Weighty Matters 05/31-06/06/2016

05/31/2016

182.5 today

I know you're right about giving the toe time to heal, Adele.  

I do not want to risk further injury, or delays in healing, simply for the sake

of daily walks.  I mean, good grief...the fact that I can only wear sneakers should

be a clue.  LoL

The Husband and I took a vacation day on Friday, giving us both a 4-day weekend.  

I did fine--no cheats, although I'm not sure I ate enough.  I was extremely hungry yesterday,

 and got hungry earlier than normal.  I fixed myself lunch at 11:00 (Hubby was napping),

where normally I don't get hungry at the office until around noon.  Maybe I was bored or maybe

I was just colder than usual, or perhaps it was a combination of both; I don't know.

I have been gently exploring the thought of buying some new (smaller) clothing.  

Have no intention of doing so yet, only exploring thoughts of it.  Because this action in the

past, buying smaller sized clothing, usually triggers all sorts of feelings...you name the emotion

and chances are I've experienced it in connection with clothes buying.  

So I thought I would try getting myself used to the idea of smaller sized clothing NOW, gently

and in an emotionally safe place (in my head) where I can quickly retreat if need be.  Sort of

telling myself "it's just a number (clothing size), don't attach any significance to it, buy what

fits", etc.  And if I feel emotions start to well up, then I mentally walk away. 

06/06/2016

182.5 today

This weekend was a learning experience, food-wise.  Saturday I was down to 181.5; decided to heat up some (frozen) broccoli for supper.  I don't eat broccoli very often--I usually stick to lettuce, cauliflower, and green beans.  So I thought broccoli would make a nice change of pace.  --And immediately went up half a pound the next morning.  Nothing else was different, so I know it was the broccoli.  Then!  As if that wasn't enough, on Sunday I ate wieners with cheese in them.  (Butcher made, but still...)  I had forgotten that these particular wieners contain cheese when I heated them up.  Did I HAVE to eat the cheesy wieners?  No, I could have heated up some chicken or cooked myself a hamburger(s).  But I was tired, and I also wanted to see what effect the cheese would have on my weight.  Of course it went up, another half pound.  So now I know that I should stay away from broccoli, at least for now (wonder if I'll ever be able to add it to my food list?) and my suspicions concerning most dairy products is correct:  that I should also avoid them.  Lessons learned.

My broken toe is doing very well.  I'm walking at a normal gait now, that is on flat surfaces.  Still have to be careful on inclines.  I'm even wearing dress shoes today instead of sneakers!  (Dress shoes = loafers)  However I am still going to abstain from daily walks for a while; the reality is that the injury only occurred three weeks ago tomorrow.  Maybe in July I'll be able to resume the walks, fingers crossed.

Adele's Response:

I’m not so sure I’d be dismissing broccoli just yet for many reasons. First off, a measly half-pound fluctuation less than 24 hours later to me is unremarkable or at least premature.  Give it 24 hours at least, eat it more than once for a few days without anything else different added (including butter—a “dairy product”). If you see a SIGNIFICANT weight gain, then I’ll accept your conclusion. 

I say this especially given that the very next day you “test” highly-processed, cheese-containing hot dogs. (Should I be asking, where was your plan?  ) To me that negates your broccoli test entirely. I think it’s entirely possible that had you not decided to eat the hot dogs, you would have lost a pound instead of gained a pound, and that would be an indication that the broccoli was not a problem, that blip was just a blip that we all have on a daily basis. 

Having a plan is what is supposed to get you THROUGH tired, cranky moments that we all have. 

I’ll also bring up here that upthread you mention you’re eating bacon daily, another processed meat (unless you mean unprocessed pork side/belly, it’s the same cut of meat but no processing, nothing but pure pork.) For breakfast meat, you might want to switch to (homemade?) sausage, which is not processed, or eat an extra egg or two and skip breakfast meat entirely.   

Also, for longer-term sustainability, I’ve found eating a wide variety of vegetables to be crucial—way more than three! Every week I eat broccoli, collards greens, kale, cauliflower, carrots (3-4/week), red and green cabbage, brussels sprouts, bean sprouts (primarily sprouted broccoli seeds), green beans, garlic and onions. Most people find they can eat tomatoes and eggplant (they’re nightshades and cause me joint pains, not weight gain).

But I’m getting ahead of myself. Hopefully you’re back on plan and have learned a valuable lesson from this. You always have to have a plan AND the wherewithal to carry on with it even when you and your inner 13-year-old don’t want to.

Adele
(132 this morning)

Adele's Response, part II
How could I forget lettuce, spinach (fresh--sauteed with garlic) and zucchini! Vegetables are what keeps me going.

This also makes me wonder Tricia, are you eating *enough vegetables and not too much meat? Have you mapped out your typical day's food on Fitday or another program that gives calories and percentages?

Adele
132 this morning