Time To Weigh In

Hard to believe it's been a week already since I last weighed in. I'm already at the end of week two of my diet. Part of me looks forward to weighing in because I've been "good" and another part of me dreads it because I don't want to see bad news.

Before I get to that news, I have a couple of articles I'd like to share. The first offers informative and helpful tips on 50 Easy Ways to Lose Weight While You're at Work. You'll find all kinds of useful info to incorporate in your work day and weight loss journey.

A second article I want to share is an interview titled: What is the Philosophy of the Jenny Craig Diet. With Valerie Bertinelli's weight loss and bikini cover on People magazine at age 47, I thought some of my readers might enjoy this one. It really promotes a sensible approach to eating.

As for the results of this week's weigh in, you can read about them over at Diet News. Let me just say that it was once again, "Tape Measure to the Rescue"!

Lost 12 Inches in One Week!

Losing weight is a slow process and I know that, so a little over a week ago when I started the Weigh Down Diet, I decided to weigh myself AND measure myself. A week into the diet I stepped on the scale and had lost three pounds. Three pounds is excellent, but part of my brain doesn't think it is excellent when I look at the big picture and how much more I have to lose. I could feel a difference in how my clothes were feeling and I decided to re-measure to see what I had lost. My waistline was three inches less! Now it's the same number three, but for me, three inches seemed like so much more. On top of that, I had lost 1.5 inches off my lower abs and another 1.5 inches off my upper abs. My total inches gone came to 12! Now that is exciting.

As good as all that sounds, it gets even better. There are no forbidden foods on this diet. I'm eating bread again and have even enjoyed chips with my lunch. I'm no longer in bondage to the "don't eat that" mentality. THAT is something I can't even put into words. Instead of bondage I'm living in the freedom to listen to my body and learning the difference between true hunger and desire eating.

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GABA and Food Cravings

I had to stop by to say that I read an article on GABA (Gamma Amino Butyric Acid with Vitamin B) and it was said to reduce stress, cravings...well those two things along piqued my interest. I bought it and started taking it last week. As for the stress reduction, I do feel more calm at a time when my freelancing is crazy. And for the cravings...well I've started the Weigh Down Diet which has you wait to eat until your body tells you are hungry and I haven't binged or snacked. Could the GABA be helping with this? Possibly. Just had to tell my readers out there, because it might help!

I'm reading through the Weigh Down Diet which is an older book and it deals with learning to eat when you're hungry...a form of mindful eating. Only it teaches you to rest in the Lord and to be filled with the Spirit for the strength and help you need. Though I've only been following the diet since last Thursday, I already have to say I recommend this approach to anyone who is overweight. There is no measuring food, counting calories or even forbidden foods. I'll be weighing in on Thursday and I'll stop by to let you know about the results of week one.

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Visit My New Diet News Blog

I know it's been a long time since I last posted here, and I do apologize. My roller coaster dieting has continued with its normal ups and downs, but I continue to head in the right direction. The reason I haven't been here much is that I have a new blog called Diet News. Stop by to catch the lastest.

The Priority - Diet and Exercise

Sorry I've been missing in action. The key word here is action. Life's been busy and freelancing plentiful. I've had a couple more inspirational stories accepted, a dark short story, and two articles on the craft of writing, along with plenty of articles over at LoveToKnow where I'm now overseeing Herbs and Vitamins along with Diet.

Along with that, I've made sure to put exercise before blogging. That's right. I'm exercising regularly and my diet is healthy. Last night I tried a new recipe for something called Brazilian Broccoli Mash. Since it's not my recipe, I'm not free to post it, but you can find it by following the link. I'm thankful there is enough leftover to have with my lunch today, so that tells you it's yummy.

Life is always busy, and losing or maintaining weight a challenge. It comes down to priorities. If I want to manage my weight, it has to be a priority, and while that means I may not check in here as often as I like, it's for the right reasons. I hope you'll do the same.

Does Your Eating Glorify God?

Here we are mid January, just three weeks into the new year and you may already be wondering what happened to your diet motivation. I've already had my ups and downs, and it's so easy to blame life, stress, and family when I make poor choices.

Conversation around the dinner table the last two nights has helped spur me to get back on track. Conversation centered on a sad story of a 14-year-old boy who committed suicide because his girlfriend just "wanted to be friends". We talked about training our children to know our real purpose in life.

I sat silent, pondering my purpose. We discussed the verse, "Whether you eat drink or whatever you do, do all for the glory of God." Our purpose is to glorify God. Even in the basics like eating and drinking. I pray God will help me recall that to mind each time I think I want to eat something. Does eating this glorify God?

New Year, New Approach

This is my first post for the New Year, and that tells you something. But what? When I disappear it is often because I've gone off the deep end with my eating and I don't want to face my readers. This time, that's not the reason. My workload has tied up most of my time, and let's face it, that takes precedence over blogging. However, I'm here now, and thank all my readers who have contacted me to see that I'm okay.

I'm really more than okay. I've started to exercise regularly again. That always makes me feel better. I've started thinking about my upcoming garden plan and adding a section for herbs. And for my eating...it could have been better over the holidays, but it could have been worse. We chatted about this quite a bit over at the diet forums.

Currently my plan, if you want to call it that, is to limit snacks between meals to fruit. I'm also trying to plan ahead to know what I'll have for breakfast or lunch so I don't grab something on a whim that triggers a binge. Eating healthy is a one day at a time process. Instead of saying I'm doing this for six weeks, I say, "I'm doing this today."