- Am I eating enough or too many calories per day to maintain my weight?
- How many calories/day should I eat to maintain my weight?
- How many more calories/day should I eat when I exercise or run?
And here are some questions that my nutritionist asked me:
- How hungry are you when you eat?
- Do you find you eat really quickly or overeat when you get too hungry?
- Were you really hungry when you were eating too many snacks on the weekends, when you were using extra "points?"
- Why do you get diet/sugar-free jell-o and pudding instead of regular?
- Why did you just eat half an english muffin with breakfast, instead of the whole thing?
- Do you feel full or satisfied when you're done eating most meals?
Very, very interesting. I was told that I'm very focused on the numbers, and perhaps focusing on satiating hunger while eating balanced meals would help me get in touch with what my body needs. The nutritionist also told me that perhaps this approach would stop my "I have extra weekly points so I can eat what I want" thing.
Here's my problem with the mindful eating thing - I found that NOT focusing on the numbers made me less accountable. Granted, maybe I shouldn't have made Thanksgiving the week that I tried it for the first time, because that brought a whole host of other "It's Thanksgiving whateva whateva I do what I want" excuses along. But still. I feel like I can't just switch away from the "numbers" yet, as I may not hold myself to making good decisions about my diet without weight watchers.
Aaaaaand that is how I gained 3 pounds over Thanksgiving!
I know, I know. I'm being slightly ridiculous. I'll be fine. I'm back on track. There's no need to be silly about a few pounds...
Maybe I'll try some Kalteen bars? They make you burn carbs like crazy.
No, but like... perhaps this is just not my approach right now.
Then, I had two awesome conversations with people that are awesome. Lots of awesome. Awesome awesome awesome.
First, I talked to my accountability buddy (i.e. one of my besties from college) today, who told me that she also had a bad week - but she wasn't going to let it completely derail her. I know I've told other people to do just that - don't let a bad situation ruin your entire weight loss or maintenance. It won't ruin everything. So I decided to take my own advice. It's awesome to have a person (or multiple people) who understand what you are going through. I am really lucky to have her!
Second, I have the best boyfriend ever. I talked to him this past weekend about how I didn't think the mindful eating on its own would work for me, and the following conversation ensued:
A: Why don't you track your food at the end of the day?
S: Hmm, that's one idea.
A: Well, you want to make sure you're full, right? But are you tracking what you eat after every meal right now?
S: Yes...
A: But you probably plan out your last meal of the day based on how many points you have left?
S: Yes...
A: So if you track at the end of the day, you could eat your healthy meals and eat until you're full, but you'd still have the...
S: Accountability?
A: Yep, that.
S: I like it.
So first, my boyfriend knows me better than I do, and is generally wonderful. (I know, BARF, okay, I'll stop now.) Second, I'm going to try it that way, and see how it goes! I want to start making changes in my relationship with food... but not too fast! Third, I'm lucky to have ALL the wonderful and supportive people in my life that I do.
So, wish me luck this week - getting a cold and starting a new job generally do not go together well, but I'm doing my best! Is it the weekend/winter break yet? Now? No? Mmk. Back to it.
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