Starting Weight: 159.8 (June 1)
Last recorded weight: 156.4 (Aug 24)
Current Weight: 156.2
Total Gain/Loss:3.6
A loss of .2 from last week – which is exactly what I wanted…to maintain my weight from last week. Now my goal for next week will be to weigh in at 155.7 which is about a half pound. I’m all about taking it slow and steady! Good news, I made it through this past weekend with no binge. Reflecting back on things I did which could have helped, I woke up both days and hit the gym right away. That isn’t out of the ordinary though so I’m not confident that’s what helped prevent a binge. It isn’t just that I didn’t binge this past weekend but that the feeling of wanting.craving.needing to eat diminished to what I would consider is somewhat normal for me. My choices were still conscious but I wasn’t fighting with myself.
I got some easy-to-grab-n-go veggies from Trader Joe’s this week to help make sure I have something quick & easy to eat. Does anyone have any fun recipes for a broccoli slaw salad?
My working out has been pretty good the past two months – I’ve gotten at least four workout days a week since the beginning of July and most recently have gotten five days a week for the past couple weeks. To go with my Polar HRM, I have a Polar Flowlink that syncs my data up online. I love being able to look at all my workouts on a fun calendar to see how I’m doing with things.
July
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August
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If you notice above, there are a couple lower calorie days which are days I’ve been doing solely weight lifting. Other days, I’ll do weight lifting + cardio and even other days where it is just cardio. Most of my cardio has been running but I’m really trying to keep it balanced. Note the August calendar doesn’t yet have my data for this mornings workout loaded.
My first meeting with my new therapist last week went well but was basically me talking for an entire hour about my “story.” Tonight we are meeting to talk more about my goals with therapy. I’ve been trying to think of what my goals are and here is what I have:
- Continue to work on fighting through binges (it’s been a while since I had one but I struggle with the feelings a lot)
- Find ways to not feel so overwhelmed with life
- Work to better allow myself to feel emotions (I tend to skip right into justifying or rationalizing events and often skip over really actually feeling things)
- Strive for a “healthy” relationship with food (eat to live vs. live to eat)
I feel like I should have some more goals or I’m missing something obvious but I guess it is a start. I look forward to digging in deep so we’ll see how things progress from here. If you were in therapy for eating, what would your goal(s) be?
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My therapy eating goal would be to understand and separate my feelings about food with the physical need to eat. I LOVE food and it definitely is a comfort thing for me. When I am sad, I want to eat. When I am bored, I want to eat. I would want to get a better grasp of mindful eating – or handle eating just a bite of something I shouldn’t eat and throw the rest away.
Trader Joe’s broccoli slaw is great with a bit of their Pear Champagne Vinaigrette salad dressing (found in the refrigerated section) and whatever else you want to throw in there. . .raw almonds, chicken breast, etc. It’s also really good mixed with a bit of that dressing then used as a topping for chicken or turkey burgers and I’ve used it on bbq chicken sandwiches. A great recipe is to put chicken breasts in a crockpot with bbq sauce then after it’s done shred it and make bbq chicken salads or sandwiches with brocolli slaw. Yum, I’m hungry now!
If I were seeing a therapist I would explore why I can’t eat a small serving of certain foods (potato chips, cake with frosting) without triggering a desire to completely overindulge. To me, chips = binge. I only eat them if I’m planning to eat roughly 1000 calories worth – and in fact I plan for this every couple of months – and adjust my eating and exercising to accommodate it. Between these planned events I abstain totally. Sweets I mostly have when the stores offer tiny samples – it’s the only way I can do a tiny taste and not have more. By the time I’m done shopping, the craving has passed. At home, I cannot be so disciplined.
Regarding the broccoli slaw, I agree with Sara that it’s great as a buger topping. I put it on vege burgers to add lots of crunch. I put a little mayo on the burger but no other dressing on the slaw. I also add it to spinach or lettuce salads and add it near the end when I make stirfry.
I use a bit of that broccoli slaw over greens with a can of TJ’s tuna and a few tbsps of TJ’s corn salsa. Delicious and nutritious!
I’ve thought about going to therapy for eating/dealing with life changes a lot, especially lately, and I think once I am moved (I get my keys TOMORROW!) I will start looking for someone.
Would you be open to talking about how you went about finding a therapist? Did you have to try with a few different ones before you found one that you clicked with?
I use the broccoli slaw with Trader Joe’s peanut dressing and some crushed red peppers on top. So yummy!! You can find the asian peanut dressing in your local market as well.
I wish I had time to meet with a therapist about my food obsession and issues. It might help me figure things out. Good luck with your therapy.
I just started a bootcamp this week and I hope it helps kick me back into gear and get this weight off. I have 32 lbs to go!!!
I actually use Broccoli slaw as a swap for spaghetti. I absolutely love it. It’s easier than spaghetti squash. I just saute it with other veggies then throw spaghetti sauce over it.
I do that as well. I steam it for a little bit so it’s soft. I use it with some of my stir fry’s as well, instead of rice.
Here is a super-easy recipe that also works great as an app at parties:
- spread a tortilla with veggie cream cheese (I use the sun dried tomato tortillas)
- put a thin layer of the slaw on top
-add a layer of deli sliced turkey
- roll and stick with toothpicks about 1inch apart
- cut…and you have a great app that is MUCH healthier than the costco version
Your goals ring home as if I was posting them! I just found your blog, thank you for sharing it is inspirational!
Hi – I really enjoy your blog – its very thought provoking…now if I could only get my self into action!! Try Trader Joe’s Spicy Peanut dressing with the slaw – its yummy…find it in the refrigerated veggie section.
I lurve me some Broccoli Slaw!! Mix it with grilled chicken, toasted almonds & light asian dressing. You can also add mandarin oranges or crunchy noodles on top. Fast & Delish!!
I have a problem where if I eat poorly for dinner on Friday, it’s all downhill from there. This last weekend, we went out to eat and have a few drinks, and I didn’t eat well the entire weekend. I have a hard time if I slip up at all. Too much stress!!!
Broccoli slaw recipe – SO quick and easy!
1 cup of broccoli slaw from TJ
1 1/2-2 tbsps of TJ Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette (it’s on the shelf where the veggies are)
*Optional- 1 tbsp peanuts
(You can also make this a big salad if making for more than 1 person)
Long time reader but new to commenting…I commented last week about how the current weight situation is the same and that we have the same wedding date. I weighed in today also ANNNNDDDD guess what I am down 3 also! Crazy! Love it though…feels like I am watching my journey through you blog some
Check out this website for some great broccoli slaw ideas: http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1318
Mix with salad dressing, omelet, pasta swap, with soup, etc.