It's here. The Candy is bought, it is sitting in our Living Room, and I have already eaten a few.
Our good friends Patty, Naoko and Albert are coming over for Halloween as the always do, and our neighbours will join us as well. Should be a fun night!
Jamie has made Curry Chicken and Salad which is always good.
I'm not really concerned about getting though the night with all the Candy around. I will have some, and I will enjoy it, but I don't need to turn the night into a Candy eating competition.
The biggest concern is left overs. I need to ensure that when the night ends we do not have a single candy left in the house.
Tomorrow it is over...when it is over...it is over.
Happy Halloween everyone!
Alan
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
I Love The Water
Last night was spent visiting a friend at her cottage near Hagersville.
Jamie and I were there along with Joy-Anne who owns the cottage and Cindy and Kevin.
We had a wonderful evening by the water and a spectacular healthy dinner comprised of small slices on meat and veggies cooked on a Hot Stone. Yummy!!!
The only real issue was the copius amounts of wine consumed by all (except Jamie as he doesn't drink) and a slice of Birthday Cake with Ice Cream.
No guilt though. I planned for it, earned it, and went to the gym twice yesterday working out a total of three hours so I could have it.
Sometimes one needs to find a way to permit themselves to indulge a bit while maintsing balance.
Be healthy!
Alan
Jamie and I were there along with Joy-Anne who owns the cottage and Cindy and Kevin.
We had a wonderful evening by the water and a spectacular healthy dinner comprised of small slices on meat and veggies cooked on a Hot Stone. Yummy!!!
The only real issue was the copius amounts of wine consumed by all (except Jamie as he doesn't drink) and a slice of Birthday Cake with Ice Cream.
No guilt though. I planned for it, earned it, and went to the gym twice yesterday working out a total of three hours so I could have it.
Sometimes one needs to find a way to permit themselves to indulge a bit while maintsing balance.
Be healthy!
Alan
Friday, October 29, 2010
Forced Myself To Eat
I had to force myself to eat last night. Not because I wasn't hungry...I was actually quite hungry.
It was because I need to break old habits.
My problem was with the fact that I knew I had to step on the scale this morning. Why would I eat if I have to step on the scale? That would be just be plain silly. Right?
I should starve myself tonight and then go get something deliciously fattening for breakfast after the weigh-in. It is the best of both worlds. I am "down" on the scale, and my subsequent pig-out can't possible still be showing by the time I weigh in next week right?! Do you think like me?
That was the "old" me talking. I wish "old" meant months or years ago....but it is more like weeks ago.
I am finally "getting" that I fool no-one but myself. I am better off being honestly "up" and in control then artificially down because I am starving and binging. Why is that my nature is to binge and starve? Why is it a challenge to eat normal no matter what?
I think it is because I want success...we all do. Is success really success if it isn't come by honestly though? Is being "up" really a failure if you know it is simply because you recently had a valid "indulgence"?
I want REAL success. I want long term success.
I think I am finally getting to know myself.
By the way, I was actually down exactly one pound this morning.
Be healthy!
Alan
It was because I need to break old habits.
My problem was with the fact that I knew I had to step on the scale this morning. Why would I eat if I have to step on the scale? That would be just be plain silly. Right?
I should starve myself tonight and then go get something deliciously fattening for breakfast after the weigh-in. It is the best of both worlds. I am "down" on the scale, and my subsequent pig-out can't possible still be showing by the time I weigh in next week right?! Do you think like me?
That was the "old" me talking. I wish "old" meant months or years ago....but it is more like weeks ago.
I am finally "getting" that I fool no-one but myself. I am better off being honestly "up" and in control then artificially down because I am starving and binging. Why is that my nature is to binge and starve? Why is it a challenge to eat normal no matter what?
I think it is because I want success...we all do. Is success really success if it isn't come by honestly though? Is being "up" really a failure if you know it is simply because you recently had a valid "indulgence"?
I want REAL success. I want long term success.
I think I am finally getting to know myself.
By the way, I was actually down exactly one pound this morning.
Be healthy!
Alan
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Food Snob
Sorry, I am writing this one at the very end of the day instead of the beginning of the day. Things went a little nuts today.
Yesterday evening was interesting for me. I discovered that I might be starting to get a hint of "food snob" syndrome...but not in a bad way. I am learning to appreciate good food.
We went out for dinner with our good friend Sue and her daughter Alex. We decided to go to out old haunt around the corner. Basically an old British Pub. I usually have a Burger and Sweet Potato Fries there, and even though I remembered the last time around that the Sweet Potato Fries are only "so-so" I ordered the same thing again. Not a great choice but it really doesn't bother me too much as I have been eating well and keeping my promises of not eating processed food at home and not eating out when I am alone. It was an allowable exception I think. I also doubled my exercise time today and will do so tomorrow to help "offset" things a bit.
The point though is that this is our favourite hang out and my favourite food. There was a HUGE difference this time though. What was the difference? Instead of simply mowing my way through the food with a pint of Beer, I actually paid attention to what I was eating. It didn't taste bad...it just didn't taste. It was simply.....a burger and fries.The reality is that my own food is better.
I will still go out, and I will still go to this restaurant, but I kind of like that I am becoming a food snob.
My friend Sue is as well. We have gone through similar struggles and I think we are both beginning to appreciate quality....well...I am beginning...I think she is miles ahead of me in terms of recognizing the difference between quality and take out served on a plate. Hope I catch up!
Tomorrow's blog will be later (around lunch I think) as well as I am going to weigh-in at Weight Watchers and will post after I get home. I am thinking I am down a pound which is fine with me. I really want to lose slow this time. By the time I get back to goal I want to have more stable eating habits and slow is the way to do it.
Be healthy!
Alan
Yesterday evening was interesting for me. I discovered that I might be starting to get a hint of "food snob" syndrome...but not in a bad way. I am learning to appreciate good food.
We went out for dinner with our good friend Sue and her daughter Alex. We decided to go to out old haunt around the corner. Basically an old British Pub. I usually have a Burger and Sweet Potato Fries there, and even though I remembered the last time around that the Sweet Potato Fries are only "so-so" I ordered the same thing again. Not a great choice but it really doesn't bother me too much as I have been eating well and keeping my promises of not eating processed food at home and not eating out when I am alone. It was an allowable exception I think. I also doubled my exercise time today and will do so tomorrow to help "offset" things a bit.
The point though is that this is our favourite hang out and my favourite food. There was a HUGE difference this time though. What was the difference? Instead of simply mowing my way through the food with a pint of Beer, I actually paid attention to what I was eating. It didn't taste bad...it just didn't taste. It was simply.....a burger and fries.The reality is that my own food is better.
I will still go out, and I will still go to this restaurant, but I kind of like that I am becoming a food snob.
My friend Sue is as well. We have gone through similar struggles and I think we are both beginning to appreciate quality....well...I am beginning...I think she is miles ahead of me in terms of recognizing the difference between quality and take out served on a plate. Hope I catch up!
Tomorrow's blog will be later (around lunch I think) as well as I am going to weigh-in at Weight Watchers and will post after I get home. I am thinking I am down a pound which is fine with me. I really want to lose slow this time. By the time I get back to goal I want to have more stable eating habits and slow is the way to do it.
Be healthy!
Alan
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
I guess hungry days never really go away
I had a hungry day yesterday. I was hoping that now that I am eating more balanced they would go away...I guess not...sigh.
I kept it reasonably under control. I definitely ate more than usual but I kept it healthy and at least within semi-reason.
This hungry day was a bit different thought. Usually when I get attacks like this I just want to eat everything in sight and then at the end I feel like a beached whale.
This time I was definitely hungry, it felt a LITTLE more controllable, but what was really different was that I felt like my metabolism was going a hundred miles an hour. I am not sure if it was happening or not, I hope so, but it felt more like my body needed the food more than I wanted the food...like my body just needed to burn burn burn. Maybe that is yet again another excuse. Hard to know.
Hopefully it did burn and I don't suffer too much on the scale.
I can't go to Weight watcher's tonight as my good friend Sue is coming into the city to see the show "Wicked". We will not see the show ourselves but will be meeting up with her and one of her daughters after the show. I am really looking forward to it. I promise you this is NOT avoiding the scale because of yesterday. As my friend Sue will attest, this was planned a week ago.
My friend Albert and I have committed to going to the Weight Watcher's meeting in Burlington Friday morning at 8:15AM so I will still make sure I weigh in and report back on how I did.
Hoping my friend in Scotland, CDP. hasn't had too bad a week. She was visiting her daughter in Italy last week, but is facing the scale again tomorrow morning. Keeping my fingers crossed for her!
To those at tonight's meeting...I will miss you but will be there next Wednesday with that shirt on I promised to wear. Jamie suggested last night that I take it to a tailor and get it expanded LOL. Even if that was possible (I don't think there is anything to expand) I wouldn't do it. I made my commitment to wear it next Wednesday and that is what I will do. By the way WW people, anyone know what happened to Alexis and her Mom? Haven't seen them at the meetings in a while and miss them. Doing my best to get Albert back to the meetings. At least he has said he will go Friday.
Be healthy!
Alan
I kept it reasonably under control. I definitely ate more than usual but I kept it healthy and at least within semi-reason.
This hungry day was a bit different thought. Usually when I get attacks like this I just want to eat everything in sight and then at the end I feel like a beached whale.
This time I was definitely hungry, it felt a LITTLE more controllable, but what was really different was that I felt like my metabolism was going a hundred miles an hour. I am not sure if it was happening or not, I hope so, but it felt more like my body needed the food more than I wanted the food...like my body just needed to burn burn burn. Maybe that is yet again another excuse. Hard to know.
Hopefully it did burn and I don't suffer too much on the scale.
I can't go to Weight watcher's tonight as my good friend Sue is coming into the city to see the show "Wicked". We will not see the show ourselves but will be meeting up with her and one of her daughters after the show. I am really looking forward to it. I promise you this is NOT avoiding the scale because of yesterday. As my friend Sue will attest, this was planned a week ago.
My friend Albert and I have committed to going to the Weight Watcher's meeting in Burlington Friday morning at 8:15AM so I will still make sure I weigh in and report back on how I did.
Hoping my friend in Scotland, CDP. hasn't had too bad a week. She was visiting her daughter in Italy last week, but is facing the scale again tomorrow morning. Keeping my fingers crossed for her!
To those at tonight's meeting...I will miss you but will be there next Wednesday with that shirt on I promised to wear. Jamie suggested last night that I take it to a tailor and get it expanded LOL. Even if that was possible (I don't think there is anything to expand) I wouldn't do it. I made my commitment to wear it next Wednesday and that is what I will do. By the way WW people, anyone know what happened to Alexis and her Mom? Haven't seen them at the meetings in a while and miss them. Doing my best to get Albert back to the meetings. At least he has said he will go Friday.
Be healthy!
Alan
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
It worked!
Yesterday I had a victory. A small victory but a victory.
Jamie wanted a box of those chocolate digestive biscuits he loved so much, but I gave him two small no fat banana muffins I made and he forgot about the cookies. Yeah!
I wrote a while ago about how I felt that one builds a successful relationship by accepting a person as the person is and not trying to change them.
I really believe this is true, but if better options are presented and they choose them for themselves...then it is a win-win!
I am really happy with the food I am eating right now but I don't seem to be "losing" very fast...mostly maintaining. The most important thing though is that I seem to finally be finding the balance I have been missing.
Allowing myself healthier treats I make at home seems to be giving me the strength to avoid junk outside, and exercise helps balance out those treats.
My hope is that I can lose a pound a week until I am back to where I want to be. It will actually be better for me if I do that then if I lose faster because I am learning to "stabilize", and that will mean new habits really do become lifetime habits.
Yeah!!!!
Be healthy,
Alan
Jamie wanted a box of those chocolate digestive biscuits he loved so much, but I gave him two small no fat banana muffins I made and he forgot about the cookies. Yeah!
I wrote a while ago about how I felt that one builds a successful relationship by accepting a person as the person is and not trying to change them.
I really believe this is true, but if better options are presented and they choose them for themselves...then it is a win-win!
I am really happy with the food I am eating right now but I don't seem to be "losing" very fast...mostly maintaining. The most important thing though is that I seem to finally be finding the balance I have been missing.
Allowing myself healthier treats I make at home seems to be giving me the strength to avoid junk outside, and exercise helps balance out those treats.
My hope is that I can lose a pound a week until I am back to where I want to be. It will actually be better for me if I do that then if I lose faster because I am learning to "stabilize", and that will mean new habits really do become lifetime habits.
Yeah!!!!
Be healthy,
Alan
Monday, October 25, 2010
Getting Your Exercise?
You may have noticed that I haven't spoken about exercise much in the past while. That is because I kind of "lost it" for a bit.
I have been back into it big time for the past week or so. What a difference it makes.
I think I got off track when I was sick and then after that I did it in a half hazard kind of way. The steam room was more appealing then the gym equipment.
To be honest I thought I had the exercise thing down and I would never slip up on it again...but I did slip up...and I corrected it.
I will be honest. I don't love going to the gym. I don't really understand how anyone does. I do, however, love how I feel when I come out of the gym, and even when I am not losing weight I love the fact that my body is becoming more toned.
If you aren't exercising I really recommend that you start....even if it is only a little bit at a time. It will make a world of difference to how you feel...and to your health.
I'm still feeling great!!!
Be healthy,
Alan
I have been back into it big time for the past week or so. What a difference it makes.
I think I got off track when I was sick and then after that I did it in a half hazard kind of way. The steam room was more appealing then the gym equipment.
To be honest I thought I had the exercise thing down and I would never slip up on it again...but I did slip up...and I corrected it.
I will be honest. I don't love going to the gym. I don't really understand how anyone does. I do, however, love how I feel when I come out of the gym, and even when I am not losing weight I love the fact that my body is becoming more toned.
If you aren't exercising I really recommend that you start....even if it is only a little bit at a time. It will make a world of difference to how you feel...and to your health.
I'm still feeling great!!!
Be healthy,
Alan
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