Nothing is off limits. It's all about working things into your calorie budget.
I must, must, get out of the all-or-nothing diet mentality. I seem to think that if I want quick results I need to slash out all the yummy goodies I love to eat and subsist on fruit and veg 24/7. Then, I rebel and I binge. And that's just not how I want to live. I want my treats, and I don't want to continue this binge/restrict cycle.
So, my calorie limits I've set for myself for the next two weeks are pretty low. Between 600-1000. Yesterday I came in at 645, today is looking like 771. I am back to my weight from Thursday and I should be down tomorrow since I've already burned 500 calories working out and I'm going dancing tonight also. I may stay more towards the 1000 if I can drop more these first few days. I was basically staying at 1100 - 1000 calories before the 4th of July and I wasn't really feeling deprived.
Today I had a bagel for breakfast. My initial reaction after binging was to throw them out, because they're evil, evil carbs. But, then I thought, better. If they fit in my calories, then I'm eating them! I did however, take a really long time to eat it. I actually put both toasted halves on a plate and ate it with a knife a and fork taking only small bites. I'd cut off a piece, cut that in half, eat it, put down my utensils, swallow, drink some water, read some blog. I know weird. But it took me almost 38 minutes to eat that bagel. And 3 hours later I am only now starting to feel hungry again. This is going to be my rule from now on. Eat with utensils. I have done this successfully in the past, I just didn't stick with the habit. It's remarkable how much it will slow you down though. Eat with utensils, put them down between bites, chew swallow, drink then cut a new piece. It slows me down remarkably.
I've decided that after the wedding we have to go two in 2 weeks, I am going to play around with my calories a little bit. 1000 intake and exercising twice a day for about -800 (about 1000 deficit) got me really thin in only a few weeks. But it's not sustainable for me. I'm too much of a foodie. My BF is too much of one two - he's a bad food influence on me. So after the wedding, instead of saying "goal reached, go ahead and have what you want!" I am just going to incrimentally add to my calories while keeping my exercise the same. I think if I continue to keep my fat cals to 15% of my total, (making it hard for me to gorge on krispy kremes or peanut butter cups) that I will eventually find a "sweet spot" of intake and burn that will get me slowly and healthily to my ultimate goal weight - 105-110. I am reserving the right to raise that goal weight though. Just because I am not giving up on my fitness goals of pushups and pull ups that may have me gaining muscle. As long as I fit into my skinny clothes, I will be happy.
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| The look I am going for in two weeks - just got to fit into the dress and find those shoes. |
4 comments:
Your plan sounds amazing! Good luck! I know you can do it!
I feel the same way. The all or nothing just leads to deprivation and misery! You just have to find the balance. Glad you haven't given up.
Just wanted to thank you for your comment on my blog!
It sounds like you have a fairly healthy approach to food and exercise. It's refreshing!
Quite Battle - you are so welcome. I totally related to what you wrote. And thanks for the compliment. I do try to be healthy. I want to be thin, but I don't want to die of a heart attack from anorexia either. It's a tight rope walk that's for sure.
Fed Up - I will never give up! I know there is a way to do this, and I will find it, even if it's all trial-and-error all the time.
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