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That can be so frustrating! It is funny how often these restaurants feel like they need to "improve" perfectly satisfactory food by adding things like oil, sugar and salt. You seem like you're doing great; the behaviors we maintain deliver the outcomes we ultimately experience. Keep up the good work!BambiS wrote:We had a steakhouse gift card for ages. I just got baked potato , steamed broccoli. My lips were sliding after I ate it, they clearly coated the potato skin with some type of oil, ugh.
I agree with you, Carol; you are clearly pursuing these habits with a great deal of thought, care and diligent effort. I want to let you know that we are taking into account your observations and reactions with regard to the off-topic thread. I'm sure Jeff will be responding in that thread directly, and I'm confident we will find a path forward that can accommodate the needs and concerns that have been discussed thus far.carwex wrote:I really felt great this week about my decision to stick with MWL and how I carried it out.
Excellent strategy! I agree with you that it can be pretty easy to get "pushed around" by the many and varied social, political and economic forces that often seem at odds with our efforts; indeed, it is not an easy pursuit for the faint of heart. Carry on with courage!carwex wrote:Another problem with dinner invitations is that they usually start too late and i am starving by the time i get there. So I am going to have a snack of a cup of leftovers from lunch to prevent coming to table too hungry.
In my professional life, the old expression was "it is hard to manage what you don't measure." The self-assessment with the checklist gives one a clear, useable accounting of their prevailing pattern of behavior over each week (or day, or meal) and helps to see where progress is being made, and where opportunities for further progress may lie, right?josietheschnauzer wrote:Programs with accountability work better than those that don’t have it.
You are correct; the most current template is here. In regard to feeling hungry before bed, it might be worth experimenting with slightly increasing the overall volume of food you are eating at dinner, to see if that helps. Having a snack before bed could also work; remember, the recommendation is to eat adherent foods whenever we feel hungry. Congratulations for your progress with getting active out in the nicer weather!Lachoffman wrote:It seems that I read somewhere that we are posting weight info under the last entry (C) - correct? This is probably an older template.
That seems like exactly the right place to focus your effort and attention. I'm so happy you have found yourself better able to continue working for improvement, while recognizing that acknowledging imperfection doesn't mean resignation and failure. You are treating yourself with compassion, thought and grace! Onward!sqealcat wrote:I concentrate on having plenty of starch foods all ready to eat, having veg soup for before dinner and exercising almost every day.
Way to go!!! I think reengaging with your checklist each day is an excellent step to take for breaking through a plateau, and investing some time in menu planning, grocery shopping and food prep is ALWAYS time well spent. If the current plateau continues to feel like an obstacle, you might review Jeff's article discussing Why We Hit Plateaus and What We Can Do About Them. Best wishes!moonlight wrote:4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood).I met this goal. I think it is a first!
Great observation. Adhering to the recommended pattern of behavior in the modern food environment is PLENTY hard enough, without having social pressures piled on top, right? Getting Along Without Going Along by Dr. Lisle offers a useful perspective on those challenges.Gimmelean wrote:It’s hard to always be doing something so different than the mainstream and to have to defend our choices when just adhering to them is difficult enough. However, by being willing to try something much different, we know that the quality of life results are 2nd to none and that the learning and sharing experience is incredible here.
Eating the soup on top of starch, or just being mindful to include a bit more may be just what is needed. Let me know how it goes, and you don't EVER need to apologize for celebrating!!!Mark Cooper wrote:The 1/3 to 2/3 "Hasty" ratio was given up, as it was leading to insufficient satiety and bingeing; the current recommendations have proven to be more sustainable. I think the degree to which the MWL recommendations have been fine-tuned, tested and updated over years of application is a real hallmark of their ongoing value in the present
This is an awesome achievement, and something I know you have worked hard toward doing. Congratulations on your many victories, both on and off the scale! You, too, have things to CELEBRATE! YAY!Noella wrote: I felt so proud of myself that I could just push the off-plan food to the side without saying a word and fit in with the group of friends I was socializing with.
Mark Cooper wrote:...Adhering to the recommended pattern of behaviour in the modern food environment is PLENTY hard enough without having social pressures piled on top, right? Getting Along Without Going Along, by Dr. Lisle, offers a useful perspective on those challenges.
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