rosio19's Logboek, 07 mei 19

Way of life ❤️ 

Remember, if you are working your body hard you eat for tomorrow.  

I’m sure I’m old enough to be your Mama, but I learn from you almost every single day! And I love that we think so much the same. It’s so nice to feel the reinforcement.🌸 

Thank you 😊  

[15569] i agree with 'listening...' 

I’m the first silly one I guess. I hate to waste food. However I start with smaller portions to begin with now because I can usually guess about how much it’ll take to fill me up. I also dislike unlogging food especially when it’s a casserole. When I listen to my body I overeat. Like now, I’m hungry yet I ate two tacos 3 hours ago. My mind won’t let my body win. I can have a snack but it’ll be before bedtime and not sooner. But I’m almost always hungry. Planning means I can keep to 1200-1700, listening to my body means 2000+. In fact, I’m at a deficit and don’t NEED to eat so may skip the snack. Then I can eat more tomorrow as I’m taking the hubby and 4 yo out to lunch. We’ll see :). Good job on figuring out what works for you! 

@Peeperjj...perhaps you need to adjust your WOE. I think initially, logging for some is necessary. That is why we are on FS. But I feel it should be used as a learning process where the ultimate goal is to be able to intuitively eat. I think goal is to learn the best way to eat and how to listen to your body. If the lesson is being missed, there is an adjustment that is being overlooked.  

My issue is that an hour after I’ve at I can eat again. I’m hungry again but not stomach growling in pain hungry. When it gets there then I tend to grab quick and unhealthy. With our hectic lives we have to do a lot of meal planning. 3 kids in 10 sports/activities, hubby with a job that requires traveling AND works on the family farm as it’s his passion. I’m the homemaker that gets everyone where they need to go, remembers when everything is, helps with school projects, does the shopping, cleaning and meal planning (and cooking it). Then add in school and the team we coach and we are booked solid. We made time for the gym as we can this time of year but most of the school year we can’t. I do mean can’t unless hubby gives up farming and the kids give up sports. They love those things so the gym is for me. I’m also obsessive. I NEED to log and see the numbers to know I’m doing well. Otherwise I have anxiety attacks that lead to me breaking down and yelling at everyone and not being able to catch my breath or settle. My counselor agrees that logging is needed unless I can control the depression and anxiety better. I can go without logging all day but at night I log everything and find I’ve been hungry all day. I make better choices with logging. Once I gain muscle and can eat 1800+ a day then I won’t need it. 1500 I’m hungry, 2000 I’m comfortably full all day. The in between is hard on me and I have a hard time memorizing what meals should be paired in a day to keep protein up and the right amount of calories to gain muscle and not fat.  

My health coach talks a lot about competing goals, especially with those in our community who are marathon runners and trying to maintain a deficit at the same time they're training (which, BTW is virtually impossible and not good for a diet or training). Her perspective is that you kinda have to figure out your priorities. This is where the "why" of this journey really counts. Increasing lean muscle mass is and endurance is important to me, so even when I don't always feel like it - I finish the plate, and log the food, so I can hit that protein macro and eat to the highest end of my calorie allotment, to ensure the body is fueled for workouts and increases in lean muscle mass. However, I have MS and being fit is a priority to this girl, because if I end up in a wheelchair - I want the muscle tone that is going to help me adapt and function in that capacity. But, in your case - priorities may be different. And, if the ultimate goal is to eat intuitively, without having to log food, and genuinely learn to listen to your body to get to know what it wants and when it is genuinely full and/or hungry - then I think it's absolutely okay to go that route. This is why it's not a one size fits all path, ya know? Everyones goals are different, and thus the choices and approaches they take to get there. ;-) 

Not silly if you have specific goals... 

Actually Pos if you eat like this you would lose weight. It’s called, appropriately feeding your body 😉 

Most of us are silly and want fast results so we take extreme unsustainable measures, and that’s why most Do Not Maintain Weight Loss  

Pos is this your first time ever losing weight? Or are you a yo yo dieter? 

For me, the busier I am is the main reason why intuitive eating is needed. Logging takes a lot of time. Weighing as you eat takes a lot of time. Making estimates of what you ate when you can't weigh takes a lot of time. Trying to remember what I brought from the grocery store to be paired with what takes time. I am a bit more obsessive compulsive than those I know - so I am the only one who uses a food scale and tracks. Others who are working out and losing weight do not. You don't need a food scale or track food to lose weight. It seems that food controls them less and they have less anxiety about it....and yes, the goal is to ween off the crutch and to be less obsessive compulsive. Fullness is sometimes based on what you are eating and not always how much. But many people have a diversity of challenges that they must overcome. As long as they are happy and not getting in the way of others, then it doesn't much matter. For me personally, I think logging/weighing etc...is another thing on an already long to-do list. I have a breather currently because my schedule since March has been more free. But come August - it will be back in high gear.  

Ok if we listen to our body there is really no need for one to weigh the food  

Ok having that said, that only applies with healthy/nutrient foods  

Don’t listen to your body when you are eating hot Cheetos, you will never get full. Those types of foods are not for you to get full off. Those foods are treats  

But that is perfectly okay too! I kept weight off for 4 years. I lost it without apps. Life situations change, the body changes so yea...if you have to return, so what? The thing is, return sooner than later if needed. And the mirror will definitely let you know that. Or it doesn't have to be a be all, end all. Could be that instead of daily - you check in monthly or bi-monthly. If someone has a food addiction, then that's different. But for the average person, not so much.  

I think they recommend waiting 20 minutes after a meal before getting something else...I cannot remember the actual length of time...but I think it's 20 min 

Hot Cheetos type foods are eaten for pleasure not for hunger