Hi Regina, and welcome!
It's so nice to hear that you already have seen some results! I know that really helps keep me motivated. If you have only been doing the program for 2 weeks, it might be helpful to slow down a bit. Here's something I like to share from the RR website about going slowly....look towards the bottom of the page: Here is why slower is better. Notice that slowly is 6-12 months...so 2 weeks isn't really very long.
http://www.littlesugaraddicts.com/kid7steps.html
Even though this was written for our kids, I feel it still really applies to all of us.
First, how about just paying attention to breakfast. You mentioned eating too much. Do you know how much protein you need for your body? And are you adding in that complex carb? Are you eating within the hour? And you don't need to worry about the rest of the day...it will come, and your questions will eventually be answered.
By the way, Chipotle is one of my favorite places to eat out! It is a nice serving of food...and yes, I do eat it all!
Nice to have you here!
Colette
: Hi everyone. I am a newbie. Since
: beginning this program 2 weeks
: ago, I am feeling better than I've
: felt in a long time. I am recently
: retired. The first 6 months of
: retirement were very scary for me
: because I did not have any
: structure to my day. After 35 yrs.
: of teaching, I'd decided to take 1
: yr. just to relax. The problem is
: that I now had the luxury of
: caving to my feelings of
: exhaustion and lack of energy.
: This caused me to waste many days
: sleeping until noon and feeling
: absolutely depressed when I should
: have felt so happy for the
: opportunity to relax and enjoy my
: days.
: Anyway, after a 4 day hospitalization
: for Asthma, I decided that
: something had to change I took out
: Kathleen's books which I'd
: purchased a few months back but
: hadn't opened. Okay, sure enough,
: I am definitely the target
: audience! For the first time in my
: life I'm understanding that the
: alcoholism in my family, the
: alcohol I have avoided my whole
: life long, is still manifested in
: my relationship with sugar. Wish
: I'd realized this more fully at a
: much younger age. But, at 58, I'm
: confident that there is still time
: to turn things around and enjoy my
: life.
: Anyway, I have been eating breakfast
: every single day ~ something I'd
: never done before. I make myself a
: little veggie omelet some
: mornings, have pb and a muffin
: sometimes, whatever ... I get my
: protein in. I'm also doing well
: with sticking to 3 meals a day.
: And Kathleen is right: if I do
: that I am quite content. But, I
: totally see how this could be
: easily sabotaged if I returned to
: my past habit of sometimes not
: eating a thing until 2pm and then
: eating non-stop and
: non-discriminately until bedtime,
: when I would crawl into bed and
: barely get any sleep until morning
: when I'd be totally exhausted and
: then sleep until noon. Ugh!
: Anyway, that's turned around
: beautifully.
: I keep my food journal. Never liked
: doing that before. It's growing on
: me. A couple of times I've even
: written my feelings between meals.
: Like how I worry that the
: long-term might get me. But, slow
: and steady is working for me right
: now.
: So here's my concern. Although I'm
: feeling successful about
: developing some new habits, I
: think I may be eating too much.
: When do I start paying more
: attention to that? Right now, I'm
: just trying to get my routine in
: place. But, can I put too much
: olive oil and vinegar on my salad?
: Are 6 Triscuits okay? Can I have 2
: rolled slices of turkey and
: cheese? Last night I ate out for
: the first time at Chipotle.
: Burrito Bowl of black beans, brown
: rice, veggies, pork, cheese, salsa
: ... I think that's okay. But,
: there was a lot, and I ate it all.
: Lastly, is it okay to have a Danon
: Light Fruit Yogurt (80 calories)
: at the end of a meal?
: I know this is very long, but I so
: appreciate any feedback or
: suggestions. Yesterday I had a
: doctor appt., and all of my
: "numbers" were markedly
: improved. PLUS I had lost 6 lbs. I
: have been trying to be successful
: for many years and never was. Now,
: I'm thinking more clearly and
: feeling soooo good. I just don't
: want the ceiling to come crashing
: down!
: Thanks for listening!
