Well All Right!

FABULOUS trip to New York. Check out travelenvelope.blogspot.com for details on that. Food-wise, I did much better than at Disneyland. I didn't hold back, but I didn't overstuff either, and I walked miles and miles and miles and miles. Came back at 206--which considering that at the last restart I was 205, isn't bad! Got right back on track but legitimately picked out a FREE day. I used it yesterday because it was pioneer day--a big deal in Utah. Had chips and dip, loaded potatoes and too many chocolate chip cookies and was still 204 today. I think/hope the worst is over as far as food disasters go.

It works

Down three pounds and did all right on the fourth of July. Not stupendous, but really all right. Saturday was fine. It was a 1500 cal day, but I didn't feel like being that strict, so I worked out for 1.5 hours and earned 300 extra cal. Just what I wanted. I'm going to try hard not to go crazy in NYC. I want to focus on the sites. I also don't want to overeat so much that I don't enjoy much of the food because I'm still over-full. That's going to be a challenge, but worth it I think.

Forgot the banana!

OopS!!!  I did great yesterday on flavor point. Once more, I got confirmation that when I eat "real" old-fashinoned type food, I fill up. For dinner I made orange tilapia, bulger wheat, beans and a salad. The tilapia fillets were small, so I made two for each of us. I was done 1/2 through the meal--partially from nutrition, and partially because those foods don't stimulate cravings, so I was done.

I need to eat more food that doesn't stimulate cravings. The problem is that I don't CRAVE those foods! I can't imagine wanting tilapia more than another food. Mom used to make all kinds of stuff I didn't particuarly like---liver and onions, tuna casserole, cheese souffle etc. In fact, probably MOST nights was food I wasn't over the top thrilled about. It was just dinner time.  That's really changed since I became the cook. I cook GOOD food. Even when it's healthy, it's food that I get excited about. I don't know that I'm quite ready to change this. For now, it's good to know and to watch out for.

1600 cal today. I'm starving, but mostly because I forgot to bring the banana to eat with my lunch. I'll head home and make a dinner and eat 80 calories more than I would otherwise. it's nice to know that I don't HAVE to feel this way. I could have gone upstairs and bought a banana. I could have eaten part of the granola bar in my cupboard. On the way home today I think I'll devote the time to thrashing out what I will do when I feel genuinely hungry but have already eaten  my share for the time. Do I try to tough it out? (not a great track record), Do I have something healthy? (spins out of control pretty fast).  What would be a good "non-craveable" food?  Maybe weight watchers famous 0 point soup. Except that I might not need it very often. Could I freeze some? It would have come in handy today.