This week I had a revelation!
I have a therapist who's helping me through some big changes in my life. She gave me a mantra that really rang true for me; I create my own reality and the point of power is now. I've been saying it to myself everyday. It just dawned on me one day that I'm creating my own reality with every bite I eat or don't eat, with every good choice or bad choice. The point of power IS NOW!!!
Pulling into Taco Bell? That's the point of power to create my own reality. Drive by? I'm creating my reality. I'm full after only half the sandwich? How can I create the reality I want? Feed the other half to my dog!
I know first hand how motivation comes and goes but this is big for me. I control my reality. It's not that I'm broke or stressed or people piss me off. Those things test my self discipline but I always have the final choice.
If I can live in the moment, I can stay in control of my body, what it does, what goes into it! If I decide to eat a cupcake I can love that cupcake, enjoy it, taste it. When I pick up the second one I can decide if eating another one will create the reality I want or am I subconsciously creating my big fat reality!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Karen's log, Saturday
Breakfast, 2 coffees which I forgot to photograph (you've seen em before) 2 eggs and a faux sausage patty.
Lunch, a little pasta with a few veggies.
Orange
Salad for dinner with Bacos, cheese, radishes, tomatoes, green onions and olive oil and vinegar dressing.
Dessert I had a lot of Greek yogurt and a banana.
Kate's log 11/19/11 DRAFT
I have a horrible cold and am just not in the mood to even think today. Tried to not screw up.
About 2 and a half cups.
1 cup multigrain cheerios, 1/4th cup milk. 1 banana.
Between 1/4th and 1/2 cup garbonzos.
2 smart dogs. (faux meat) this is really gross looking.
Not proud of this! Not even worth it.
A pretty large apple.
I'm also on my 6th water.
About 2 and a half cups.
1 cup multigrain cheerios, 1/4th cup milk. 1 banana.
Between 1/4th and 1/2 cup garbonzos.
2 smart dogs. (faux meat) this is really gross looking.
Not proud of this! Not even worth it.
A pretty large apple.
I'm also on my 6th water.
Kate's weekly update
I guess overall its been a successful week, even though I've eaten less fresh fruits and veggies and more soy.
I ordered a new scale on Amazon as well as a pedometer. I got inspired to do so from Bob Greene's book. I can't do typical exercise most of the time because I've got my 3 kids. For safety reasons I won't go places with all 3 alone. I'd be in big trouble if one decided to wander or if god forbid someone were to approach me (there was a man exposing himself on the closest trail recently). So, I decided a pedometer would really work well for me. I can see how many steps I'm taking now and increase daily. My house is absolutely tiny, but I CAN move more. I do things like put clean laundry in the front room and then walk to the appropriate room to put each thing away. It seems small, but I've got to increase my activity any way I can.
Water. I'm doing ok with water. Or, I thought so anyway. I have been drinking at least 4 - 16.9 oz. water bottles a day. I looked up how much I'm actually supposed to be drinking and at my weight I should be getting 125 oz. a day. Looks like I need to just about double my intake. Going from a total diet soda drinker, to a non-soda and only water drinker in less than 2 weeks..and now doubling the amount I'm drinking? I can do it, but I'm not going act happy about it! What's been working best for me is just downing a bottle whenever I think of it. 1 in the morning, 1 with each meal. I don't love water, so just getting it out of the way works for me. I'll just have to add 4 more bottles daily. Eegh.
My weight, I think, has gone down pretty considerably, but I'm not going to do an official weigh-in until I can get back on the same scale I initially weighed in on. Or, until my new scale comes in the mail.
I'm getting nervous about Thanksgiving because I know there will be stuff I want. I want to be able to control myself, but also not be a crazy dieter on that day. That day isn't really worth ruining what I've accomplished so far.
The kids and I all have colds so its making things more challenging. I'm going easy on myself but also reminding myself this isn't a reason to eat. I cleaned my house this morning. I'm counting sweeping/vaccuuming/picking things up as exercise.
My goals for the following week are to:
1.) Drink 125 oz. per day
2.) More veggies, less soy.
3.) As much exercise as possible.
4.) Control myself on Thanksgiving.
Until next week!
Kate
I ordered a new scale on Amazon as well as a pedometer. I got inspired to do so from Bob Greene's book. I can't do typical exercise most of the time because I've got my 3 kids. For safety reasons I won't go places with all 3 alone. I'd be in big trouble if one decided to wander or if god forbid someone were to approach me (there was a man exposing himself on the closest trail recently). So, I decided a pedometer would really work well for me. I can see how many steps I'm taking now and increase daily. My house is absolutely tiny, but I CAN move more. I do things like put clean laundry in the front room and then walk to the appropriate room to put each thing away. It seems small, but I've got to increase my activity any way I can.
Water. I'm doing ok with water. Or, I thought so anyway. I have been drinking at least 4 - 16.9 oz. water bottles a day. I looked up how much I'm actually supposed to be drinking and at my weight I should be getting 125 oz. a day. Looks like I need to just about double my intake. Going from a total diet soda drinker, to a non-soda and only water drinker in less than 2 weeks..and now doubling the amount I'm drinking? I can do it, but I'm not going act happy about it! What's been working best for me is just downing a bottle whenever I think of it. 1 in the morning, 1 with each meal. I don't love water, so just getting it out of the way works for me. I'll just have to add 4 more bottles daily. Eegh.
My weight, I think, has gone down pretty considerably, but I'm not going to do an official weigh-in until I can get back on the same scale I initially weighed in on. Or, until my new scale comes in the mail.
I'm getting nervous about Thanksgiving because I know there will be stuff I want. I want to be able to control myself, but also not be a crazy dieter on that day. That day isn't really worth ruining what I've accomplished so far.
The kids and I all have colds so its making things more challenging. I'm going easy on myself but also reminding myself this isn't a reason to eat. I cleaned my house this morning. I'm counting sweeping/vaccuuming/picking things up as exercise.
My goals for the following week are to:
1.) Drink 125 oz. per day
2.) More veggies, less soy.
3.) As much exercise as possible.
4.) Control myself on Thanksgiving.
Until next week!
Kate
Friday, November 18, 2011
Karen, Friday.
This morning I had 2 coffees and 1 scrambled egg with mushrooms and bean sprouts and a little cheese and a faux sausage patty.
Lunch was stir fry with a little pasta.
Dinner, pasta with a few of the left over veggies and cheese.
I also had some Greek yogurt and a banana.
Kate's log 11/18/11 draft
I am having a hell of a time with my mind. I'm trying to sabotage my efforts. I don't know if its stress from the last few days, my time of the month...I just don't know. I haven't given in yet but my mind is there. I see my water intake slowing down and I'm putting more salt on things. All I want to do is sit and watch Roseanne with a chocolate carmel pudding cup.
2 large and 2 small cups of coffee. See? Slipping. Too much creamer.
1 cup multigrain cheerios. 1/4th cup milk. 1 medium banana.
Lunch. Left over stir fry from last night and garbonzo beans.
I also had another medium banana with lunch.
Dinner. 1 head broccoli, half a package of mushrooms and soy crumbles. I had more than what was I'm this picture.
I will have had at least 4 waters by the time I go to bed.
Highlight of my day was getting to show my oldest, Dash, what big-ass elk look like! We were trying to go for a walk for exercise, but there was a huge downpour and even snow in some spots.
Roosevelt elk.
And this is some sort of moss? fungi? that I've never seen before. I absolutely love it. The red is so unique!
2 large and 2 small cups of coffee. See? Slipping. Too much creamer.
1 cup multigrain cheerios. 1/4th cup milk. 1 medium banana.
Lunch. Left over stir fry from last night and garbonzo beans.
I also had another medium banana with lunch.
Dinner. 1 head broccoli, half a package of mushrooms and soy crumbles. I had more than what was I'm this picture.
I will have had at least 4 waters by the time I go to bed.
Highlight of my day was getting to show my oldest, Dash, what big-ass elk look like! We were trying to go for a walk for exercise, but there was a huge downpour and even snow in some spots.
Roosevelt elk.
And this is some sort of moss? fungi? that I've never seen before. I absolutely love it. The red is so unique!
Karen's Thursday log
This is what I ate on Thursday 11/17/11 another screwed up day which made for lots of weirdness and very little food. I had one coffee and a half a breakfast sandwich; egg, bacon bits and a little cheese.
Didn't get a picture of dinner but imagine me locked in a room with an avocado and a spoon.
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