Shrinking Violets Check-in for Saturday, November 25

BelovedHeather

BelovedHeather

Cathlete
Reality check! I was thrilled last night because I made it through the Thanksgiving holiday without stuffing myself. I thought I had a good game plan. I decided to celebrate Thanksgiving for a week. The turkey breast was clean. I fixed it myself. I basted it with butter but did not eat the skin. The mashed potatoes were made with whole milk and butter (and not clean). I ate turkey and mashed potatoes 7 days in a row and pumpkin cheesecake 4 days in a row. I ate on a child’s plate (the size of a desert plate) and kept my portions very reasonable. Eating a small portion every day allowed me to approach the food with control. I did not stuff myself or binge. I was so proud of myself. I ate turkey breast, mashed potatoes, Hawaiian bread, and pickles for my Thanksgiving meal plus pumpkin cheesecake for desert. I did not eat a bite of the stuffing or the other Thanksgiving junk. I was careful not to eat anything that would cause an allergic reaction. My portion sizes were not out of control. My calories were not over the top. But I feel sluggish and drugged this morning. I have no energy. All my clothes are suddenly uncomfortably tight. I was feeling great earlier this week. I do not know when this happened, but I faced the music and stepped on the scale this morning. Eek! I stripped down to my birthday suit and tried again. It did not help! I gained 10 pounds this week! How on earth did that happen?! I did not consume enough calories to gain that much weight. I am not convinced that it takes 3,500 extra calories for my body to gain a pound. Eating more animal protein and fat always invites a visit from the fat fairy. This is so discouraging. I just want to cry. I weigh 220 pounds again and never imagined that I would be this fat again. I am 40 pounds below my top weight.

I am off to watch my Bible study video session and do my morning workout. Hopefully, Beth Moore and Cathe will encourage me or give me a kick in the butt.

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
Hi Heather,

Just want to say to you that I really enjoy reading your posts.

Want to give you (((hugs))) for feeling discouraged. I had a similar experience (not really with the food thing) this last week. I've been doing Cathe's November rotation, so lots of cardio and being pretty good about my eating. Monday morning, I weighed myself, good number, I can live with that. That evening, DH had made corned beef and cabbage. I like that, but the salt plays havoc with my system. I had a small bowl so that he wouldn't be disappointed. The next morning, up 4 pounds from the day before. AND, I was at an all time high from 27 years ago when I'd lost 30 pounds before I gotten married. I'd been drinking water that day, but not many trips to the bathroom. I took measurements, my boobs were 2" larger than normal, couldn't get my hand around my other wrist, had a slight double chin, puffy under the eyes and face stretched taut. Anyway, I was depressed, thinking I've been doing too much cardio, my body in starvation mode, why do I put all this time in exercising...blah, blah, blah. Even cancelled my weekly Cardio Coach workout on the bike in the afternoon. I decided to just up my water, big time. Guess what? The next day, the scale was down, and each day after that. Now I'm back down to where I was and my inches have gone down, stomach flatter, lost the 2" in the boobs, etc. Conclusion: I was dehydrated with all the cardio and sweating and with the salt, my body was just soaking up any additional water I would drink. On the plus side, I've gotten more fit with this rotation.

Anyway Heather, could it be that you may be dehydrated too with all the extra cardio in this rotation? I knew too that it shouldn't be fat as I had not eaten extra calories.

I don't know if this will help you or not, but again, {{{hugs}}} to you.

Jeanette
 
Good afternoon ladies,

quick check-in before i head out the door. gotta take the boys outside to play. the weather is wayyyy too nice today to stay inside.

this morning i got up at 7am cleaned the house for 2 1/2 hrs and then went to the gym for a powerpump (1 hr weights) class and then ran on the TM for 2 miles. came home and cleaned up some more. i am still not done . oh well, the rest will have to wait.

Heather- keep up the good work. you've come such a long way and you are doing fantastic!

enjoy your day violets:)
 
Shrinking Violets Check-in

After watching my Breaking Free video session and working out with Cathe this morning, I am back with a determined focus. I am declaring war on this stubborn fat and taking no prisoners. I set goals for 2007, and I am ready! My game plan involves plenty of fiber and water. I am discovering that ratios are more important for me than calories. My body can process carbs, but fat goes straight to my butt! My body does not process meat well either, but fat is what really packs on the pounds. I drank a gallon of spring water every day this week and nothing but water, so I cannot blame it on sweet tea or sugary drinks. It must have been the butter and cream cheese.

I did the Drill Max cardio leg blast premix this morning. What a great workout! :7 I love this premix and will likely do this one more often than the workout as produced. It was enough of a cardio high to blast away the blues and make me feel good, and my butt was on fire again. I originally wanted to call this new series of DVDs the Fun Max Series, but the Butt Max Series is more like it! :7 If these workouts do not whip my rear into shape, nothing will!

Netta, thank you for the hugs. :) I cannot blame this on too much cardio. My body actually needs a lot of cardio to shed fat. My current rotation involves less cardio than I usually do. No, this is the result of eating too much fat! Even when my calories are not out of control, fat goes straight to my butt! I am a cardio and carb queen. My body thrives on both. I drink a gallon of spring water every day, so dehydration is not an issue.

Sunny, thank you for the encouragement. :) Have fun playing with your boys today!

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
Heather -

This is what you said, "I basted it (the turkey)with butter but did not eat the skin. The mashed potatoes were made with whole milk and butter (and not clean). I ate turkey and mashed potatoes 7 days in a row and pumpkin cheesecake 4 days in a row. I ate on a child’s plate (the size of a desert plate) and kept my portions very reasonable. Eating a small portion every day allowed me to approach the food with control. I did not stuff myself or binge. I was so proud of myself. I ate turkey breast, mashed potatoes, Hawaiian bread, and pickles for my Thanksgiving meal plus pumpkin cheesecake for desert."

Just a couple of suggestions if you decide to do the same sort of thing over Christmas week: you took in more calories than you think you did or you would not have gained weight, so maybe you could tweak your recipes to they aren't so calorie-laden. Don't baste your turkey with butter; use skim milk ot chicken broth for your mashed potatoes and use butter buds; use lower calorie ingredients for your cheesecake. In other words, don't give up your favorite goodies - just do the research to make them "skinnier."

You're certainly right about fat - a gram of fat contains 9 calories in comparison to a gram of carbs or protein which bot contain 4 calories.
 
SD- have fun with the boys. I need to take mine out shortly too!

Heather- don't be discouraged. Just keep up the good work. I imagine that part of the gain could be a little muscle too. Just put it past you and move on to more Cathe hehe!!! Seriously, you are doing fabulous. The weight will come off. Have fun while you do it too! I love reading your cheery posts!

No WO yesterday. I worked till2, then decorated and cleaned till 9pm! Then I went to bed.
Not sure what is up today. bbl.

Hi Netta and Cakebaker!


Maeghan AKA megadoo



http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=megadoo2&x=15&y=7
 
Holiday Eating

Cakebaker:

Thank you for the suggestions. I ate more calories than normal last week, but not 35,000 more! ;-) That is what it would take to gain 10 pounds in a week!

I love to cook and have successfully cleaned up many of my favorite meals. I have never experimented with holiday foods because I only eat them once a year. I prefer plain baked potatoes most of the time. Do you have any favorite recipe books with cleaner versions of traditional favorites? What do you baste your turkey with if not butter? I do not eat the skin, and most of the butter ends up in the bottom of the pan anyway. Does the turkey absorb a significant amount of fat from the butter? I am a Southern girl. It is progress for me to eat a meal like this without gravy or fried food! :7 I thought I was doing good by not frying the bird! :7

I will likely enjoy a few small treats the week of Christmas but do not plan to take another week-long vacation from clean eating in the near future. All in all, I have no regrets. Eating small portions of my favorite holiday foods all week kept me from stuffing myself on Thanksgiving. When you have a history of emotional eating, you do what you have to do to avoid a binge. If you are a “normal” eater, this will not make sense to you. ;-)

Maeghan, you are funny. :7 I do not think I gained any muscle last week, but thanks for the encouragement. ;-)

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
RE: Holiday Eating

A fast search on one of my favorite sites yielded this recipe for a pumpkin cheesecake:

http://www.calorieking.com/recipes/...ersnap-Crust_Y2lkPTcmc2lkPTMzJnJpZD02NDU.html

Lots of times I just take a regular recipe (like I did this week with a Layered Pumpkin dessert) and just substituted skim for whole milk, sugar-free-fat-free instant pudding for regular, fat free cream cheese for regular, and Cool Whip Free for regular and the no one knew that I'd tinkered because you couldn't taste the difference.

Have you ever seen a nutritionist to help you with your journey, especially since you don't want to do any counting of any sort?
 
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