August Goal Update

I am only 5/16 on my workout goal for August. I did work out in the hotel gym on Thursday night but after walking around all day Friday and Saturday, I didn't have the energy for the gym.

I decided on a second goal for August. I want to cook two real recipes. The first on my list is this delicious looking casserole from Emily Bites.

Deep Dish Pizza Casserole

I want to cook more and rely less on instant meals from the freezer to the oven. I eat the same meals over and over again and I am getting bored. I have a list of recipes in my ZipList that I plan on making in the near futures.

Motivation

Weigh In Friday August 3rd

I lost 0.3 pounds today. Doesn't sound like much but my week wasn't that great either.

On top of being bloated from my period, I didn't have the best eating habits either.

I spent the weekend with my mom and had a big dinner out (including a mini slice of key lime pie). Tuesday was trivia night and my choice of dinner wasn't that great. I had only intended to have 10 of the fries included with my sandwich but I ended up eating all of the fries. Wednesday night was Hibachi night with the YPN group. I was good and only drank soda instead of beer. I ended up staying for dinner and had chicken teriyaki on the Hibachi with rice and veggies. I ate all of the chicken and veggies and not all of the rice but there is a lot of sodium in teriyaki.

I was up 2 pounds on Thursday morning after Hibachi but down 0.3 this morning. I call that a success!

August Goal

My goal for August: work out 16 days this month. For each day I work out, I will put a star sticker on my calendar. I'll update on September 1st if I reached my goal.

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.