Motivation

Bridesmaid Dress

So, this very pretty dress is my motivation for my journey. I have to wear this pretty dress as a bridesmaid in the wedding of a good friend from high school. The wedding is in October 2013 so I have about a year to fit my boobs into this dress. Strapless dresses and big boobs do not go together very well. I like the dress and it is very nice in person but my body isn't shaped for dresses. Dresses always make me look a million years pregnant. No matter the dress and no matter my weight, I always look pregnant in dresses. Le sigh...

Cravings?

What is a craving?

Is a craving when you look forward to a certain meal or food?

Is a craving when all you can think about is a certain meal or food and nothing satisfies you until you eat that meal or food?

Defining a craving can be subjective. What one person considers as a craving may differ from what another person considers a craving.

I view cravings as a yearning for a certain meal or food. Looking forward to a favorite salad at lunch or a favorite meal for dinner is not a craving. A craving is when all you can think about is that certain meal or food and nothing else you eat will satisfy you and the craving doesn't go away until you cave in.

In the book "Breaking Free from Emotional Eating", the author describes a craving as something that "hums" to you and you think about it and want it even before you see, smell, or taste it.

The Miriam Webster dictionary defines a craving as an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing.

I bring this up because in conversation, I mentioned that I look forward to eating my favorite grinder from the pizza place in Brattleboro on Friday's. This person responded with "I don't crave that kind of stuff anymore since I gave up carbs". This is where I say that enjoying and looking forward to a favorite meal is not a craving. I don't spend the rest of my week waiting for it to be Friday so I can eat a grinder. (Well, I do spend my week waiting for it to be Friday but not for food reasons!) Some week's I don't feel like the grinder and I'll eat something else for lunch. I honestly have to say that I don't "crave" my grinder; I just really enjoy how yummy it is.

Food Diary for Monday July 23, 2012

I won't be posting my menu every day but so I can get the hang of blogging I am sharing today's menu. I appreciate any feedback in my menu for today. I always make room in my day for my mini ice cream cone at the end of the day!

Breakfast		Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Fiber
Yoplait Fiber One - Non Fat Yogurt - Vanilla , 1 Container		50	13	0	3	5
Cabot Vermont - Serious Snacks Sharp Cheddar Cheese,		80	0	7	5	0
Strawberries - Raw, 0.5 cup, sliced		27	6	0	1	2
		157	19	7	9	7
Snack
Cabot - No Fat Cottage Cheese- Vermont Style, 0.13 cup		18	1	0	3	0
Nabisco (Kraft Foods) - Reduced Fat Wheat Thins, 16		130	22	4	2	3
		148	23	4	5	3
Lunch
Skippy Natural Creamy - Peanut Butter Spread With Honey,		100	5	8	3	1
Freihofer's - Premium Italian White Bread, 2 Slice		160	32	2	6	2
Fresh Express - Tri Color Cole Slaw Mix, 1 cups		13	3	0	1	1
T. Marzetti's - Original Cole Slaw Dressing, 1 Tbsp		80	3	8	0	0
		353	43	18	10	4
Snack
Seedless - Fresh Watermelon, 0.5 Cups Diced		20	5	0	0	0
Archer Farms Organic - Strawberry Real Fruit Strip, 1 bar		45	11	0	0	1
		65	16	0	0	1
Dinner
Perdue Perfect Portions - Boneless Skinless Chicken		150	0	2	31	0
Minute Rice Ready to Serve - Chicken Rice Single Cup, 1		230	41	5	6	2
		380	41	7	37	2
Snack
Market Pantry - 100 Calorie Mini Ice Cream Cone, 1 cone		100	14	5	1	0
Archer Farms Organic - Strawberry Real Fruit Strip, 1 bar		45	11	0	0	1
		145	25	5	1	1
Totals	1,248		167	41	62	18
Your Daily Goal	1,280		176	43	48	15
Remaining	32		9	2	-14	-3
	Calories		Carbs	Fat	Protein	Fiber