Not Hungry

Something I've slowly realized through the first part of our journey is being not hungry. 

Here is what I mean. When I used to eat I would EAT! Afterwards I was stuffed and I believed that to be full. Oh and then  I would have another cherry Coke Zero for good measure. 

Now when I eat our Seattle Sutton meal I'm not hungry. It has taken me almost 2 1/2 months to realize that not hungry for me is probably normal people's full. Hmm... Deep thoughts with Steve!

Suck It In - No More!

Ever since I can remember I've had to "suck in" my stomach. So much so that I think I just did it naturally all the time. It's still bigger than I want it to be, but I don't have to suck it in!

11 weeks really have gone by quickly... I'm at my lightest weight in 6 YEARS. More energy... Check... More fun to be around.... Check (with Angela)... More running with my KIDS Check!

Motivation... CHECK!

l Learned the Hard Way

Yep! I did... Today I went to a conference for work. I wasn't able to warm up my meal so I ate the meal that came with the seminar. Now I felt I made pretty good choices more green on my plate than anything and a small piece of pot roast. Well that piece was too big. It just goes to show that my body doesn't really need salty food red meat! felt totally off the rest of the day. Then I realized... This is how I felt ALL the time! Every now and again in this 9 week (so far) journey I have an aha moment and today was one of them. Feeling crappy all the time should NOT be the norm! 

30lbs down and no signs of stopping even with a pit roast mistake

I can I will I AM and I won't let a small misstep derail my goal! Take that pot roast! 

Who Knew?

This week was a tough one. We had an ice cream truck come to work. I made it all day and then I broke down and had an ice cream sandwich. 300 calories of sandwichy goodness.

We also had a team lunch at a burger only joint in which I could not bring my meals! I had a burger and 6 fries and I was done!

What shocked me the most was my body's reaction to this new "old" onslaught of sugar and red meat. I'll spare you the details, but there is a reason it's supposed to be a rare occurrence.

The best thing is that now my mindset has shifted. Instead of feeling frustrated or depressed that I over ate something, I started fresh today. My mind is right and I'm not beating myself up (which pushed me back to eating more crap!).

Deep thoughts with Steve.