tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042613739572921643.post7830643206256048727..comments2023-09-08T10:27:30.095+01:00Comments on Fifty, Fat and Grumpy: Nibbles, and learning about myself.Fat Grumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14563154952353175490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042613739572921643.post-1881303268604342262010-04-30T11:15:12.780+01:002010-04-30T11:15:12.780+01:00Deniz and Jo - thanks so much for your support. It...Deniz and Jo - thanks so much for your support. It is really appreciated. I felt quite emotional yesterday, no idea why, but I saw losing weight as a GOOD thing, an easy thing and something I really wanted to do. Perhaps all you need is a small success, a little determination and the positivity that comes from taking control? I hope it lasts! <br />Yes Deniz, guilt is destructive. We can't keep beating ourselves up. However, my snacking before consisted of scoffing whatever I could get my hands on - and lots of bread. I was piling on the pounds with the stodge I think and feeling lethargic because I wasn't thinking about vitamins, minerals, fibre etc. Little and often - with the house being stocked with healthy stuff is the way forward for me I think. <br /><br />Jo - I love that quote :) This way of eating has to become a habit, not just until I have shifted a few pounds. I have six stones to lose...and like you I don't have the luxury of just thinking about me. MY kids have grown now, well, at least my daughter has. I am not sure if my two young men will ever mature as she has! I am having to remember that they have mighty appetites too..but they can eat the things I eat and fill up on bread and cereal if necessary. I am still their Mum and although they are capable of looking after themselves, the mother in me does like to provide them with hot meals at the end of the day. I am trying to see housework (ugh - a necessary but repetitive evil!) as good free exercise :)Fat Grumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563154952353175490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042613739572921643.post-89900324956789088872010-04-29T21:22:56.921+01:002010-04-29T21:22:56.921+01:00Grumpy: Hey, you have a plan! Now it may need so...Grumpy: Hey, you have a plan! Now it may need some tweaking along the way, but you know what works best for you. I also have trouble reading the weight loss blogs that talk about their 8 hours of exercise in one day. Excuse me...I work full time and am still raising kids and have a home, garden and marriage to maintain. How the hell would I fit in 8 hours at the gym and why would I want to? One of my favorite quotes... "There is no finish line--keep running". Jo :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042613739572921643.post-51015205179407513132010-04-29T16:05:10.891+01:002010-04-29T16:05:10.891+01:00You mentioned something about "guilt associat...You mentioned something about "guilt associated from eating frequently". Write that 'guilt' thought on a piece of scrappy paper, tear it into teensy bits and flush it down the loo. <br /><br />Reading the blog world for the last few years has taught me that eating small, healthy snackettes frequently is a good thing, not the starter for a guilt-trip. <br /><br />Diana, over at http://diana135.blogspot.com/ says about fruit<br />"When eating five to seven fruits and vegetables a day, it really should be five to seven vegetables and fruits a day. We should be eating more vegetables than fruit..." <br />and... <br />"My snacks are always a complete snack. For example, I try to never eat just a piece of fruit. I always add some protein. A few almonds, an ounce of turkey, a small piece of cheese, some Greek yogurt. Something to make me feel satisfied. Never just a carb, but always a carb and a protein."<br /><br />Might help? BTW, I always keep a fruit bowl or a box of raw veggie bits at work for my regular snack attack moments. It gets some odd looks, but it helps banish the vending machine devil!Denizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633002838343992787noreply@blogger.com