tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post5118297678472793432..comments2024-01-12T05:15:38.548-06:00Comments on My Journey to Fit: Dieting, aka Eating to LoseShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-14820822799851071392014-08-14T13:04:24.258-05:002014-08-14T13:04:24.258-05:00It will get better. I promise. :)It will get better. I promise. :)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-28765734020236269772014-08-14T11:35:03.197-05:002014-08-14T11:35:03.197-05:00I'm just getting started on my journey and fin...I'm just getting started on my journey and find your blog inspiring. I definitely understand the more bang for your calorie buck concept as it is one I'm trying to follow. This hunger feeling is so foreign to me, that I need to learn to like it ....sure it can only get better :)Alati https://www.blogger.com/profile/06845049592715011700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-59132159676116052342014-08-06T04:08:14.487-05:002014-08-06T04:08:14.487-05:00You should have taken the sundae. Why? Because Joh...You should have taken the sundae. Why? Because John has a birthday once a year and you should have something special on a special day. I would have chosen the sundae and skip the ice cream on the next bike ride but hey, that's just my thoughts about it :) Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287705328335828286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-17913012293866518342014-08-06T04:07:12.243-05:002014-08-06T04:07:12.243-05:00You are doing great my friend. Next week I'm g...You are doing great my friend. Next week I'm going to join you and hopefully the hunger feeling won't be that bad in the beginning LOL.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287705328335828286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-2673527801326912852014-08-05T10:20:05.389-05:002014-08-05T10:20:05.389-05:00Hungry makes me cranky, and that is what I struggl...Hungry makes me cranky, and that is what I struggle with. Last night after dinner John wanted ice cream for his birthday. Not yogurt, but ice cream. What I really wanted was a big sundae like I get on ride days, but I realized that just couldn't happen without consequences. So, I got a kiddie cup of soft serve and it was really good, but I still wanted the big sundae (like John had LOL ). I lost that martyr feeling that I used to have when making better choices back in the day, and that's probably a good thing. Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-82282635894716813202014-08-04T20:39:42.098-05:002014-08-04T20:39:42.098-05:00Heh, those OTHER days...yep.Heh, those OTHER days...yep.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-12986535518802734842014-08-04T20:39:11.393-05:002014-08-04T20:39:11.393-05:00Interesting observation about maintenance not bein...Interesting observation about maintenance not being as powerful. Yeah. The thrill is not there, although you'd think we'd be thrilled at continuing to fit into the same clothes season after season, right?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-92054578254956078452014-08-04T20:37:28.703-05:002014-08-04T20:37:28.703-05:00You're quite welcome - and good on you for get...You're quite welcome - and good on you for getting started! :)<br />Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-28810483808307193062014-08-04T20:14:46.396-05:002014-08-04T20:14:46.396-05:00When I first started tracking my food and transiti...When I first started tracking my food and transitioning to more real foods, I was amazed at how much food I could have and still stay within my calorie budget. In the summer, especially, with all the fresh fruits and veggies available, I sometimes don't get anywhere near the upper end of my range. And then there are the other days. :)<br />Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-2488258326497407272014-08-04T14:29:10.971-05:002014-08-04T14:29:10.971-05:00I think I'm always way more motivated to eat l...I think I'm always way more motivated to eat less to "diet" or lose than to maintain - that's always where I slip up a little. Eating to lose produces results. I guess both do, but the result of maintenance is just that everything stays the same. That just doesn't seem as powerful to me, even though it should.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403024177515079403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-29712497605005579472014-08-04T14:03:28.313-05:002014-08-04T14:03:28.313-05:00I just started my weight loss journey as of June 1...I just started my weight loss journey as of June 1, 2014. It's good to know the things I'm feeling are "normal". Hearing it from you makes me feel like I'm on the right track. Thank you.Sandy E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01856693380644480864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-79456045350100695612014-08-04T13:32:17.979-05:002014-08-04T13:32:17.979-05:00Good going, Biz! Don't let the stress throw y...Good going, Biz! Don't let the stress throw your eating too far out of whack...although, a little extra cheese can't be that bad, right? ;)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-63499594132968236452014-08-04T13:31:20.494-05:002014-08-04T13:31:20.494-05:00For sure, look for the better foods. Because if I...For sure, look for the better foods. Because if I ate the 150 calories of healthy food, I'd not only not be hungry, but I'd probably feel pretty stuffed!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-32676152343407813742014-08-04T13:30:16.848-05:002014-08-04T13:30:16.848-05:00I gave up weighing myself nearly three years ago -...I gave up weighing myself nearly three years ago - I didn't need those numbers to mess with my mind for one more day. I go by how my clothes fit, how I look, and how I feel. Being able to say that I weigh a particular number, or have lost XX number of pounds, is not important to me anymore.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-47092515687362792682014-08-04T13:25:53.916-05:002014-08-04T13:25:53.916-05:00I am with you Shelley. I cannot tell you how temp...I am with you Shelley. I cannot tell you how tempted I was to order a pizza for myself at the hotel before I moved into Tony's room. I had my bag of snacks with me and stuck with it - even if I did overindulge in a bit of cheese one night. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-11902743865341513642014-08-04T13:14:20.580-05:002014-08-04T13:14:20.580-05:00Jeff might concur with you on the Cranky Shelley a...Jeff might concur with you on the Cranky Shelley appearance. ;)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-12965078353519297932014-08-04T13:13:19.384-05:002014-08-04T13:13:19.384-05:00You are right - waiting it out is annoying, but I&...You are right - waiting it out is annoying, but I'm not going to die from this kind of hunger, which decades of dieting have taught me...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-18604294599106297502014-08-04T13:12:34.853-05:002014-08-04T13:12:34.853-05:00Hooray for getting lighter! I'm not real fond...Hooray for getting lighter! I'm not real fond of this hunger feeling, but then I remember it is just a sign for me to do better at finding foods that are a 'better bang for my calorie buck'. Losing The Rollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964981216899599058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-9961614837855179282014-08-04T13:10:44.938-05:002014-08-04T13:10:44.938-05:00I love that term "dieting prison" - says...I love that term "dieting prison" - says so much!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-40640638748603427932014-08-04T10:33:08.444-05:002014-08-04T10:33:08.444-05:00I know you haven't weighed in a long time, so ...I know you haven't weighed in a long time, so are you not going to weigh at all? Are you going only by how you feel, how your clothes fit, etc? Sounds like you are getting much more in tune with your body.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926887495148083672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-29896285379998491262014-08-04T09:53:20.021-05:002014-08-04T09:53:20.021-05:00LOL on the "annoying" paragraph. So I...LOL on the "annoying" paragraph. So I'm thinking my favorite character, Cranky Shelly, might be more visible during diet periods?<br /><br />And I KNOW. Eleven chips. That's just not right.debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-6920384333927721752014-08-04T09:43:32.367-05:002014-08-04T09:43:32.367-05:00The part I might say that I like about "dieti...The part I might say that I like about "dieting" is when that constant hunger sort of abates and you find yourself in the groove, and those changes you're reaching for start to happen. Waiting it out to get that point is where a lot of folks quit but it really is worth it to try.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308631304554235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-3111724957106873662014-08-04T09:27:21.746-05:002014-08-04T09:27:21.746-05:00Great post! I also agree with Mary Fran about tre...Great post! I also agree with Mary Fran about treats. There is no way I'm going to live in dieting prison, but my treats haven't become as special if I have them all the time. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011827141352005348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-62600458477536484352014-08-04T08:47:55.224-05:002014-08-04T08:47:55.224-05:00You are right on with the periodic treats - we get...You are right on with the periodic treats - we get frozen yogurt once a week now, and boy howdy, do I look forward to it!!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-22335945749229609522014-08-04T07:41:06.626-05:002014-08-04T07:41:06.626-05:00I think eating to lose (when you are on track and ...I think eating to lose (when you are on track and not off the rails as I have been recently) is much more gratifying for one other reason. I still allowed myself periodic treats (this is LIFE...not some weight loss prison) and those treats were so intensely awesome because of the 'special' aspect of it! That is an amazing part of the losing process (and if I want to be honest with myself should be that way all the time! ha)MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.com