An all-American suburban mother's fight with the battle of the bulge. Come support, sympathize, criticize and voyeur along with me as I detail daily my Emotion, Food, Activity and life amongst the rest of the squirrels just trying to get a nut. Come take the journey along with me.
Monday, September 11, 2006
lower appetite with the anniversary
Welcome to eFAT-Blog. This is a site where you can find the journey of an American suburban working mother of 5 children's journey to a healthy lifestyle.
Daily I will detail my emotions, food, activity and the like in the neverending battle of the bulge.
Come take the journey along with me.
So over the course of the last week, I've started the Abs Diet for Women. Since I am a stereotypical middle-aged American Woman and tend to carry my extra weight around my middle, I thought I'd investigate. Well it seemed absolutely sensible and doable to me and I just started doing it.
I've dropped 5 pounds. yay! let's see if I can keep it off.
Breakfast: whole wheat english muffin, one egg (microwaved w/ reduced-fat mexican cheese and salsa); coffee (black)
MMS: plain oatmeal with chopped pecans (about 2 tsp); tsp of honey; cinnamon; skim milk
Lunch: whole wheat pesto pasta
MAS: all natural ginger cookies; diet dew
That's so far. Planned for dinner is extra lean burger made with oats, spinach and spices with whole wheat bun; broccolli; salad.
and I still can have a treat before bed -- 2 tsp of all-natural peanut butter or a smoothie. Since I don't have a working blender right now; I think the PB will win.
I feel full all the time and they consider much of these foods 'power foods.' My kids are now asking if the stuff they are eating is a power food. Maybe I finally found something that will work.
However, there is the little voice of doubt in me, in that -- today is the 5th anniversary of one of the most awful things I've ever lived through. The terrorist attack on the Pentagon. So my appetite is not what it normally is -- it's very low. I've had to push myself to be productive all day long. I should feel accomplished in that I did accomplish a lot and am sticking to a healthy eating plan and moving around (up and down the stairs over and over again -- STILL unpacking -- ugh!). I see the trainer on Wednesday. And they're starting new aerobics classes at my work two days a week at lunch time -- right up my alley.
So, we'll see the progress. I'll have to weigh-in on Wednesday and will try to remember to do it every Wednesday to gauge my progress. But I can tell just by my clothes things are slimming down. Either that or I'm used to being heavier. Nah -- I'm losing. I plan to continue this downward trend as far as my weight is concerned and not be sidetracked. I'm going to be 40 in a few short months. I dont' want to feel unaccomplished in every regard of my life. I may as well feel like I'm doing something right.
Anyone else out there struggling?
Daily I will detail my emotions, food, activity and the like in the neverending battle of the bulge.
Come take the journey along with me.
So over the course of the last week, I've started the Abs Diet for Women. Since I am a stereotypical middle-aged American Woman and tend to carry my extra weight around my middle, I thought I'd investigate. Well it seemed absolutely sensible and doable to me and I just started doing it.
I've dropped 5 pounds. yay! let's see if I can keep it off.
Breakfast: whole wheat english muffin, one egg (microwaved w/ reduced-fat mexican cheese and salsa); coffee (black)
MMS: plain oatmeal with chopped pecans (about 2 tsp); tsp of honey; cinnamon; skim milk
Lunch: whole wheat pesto pasta
MAS: all natural ginger cookies; diet dew
That's so far. Planned for dinner is extra lean burger made with oats, spinach and spices with whole wheat bun; broccolli; salad.
and I still can have a treat before bed -- 2 tsp of all-natural peanut butter or a smoothie. Since I don't have a working blender right now; I think the PB will win.
I feel full all the time and they consider much of these foods 'power foods.' My kids are now asking if the stuff they are eating is a power food. Maybe I finally found something that will work.
However, there is the little voice of doubt in me, in that -- today is the 5th anniversary of one of the most awful things I've ever lived through. The terrorist attack on the Pentagon. So my appetite is not what it normally is -- it's very low. I've had to push myself to be productive all day long. I should feel accomplished in that I did accomplish a lot and am sticking to a healthy eating plan and moving around (up and down the stairs over and over again -- STILL unpacking -- ugh!). I see the trainer on Wednesday. And they're starting new aerobics classes at my work two days a week at lunch time -- right up my alley.
So, we'll see the progress. I'll have to weigh-in on Wednesday and will try to remember to do it every Wednesday to gauge my progress. But I can tell just by my clothes things are slimming down. Either that or I'm used to being heavier. Nah -- I'm losing. I plan to continue this downward trend as far as my weight is concerned and not be sidetracked. I'm going to be 40 in a few short months. I dont' want to feel unaccomplished in every regard of my life. I may as well feel like I'm doing something right.
Anyone else out there struggling?
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