"Dreams of Flight"~ by Duy Huynh ~
Thursday is my weigh-in day at Weight Watchers. Yesterday I was down 8/10 of a pound. My weight has nudged slowly downwards since the first of the year, and I am now back at my pre-Christmas weight. I am still heavier than my lowest point last summer so there remains ground to makeup. And more beyond that. But I'm thrilled about the 8/10 of a pound. And I know the rate of weight loss will only improve now that I am focused and motivated again.
That little voice in my head just said, "don't put that on the blog for everyone to read. What if you fail? What if your perceived turnaround is just a passing fluke and nothing has really changed at all? What if you just continue to flounder like you have for months?"
Well, here's my response to that little voice: "SHUT UP!" I have every intention of moving forward and reaching my goals. Sure, there's a risk. Success is not guaranteed. I have to do the work. I have to string together successful days like the past two. And I can do that. Yesterday was good. It wasn't so hard to eat right--to choose the apple over the chocolate; to have scrambled eggs and broccoli for breakfast, spinach and salmon salad for lunch, and a grilled chicken salad for dinner. It was actually all very tasty and satisfying. For dessert last night I had some frozen cherries with plain non-fat yogurt and a few drops of stevia. Later I had a cup of herbal tea with a splash of soy milk.
That little voice in my head just said, "don't put that on the blog for everyone to read. What if you fail? What if your perceived turnaround is just a passing fluke and nothing has really changed at all? What if you just continue to flounder like you have for months?"
Well, here's my response to that little voice: "SHUT UP!" I have every intention of moving forward and reaching my goals. Sure, there's a risk. Success is not guaranteed. I have to do the work. I have to string together successful days like the past two. And I can do that. Yesterday was good. It wasn't so hard to eat right--to choose the apple over the chocolate; to have scrambled eggs and broccoli for breakfast, spinach and salmon salad for lunch, and a grilled chicken salad for dinner. It was actually all very tasty and satisfying. For dessert last night I had some frozen cherries with plain non-fat yogurt and a few drops of stevia. Later I had a cup of herbal tea with a splash of soy milk.
I don't feel deprived at all. I feel very good, and I like this feeling. I can do this.
3 comments:
PatC, You can do it! I have every confidence in you! You are an inspiration and motivator to us all. If we fall, we get back up and try, try again! Eventually, we get there even though it may take longer than we want! :-) I hope all have a terrific weekend!
BTW, I am on to Brussel Sprouts as my new winter vegetable of choice. If they are sliced, I find they can be roasted with garlic and red pepper like the broccoli. Delicious!
PatC:
Good late morning! And, congrats on the 8/10! 80% of anything is pretty good news in my book.
I owed you those links...
The CSA I use:
http://moorefarmsandfriends.com
They have pickup locations all over ATL. What I love about them is you don't have to buy in for a whole season, but shop online each week. They're low on veggies right now, but they have a great deal of meat--all organic, local(ish) and pastured. Their eggs are also fantastic (from Carlton farms--not too far out of ATL). I've visited that farm and have seen the happy chickens ranging all over.
Nearby farm:
http://www.naturesharmonyfarm.com/
Besides them taking incredibly wonderful care of all their animals, they post how they do it on their blog. Tim and Liz are super nice and I've gotten turkey and a bunch of chicken from them. They have/had a meat CSA, but, I still had a freezer full of meat so I didn't buy in on that. Also, I didn't know what to do with duck.
Local, pastured beef:
http://www.whiteoakpastures.com/
This farm supplies all/most of the Whole Foods in the ATL area of all their local beef. A friend and I went in on a half and split it for $6.99/lb of EVERYTHING. They trimmed it for us and supplied all kinds of steak, roast, ground beef, etc. all at that price.
Finally, as I never cared or knew much about cooking meat, I looked to Alice Waters (of Chez Panisse) and she's made me cook like a superstar (though, having quality food seems to help a lot--and prepping and letting food "rest")
The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters is my main cookbook for all meat and veg.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Wow, Mo! That's great info and right up my alley. Thanks for sharing this info...I will check it out.
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