THIRTYTONORMAL

Loving it

2012
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This time last week, I was thinking that the previous week had been the longest week ever.  Then I blink and another week has already flown by … so much so that I barely remember last week.

I’m still solidly on plan … no grains or sugar, limited dairy, fruit and dark chocolate … and it still feels very natural.  No white-knuckling it, no desiring junk food, nothing but thinking I can SO do this for the rest of my life.

Which is a big change from previous times.  Before I was willing to “go without” because it was always ONLY until I reached a magic number on the scale.  Now I fully embraced this as the way I should always eat.  It’s easy, it fits perfectly into my lifestyle, and I feel great.

And this is with an unplanned trip to the states over the last week-end and a just-planned trip back again this coming week-end.  (Which for those who live in Canada will understand the potential pitfalls when I say the only place for bathroom stops is Tim Horton’s … )

AND my trip to the grocery store and bank this week included once again having to park in front of the cupcake store and having to walk past it several times.  Without even a twinge of desire to indulge.

Unbelievable.  Or at least would have been unbelievable two weeks ago.  Because in my view of the world, getting a parking place in front of the cupcake store is the universe’s way of saying “you most definitely SHOULD go in there … that’s why we arranged this prime parking place for you”.  I might have fought the universe on that, but it would have been a fight and now it only crosses my mind in that “hmmm, there was a time when I would have wanted to go in there and now I don’t care.”

Instead I was more concerned about the price of a head of cabbage.

I’m still a little leery of saying I’ll never be seduced by the cupcake store again since it has only been a couple of weeks (and as we all know I’ve been down this road multiple times).  I can’t say for positive that I’ll never fall into the sugar trap again.  But for right here, right now, I’m loving where I am.

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I know I’m doing well …

2012
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when I can walk past the cupcake store multiple times and not have even the most fleeting desire to go in.

The only parking place I could find today was right in front of the cupcake store.  So I hit the grocery store and the bank (it’s half way between them) and walked past the window filled with the freshest of fresh delicious cupcakes several times (because I forgot to get lemons at the grocery store and so had to go back) without a single twinge.

Hooray for me.  I am SO happy to be in this place.

I know I have a long way to go (like the rest of my life ;) ), but after over a year of starts and stops … with the starts sometimes barely lasting a day … it is so great to feel firmly on the path.

And I remember this feeling.  Not just from the first part of this journey when I lost the first ~40 pounds, but from the years and years when I didn’t have a weight problem.  Life wasn’t a series then of on or off a diet.  Life just was.  I fully admit that I was much more active then (as any mother of young kids will testify), but I never belonged to a gym and never counted a single calorie. I just ate when I was hungry and realize now I ate almost exactly like I’m eating now … lots of vegetables and proteins with some fruit and dairy without a lot of grains.

Do I think this is it?  Well, I sure hope it is, but I know that I need to stay cognizant that as easily as I arrived in this place I can just as easily leave.  All it takes is my listening to that voice coming back and telling me I deserve, I can, I should be able to eat that cupcake or cupcakes.

Is it crazy to be this happy about how well things are going at one week in?  Probably, but I take my happiness where I can find it.  :)

 

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not sure how good of an idea this is …

2012
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Somewhere out in the blog world I found a recipe for breakfast cake.

Lest you think it’s off plan, it’s actually not.

Lest you think if it’s on plan, then it’s probably not that great.  It actually is.

To the point that I’m kind of concerned that I might overdo it.

OTOH, it actually keeps me full for hours.

Which I definitely couldn’t say about regular cake (unless I ate so much that I was sick to my stomach).

Here’s the recipe:

  • 1 scoop protein powder (I use Primal Fuel of which I could have two scoops a day and still stay on plan)
  • 1 Tbsp dark cocoa (the baking kind with no sugar in it)
  • 1 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • I add a drip of peppermint occasionally.

Place all ingredients in small bowl and mix together.  Place in microwave for 60 to 70 seconds.

I was actually surprised that it was tasty … not as good as chocolate/chocolate cupcakes (but then seriously what is), but it feels indulgent and I like it better than drinking a protein drink.

I don’t plan on having it very often … I’m afraid I could definitely over indulge.  And I’m not putting any toppings on it, although YMMV.  I hope I can keep it around, but as with all things, I’ll see if it’s an asset or not.

BTW, I’ve never had protein powder before, but with all the traveling we did over the holidays (four weeks’ worth) I decided it would be a good alternative for those days when we didn’t stop for something to eat.  And it worked out really well.  I’ll probably keep some around the house … it’s great for those days when I leave first thing in the morning and don’t get back until the middle of the afternoon.

Kid things are still on-going.  It’s pretty funny to see the family phone-tree.  Kid A calls B who calls C who double-checks with A and then calls D&E who call F&G … and then it all starts over again with multiple calls from multiple people to Mac and I.  I’m resigned about it at this point.

And my resignation means I’m still in the zen zone.  I am keeping track of my carbs and protein right now because I feel like I might be a little light on the protein.  Yesterday I decided to have a couple of slices of turkey (that I’d roasted myself … I never have been able to stomach deli meat) to up the protein count.  Carbs meanwhile are well below the maximum I set for myself which is what happens when you are eating a lot of vegetables and no fruit.

And I love, love, love the spark people app for the IPad … the interface suits me perfectly.  Which is kind of surprising since I was vaguely irritated by desktop interface.  Plus it was free.  And since it’s on my IPad I don’t have to wear my reading glasses to see it I can update it in the evening when I’m catching up with TIVO and drinking my herbal tea.

 

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