I weighed myself yesterday and my weight was exactly where it had been the last time I weighed in, in spite of the holidays and in spite of the fact that I've transitioned from Nutrisystem to my own plan based on using "
My Fitness Pal" to make sure that I get a good balance of carbs, fat, and protein while staying within my calorie limits.
I've read some new diet and nutrition books - one called "The Simple Diet", but I decided that there was no new information there, I just needed to practice what I already knew worked. Now I need to fine-tune things* so that I can start losing weight again. It is good to get back to real food.
On "My 600 Pound Life" - I watched an episode the other day and found it really horrifying. Of course, it made me feel slender, but I couldn't help but wonder how people let themselves get so overweight. I figured that 'set points' are what keep a lot of people on plateaus, but somehow these 600+ folks hadn't any point where they decided "OK, I need to lose weight." For me, my weight seems to reach a plateau around 180-190. My husband, who eats more than I do, stays around 150 lbs without effort.
I also wondered what I had in common with those 600-pounders. Some of the behaviors I saw were "sedentary behavior", eating in response to non-hunger emotions, and having the "Food is Love" connection. A lot of them just seemed to lay around while someone else brought them food. Help!
*'fine tuning' refers to the fact that you may gradually increase your portion size if you aren't careful. I think an analogy might be the fact that traffic experts say that you tend to speed up, in time, on long drives....just so, your tablespoon of peanut butter may become a heaping tablespoon. I brought out the food measures again.
