I have been so back and forth with my dieting recently. One minute I am feeling focused and ready to try to lose weight and then something happens where I lose sight of my goal and then it is gone. I promised my nutritionist two things for this week 1) Exercise- 2 x a week for 20 minutes on the bike or elliptical trainer 2)Recording at least two days of my food intake.
My plan of attack:
I am going to go to the gym Wednesday and Friday this week.
I recorded yesterdays food intake and will record todays intake as well and then my hope is to record all week and then really wow her
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Gettin In Your Head (March 17)
Sorry for the delay in posting this, things have been hectic at best and I figure since I have no readers it can be low on my blog priority lists. On March 17th, I had my second meeting with my nutritionist. I admit I came full of excuses as to why I hadn't been successful in the least on dieting. I told her that I just don't have the self discipline and so on and so forth. She suggested that I read a couple of books by Wayne Dyer on controlling your thoughts. I downloaded the first suggested reading, "Excuses Begone...", and I have to admit I am really interested so far. The author studied the way of Tao and has applied much of his teachings to modern psychology's levels of consciousness and the "ego" being a driving force. He discusses this idea of the Higher Self. The Higher Self is the part of you most connected to God and you choose to make that Higher Self's thought processes emulate what you feel God's thought processes are. In other words, the Higher Self is pure in nature and upholds what your moral standards truly are. The Higher Self is a part of your conscious.
Then there is the subconscious which is guiding the brain underneath the surface. Here lies the "ego". This is a little contrary to how I remember Freud used the concept of the ego. I think he tends to use the "ego" like what would be in Freudian terms the "id" combined with Freud's "ego" and then substitutes the idea of the "Superego" with the Higher Self (which I actually like more since the Superego sounds to me juvinille (like your superhero self-like my old phrase "What Would Buffy Do") and has a disconnect from the Metaphysical self whereas the Higher Self applies an indiduals Spiritual as well as Social values). This ego sits in the driver's seat and makes your actual decisions. Ok so this is pretty much where I stop the synopsis since I haven't gotten into the third section of the book yet which talks about the control that you have over the "ego" and its potential to change your life.
I am loving all of this though because this is the answer I have long wanted. I love the idea of counting calories and watching what I eat but it can only last as long as I am focused on being "good" once I decided to do anything outside of that ideal everything is gone. My hope for this book is it will build my Higher Self and its connection with my ego so that I am more aware of the excuses I give myself toward doing anything. I am hoping this can be a solution in my whole self not just in this one area.
Then there is the subconscious which is guiding the brain underneath the surface. Here lies the "ego". This is a little contrary to how I remember Freud used the concept of the ego. I think he tends to use the "ego" like what would be in Freudian terms the "id" combined with Freud's "ego" and then substitutes the idea of the "Superego" with the Higher Self (which I actually like more since the Superego sounds to me juvinille (like your superhero self-like my old phrase "What Would Buffy Do") and has a disconnect from the Metaphysical self whereas the Higher Self applies an indiduals Spiritual as well as Social values). This ego sits in the driver's seat and makes your actual decisions. Ok so this is pretty much where I stop the synopsis since I haven't gotten into the third section of the book yet which talks about the control that you have over the "ego" and its potential to change your life.
I am loving all of this though because this is the answer I have long wanted. I love the idea of counting calories and watching what I eat but it can only last as long as I am focused on being "good" once I decided to do anything outside of that ideal everything is gone. My hope for this book is it will build my Higher Self and its connection with my ego so that I am more aware of the excuses I give myself toward doing anything. I am hoping this can be a solution in my whole self not just in this one area.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
EB & Me
Notice anything different? I have deleted all of my previous blog posts and (once again) decided to start anew. My husband and I decided to welcome in a new decade by deeming 2010 our "Year of Change" (no relation to the Obama campaign). This year we are devoting our time and energy to finding solutions to our ongoing issues. I have decided to tackle my weight issue and put an end to this unhealthy relationship with food once and for all.
My husband recommended that I look into a nutritionist who has been visiting his job. I checked out her website (http://www.ebnutrition.com/) and was instantly impressed. I called and made my an appointment with Elizabeth for Monday, February 15, 2010. At first, I admit I was nervous and wasn't sure what to expect going in but I was pleasantly surprised. She opened with one of the most important questions:
What are your goals?
I want to be under 200 lbs by September so I can look nice in my friends wedding and have more energy for when I go to Disney in November.
At first I thought she is going to think my goal is insane. She said that my goal was very reasonable and together we could make this happen. I shared with her the emotional ties I have with food and the feeling of satisfaction food gives me. We discussed my history as it relates to food and weight gain/loss. Something that sticcks out in my mind from our meeting is me saying to her
"I have never been skinny, I just want to see myself at a healthy weight"
She anaylized my blood type and had me step on the scale for my first weigh-in and body analysis:
and we revisited my goals to make them more specific:
Goals:
My husband recommended that I look into a nutritionist who has been visiting his job. I checked out her website (http://www.ebnutrition.com/) and was instantly impressed. I called and made my an appointment with Elizabeth for Monday, February 15, 2010. At first, I admit I was nervous and wasn't sure what to expect going in but I was pleasantly surprised. She opened with one of the most important questions:
What are your goals?
I want to be under 200 lbs by September so I can look nice in my friends wedding and have more energy for when I go to Disney in November.
At first I thought she is going to think my goal is insane. She said that my goal was very reasonable and together we could make this happen. I shared with her the emotional ties I have with food and the feeling of satisfaction food gives me. We discussed my history as it relates to food and weight gain/loss. Something that sticcks out in my mind from our meeting is me saying to her
"I have never been skinny, I just want to see myself at a healthy weight"
She anaylized my blood type and had me step on the scale for my first weigh-in and body analysis:
Time | Sex | HGT | WGT | IMPED | FFM | TBW | FAT WT | FAT % | BMR | BMI |
10:52 | F | 69.0 | 259.8 | 503 | 127.6 | 93.40 | 132.20 | 50.9% | 1984.23 | 38.40 |
and we revisited my goals to make them more specific:
Goals:
- Optimize health
- Improve Quality of Life
- Craving Control
- Weight Loss- 70 pounds
Goal Weight Range: 190- 195 pounds
Body Fat Goal: <30%
Based on our discussion of my past and my description of my relationship with food she assessed the Main Factors of my weight and the Area of Focus.
Main Factors:
Biochemical (blood sugar fluctuations, hormonal changes, brain chemistry
I need to adjust my eating times and my meal combinations
Emotional/Behavioral- happy, sad, etc.
I need to refocus my internal dialof and start working on the idea that mass quanitity does not equal pleasure
Taste-enjoyment factor
Areas of Focus:
Improve glycemic control
Timing of meals
must have a protein+ carbhydrate+ fat at every meal and snack
Water 80-100 0z per day
Portion control
She gave me some vitamins to ensure my body gets what it needs and to help calm me around meal time so I don't feel so inclined to overeat and recommended a daily meditation to work on my internal dialogue.
Why am I writing this now?
Tomorrow starts the first day of this brand ner meal plan. I gave myself the last four days of the week to get myself ready to make this adjustment. So I thought what a perfect idea, should this attempt be successful, to have a compainion blog focused on my weight loss and related issues only. Here am, ready to begin what I hope will be an overdue solution to a very solvable problem.
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