sounds delicious. I love Cookie Butter and bananas. I used to eat oatmeal every morning, I bought the instant kind, loved the cinnamon roll flavor. I mixed it with water and then poured some skim milk on it before I ate it. DELICIOUS! For now, I am hooked on cold cereal with a little skim milk and then a banana after I eat the cereal. Sometimes I have a 100-cal thin bagel with a cinnamon cream cheese wedge from Laughing Cow. But I find myself really looking forward to that bowl of cereal every morning too, and the banana afterwards is like my dessert!
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm boring, because I usually just cook mine with raisins and eat it with a splash of milk or almond milk. But I have put in craisins and walnuts before--love it but can't afford the calories very often. I stopped putting in butter--the dairy kind--years ago when I gained weight and don't miss it now. Never even thought about peanut or other nut butters, maybe I'll try it.
ReplyDeleteI went all out with mine this morning and added Nutella and banana slices. Tomorrow, however, I want one of those Banana Nutella quesadillas, if you will :-)
ReplyDeleteI eat my oatmeal all different ways, and one of my favs is with a tbsp of cookie butter and a few chocolate chips. I do banana, blueberry and walnuts, I do dried cherries, sliced almonds and some coconut with a drizzle of honey. Sometimes all I add in is a spoonful of nutella. It just depends on my mood. I usually cook my oatmeal with the vanilla unsweetened almond milk. If i have steel cut or scottish oats all I like on t hem is a pinch of salt and a pat of butter..sometimes with some honey. :) I love me some oatmeal!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is some intense oatmeal! Usually I just do honey, some fruit, almond milk, and oats. :)
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