GETTING HEALTHY FOR FIFTY
1/21/2024 0 Comments why I chose NOOMI was hesitant at seeing the NOOM commercials. Everything they said NOOM did for you I already knew how to do and figured I could do on my own, afterall, I did it before while I was part of Burton Nutrition. I used to tune into weekly ZOOMs with motivational talks and tips and tricks. Then I did it on my own when the program stopped.
But I did NOT want to do the weight loss shots, or gastric bypass. Here's why: I LIKE FOOD. I LIKE TO EAT. FOOD IS DELICIOUS. I don't want to create a world where I can't ever eat what I like again. Why would that happen? 1) on the shots some get nauseous, some can't eat at all, some now reject the foods they used to love (I read one person now coffee made her ill - that's just terrifying!) And the higher you go on the shots the worse this might get. So I am now miserable not being able to eat what I like. Sure I might get skinny, but I can't see me being happy. 2) surgery. You are on a strict eating pattern after. Honestly, I don't know for how long. Again, cutting out all the fun foods that are delicious and bring me joy. One time, my Grandmother, who was a diabetic, but didn't restrict her diet, stubbornly said "If I can't eat what I enjoy, life isn't worth living" (I might be paraphrasing, it's been years since I heard her voice) But I FEEL that sentiment now! And NOOM kind of follows that line of thinking. They aren't telling you to cut out all the yummy food, the pizza or pasta, or whatever it is you love to eat. They aren't telling you that you can't have a piece of cake at a birthday party (I mean, that's the best part! Especially if my mom makes it!) NOOM helps you figure out how to enjoy that piece of cake, or a night out for pizza and fries, or even the occasional coffee from Starbucks. You learn how to work the foods you love into your life, while learning how not to overindulge while still enjoying food. And how to decide what cravings to indulge and what ones to overcome. I'm no master at this, but I have finally overcome the desire for fast food. It no longer makes my mouth water. I can pass on it even if someone is eating it in front of me (I was to that point while on Burton Nutrition, but I fell back into old habits). I have overcome the need to eat EVERY cookie on a table platter. At Christmas I only ate a few of the ones I really really enjoy. The sweets just didn't entice me as much as they used to. I'm learning! (If you read my last post, you already know that chips are my vice and once I open the bag I am in trouble, BIG trouble. So I have a ways to go with my relationship with chips, lol.) I want to learn how to live out the rest of my life eating what I like, being able to go to Applebees or Olive Garden and enjoy my favorites (not be forced to eat tiny portions of cottage cheese for the rest of my life.) Of course dietary swaps are part of the learning process. (ie can I eat whole wheat bread instead of white bread? Absolutely. I found one I really like too.) If you are a flavored creamer in your coffee person (like me) then you use the creamer! Just make sure you log it. Is dessert nightly a must-have for you? Go for it! Maybe shake it up with some fresh fruits, but regardless, make sure you log it. It's hard to explain what NOOM does for me, but I like it. It holds me accountable and I learn so much with each lesson. Everything they teach makes so much sense to me! Sure, the shots or surgery might show results quick, but I don't need quick. I need results that will last long term.
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For some reason I am stalled. Not gaining, but flip flopping up and down 3lbs every few days. but not dropping any more yet.
I haven't been doing the NOOM lessons, so I am getting back to that. But other than that, I can't recall what I am doing differently. I just have to get back at picking and choosing what I am eating more carefully. Make sure I'm getting the water, and doing the steps. Maybe add some exercise. NOOM has an exercise where you are to put something you really enjoy out in a room where you will see it often. The challenge is to learn to walk by it and NOT eat it. Soon, after walking by it enough (without eating it) you will become desensitized from desiring it. Sounds simple? Right? No. Last week, Mr. G wanted french onion dip to eat with his pretzels. I saw a bag of chips at the store (and I was hungry). It was a good price! (too bad the bags are now much smaller than they used to be.) I grabbed it thinking when he opened the dip, I'd have a few chips and dip (my favorite junk food snack). Well, turns out the pretzels that he had were hard and he didn't like them. I let the dip sit in the fridge for a few days, then I opened the bag of chips and grabbed the dip. Afterall, he wasn't going to eat it, right? This little bag of rippled chips was only about half full (the rest was air). I snacked one night. Then I snacked the next day. Two days later I ate the remaining crumbs. (at least I didn't eat it all in one, sitting. Right? No?) Then one day I was super stressed and grabbed the pretzels he didn't like and ate THEM with the dip! Wednesday Mr. G stopped at the store and brought home a bag of pretzels. I didn't think much about it. Yesterday, he goes into the fridge and grabs the dip "I can have pretzels and--" (opens the dip) I ate almost ALL the dip! I fessed up to it, of course. I also promised to go buy dip for him. My son also asked me where the chips were. I said I ate them. He said "all of them?" Yep. "But you just bought them?" Hey, it was a small bag! And THIS is why I don't buy chips...I cannot resist them. And walking by them every day didn't work for me. lol I understand the point, but I failed. I will try again. and again if necessary. I want to succeed. And I want to look and feel better and more confident by this summer. My ultimate goal is next summer. But I at least want results starting to show. I feel a bit lost at the moment, not sure why the scale isn't moving. But I need to push on! 1/5/2024 0 Comments The scale doesn't lieI am not sure if it is my legs or my body, but each day I am dropping 1lb. Granted, there are days when I jump up 2lbs, but it goes back down. I know that happens. It depends on what you are eating and how much water you are getting. And of course, the time of the month.
And let me tell you, I have been snacking on the cookies and the ham since Christmas! (not as many cookies as normal though) If I didn't know better, I'd think someone is messing with the scale, lol... (joking) But I am drinking so much water. I wonder if it isn't our couch. It has zero gravity recline, and I am keeping my legs up almost all the time. My therapist told me lots of LE patients use the zero gravity chairs. But I am dropping 1lb a day. It's crazy! But I am hopeful that this is my reality. And I am not only going to keep it up, but I'm going to do better each day. I may not be doing all the NOOM things, but my lifestyle is changing slowly. I swear this is the best program I ever joined. 1/2/2024 0 Comments is this real?I weigh in daily because that is what NOOM wants you to do (and I actually love it!) I admit, I have been eating ham since Christmas Eve, and snacking on cookies and pistachios daily. I haven't done my steps during that time. I haven't charted my foods on NOOM. I have been drinking lots of water (when I am at home-I don't drink hardly any water while I am out, it's the curse of having a child and getting older.) I've been lazy and just enjoying being indoors and being lazy, lol. And I don't feel guilty. I want to get back on track and I know that I will.
The scale has been showing me that taking all the fun out of eating is not necessary (just like NOOM says.) Each day the numbers are going down regardless of the ham or cookies. I think our new couch might be helping in regards to my LE legs. It reclines to a zero gravity, and I use it at least once a day. (Oh, I haven't done my pump or used my compression socks since Christmas week) So is it my legs losing fluid? Is it my body shedding pounds? I don't know but I am good with it! I also need to mention that I am STILL below that dreaded mark on the scale that I was eager to get to. And, on Christmas eve, my mom (who is not on IG where I posted my photos of the weight loss in my face) said she could see a change in my body since Thanksgiving. THAT is a big endorsement, let me tell you. So maybe I don't see it, but it is happening. The numbers on that scale are real. An interesting change is that I am not all that interested in cookies this year. I mean, WHAT?!?!?!? But yes, it is true. I have no desire to eat about 90% of the cookies we made/brought home. Weird, right? Apparently my tastes have changed in the short time I have been on NOOM. (Oct 16th, 2023 was my first weigh in, and I have dropped 15lbs since then as of today) I have NOT changed how I eat. I still enjoy pizza, or once in a while fast food (that's not really my bag normally, but I will eat a few things), the occasional trip out to eat (Applebees salad!) I have no interest in desserts most of the time. But I've added water, and some times the steps. And I have changed my portion sizes. It's about changing the way you think about eating. A lifestyle change. So yeah, I won't be doing the newest fad diets: low carb, all seafood, all meat no fruits, whatever the newest craze is... I'll be over here eating pizza when I want it, getting my Applebees salad when I want it, and drinking all the water. HELLO 2024!! |
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