Making Real Progress (m)by (Login TigerRats)I am a small person and 5 lbs is a size on me, so even though I probably haven't lost the 10 lbs (I'm estimating I've lost 8, I haven't weighed in lately) it's making a big difference. Here is all I am doing: (1) We got a dog and I walk him half an hour a day. (2) I used to take one hour long Pilates class a week, now I take 2 to 3 per week. (3) I (almost) never eat ice cream. I only occasionally eat frozen yogurt, and sometimes I eat Arctic Zero (very low cal). (4) I never was much of a drinker but I have pretty much been avoiding alcohol. (5) I am drinking Kambucha tea (about 60 calories per bottle) and occasionally chrysanthemum tea (which has 80 cal per can). I used to always avoid liquids with calories; that may not have been a great idea. (6) I have been sucking on sugar free hard candies sometimes when sweet cravings hit. It helps! (7) I have been eating those 100 calorie bags of popcorn. Let me explain. I love love love popcorn, but I couldn't eat it for years because of gum problems. My gums have gotten way better (due to long term use of an electric toothbrush) and now I can eat popcorn again, which is really exciting! (8) Every Friday night, I have 2 pieces of vegan pizza from Whole Foods. It's like a ritual that ends my work week. It tastes decadent and probably isn't that fattening. I hope -- I really don't know. (9) I'm trying really hard not to obsess about calories. I still do it; old habits are hard to break, but not obsessing works so much better than obsessing. (10) I find when I don't obsess I don't binge eat. I really think it's an anxiety/OCD type issue. Not binge eating might be the single biggest thing. Or if I do, it's a small binge. Makes a big difference. Tigs (wearing jeans she couldn't fit in for a year!) from IP address 108.38.99.21 Respond to this message Return to Index
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