Last night I decided I wanted some chocolate. I was a tiny bit hungry, but more importantly, I just wanted a bit of chocolate. Since it wasn't an all-consuming craving, and since I still wanted it a few hours later, I decided to indulge myself. We went to Whole Foods, where I got an espresso chocolate cookie (despite my medically induced coffee prohibition). I had two bites of it and gave the rest to my husband. It was a good cookie, but I only wanted the taste of chocolate in my mouth--not all the calories of a cookie.
This morning I discovered I am down 1.6 pounds this week. Woo-hoo!
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What happens when you catch veggies (and some fruits and grains) uncloaked by cream? Unsmothered by butter?
This is one woman's diary of a journey to good health.
Weigh-In
- 10/6/07: 177.4
- 9/29/07: 179.0
- 9/22/07: 179.6 (and you should feel my muscles!)
- 9/16/07: 180.2
- 9/2/07: 180.4
- 8/25/07: 180.0
- 8/21/07: 181.2
- 8/1/07: 179.8
- 7/29/07: 180.8
- 7/21/07: 181.4
- 7/11/07: 182.4
- 7/7/07: 183.0
- 7/4/07: 184
- 6/26/07: 184.8
- 6/9/07: 185.2
- 6/5/2007: 186.2
- 6/4/07: 187.2 OUCH!
- 5/21/07: 183.4
- 5/9/07: 184.8 Back on track!
- 4/16/07: 185.6
- 4/9/07: 184.4 Woo-hoo!
- 3/22/07: 187 (my weight loss has slowed, but my body fat is down 1 percent more and I've lost 3 inches in my waist this month)
- 3/25/07: 187
- 3/21/07: 187.8 (and my body fat is down 4% since Jan. 1!)
- 3/9/07: 188.6
- 3/3/07: 190.4
- 2/25/07: 191.4
- 2/16/07: 192.2
- 2/11/07: 194.8
- 2/3/07: 194.8
- 1/27/07: 196.4
- 1/23/07: 198.6 (under 200!)
- 1/17/07: 200
- 1/7/07: 202
- 1/1/07: 203.6
What I've Consumed
- 10/7: 2/3 bison burger with blue cheese, bacon, mushrooms, lettuce, and onion (no bun due to gluten & egg); ~1 c. of sweet potato fries with ketchup
- 10/7: 1 cup of Ceros (cereal made from brown rice and PINTO BEANS, of all things--you honestly cannot tell about the beans) (110 cal, 0 g fat, 23 g carb, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein), 1/2 c. hazelnut milk (60 cal, 1.75 g fat, 9 g carb, 0 g fiber, 2 g protein)
- 10/6: 8 pretzels with 20 chocolate chips (late-night snacking--stopped myself by brushing my teeth)
- 10/6: small spinach salad with goat cheese, golden raisins, and 1 T of basamic vinaigrette; 2 slices canteloupe with prosciutto; one glass of lemonada (120 cal) (bachelorette party)
- 10/6: 10 gf small pretzels with 30 chocolate ships
- 10/6: 4 dried apricots dipped in chocolate
Labels
- 2/3 veggies (22)
- baby steps (24)
- C25K (20)
- dessert (10)
- eating out--lightly (6)
- fall meals (1)
- food allergies (6)
- fruits of my labor (5)
- go do it (28)
- health issues (3)
- help me (3)
- high flavor with lower fat (13)
- in a moment (7)
- meal planning (3)
- non-scale victories (5)
- on the soapbox (3)
- photographic evidence (1)
- preparation (1)
- progress (2)
- quick meals (1)
- recipes (33)
- recognition (1)
- salads (1)
- show-and-tell (1)
- social eating (4)
- success stories (1)
- taking care of the earth and ourselves (6)
- travel (1)
- vacation (1)
- we interrupt this program for _____ (4)
- weight and clothes (7)
- weight-loss rewards (5)
- weighty issues (10)
- what to eat at work (3)
- winter meals (9)
- working through emotions (16)
Other Veggie Paparazzi
- 101 Cookbooks
- A Veggie Venture
- Angry Fat Girlz
- Chronicles of a Late Bloomer
- Cranky Bee
- From Yawn to Come Hither--KL
- Frugal Cuisine
- Frugal Veggie Mama
- Girl in Georgia
- Girls That Eat Pizza--Meta
- Half Man--My Journey of Fitness
- Half of Me
- Healthy, Happy, and Wise--Jen
- I'm Fat--Abba
- In My Kitchen Garden
- In Pursuit of Fitness--Midnight Raider
- Keep It Simple Stupid--Celtic Girl
- Kim Under Construction
- Life of L--Laura
- Lisa Jane
- Love the Details--April
- Melancholic Smirk
- My Own Superhero--csmc
- Need to Be--Andrea
- Never Trust a Skinny Chef
- No More 3x5's--Linds
- Onwards: Getting Rid of the Regain--Arlene
- Pear-Shaped Girl
- Perfuncto--Salma Gundi
- Phat Girl in a Little Coat--Sarah
- Pinching Out the Pudge
- Snackie's Pudge-Free World
- The Dragon's Loss--Cory
- The Grumpy Chair Dieter
- The Pudge Budge--Totegirl
- The Vegan Lunchbox
- Weighing on My Mind--Robyn
- What Do Vegans Eat?
- Where's the Revolution?--Bazu
Blog Archive
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February
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- Non-scale victories . . . 'cause they're the ones ...
- How I Know It Can Be Done
- My attempt at making Indian food
- Weigh-in and . . . running??
- Vegetarian shepherd's pie & dijon avocado salad (y...
- Meal Planning: An essential for my success in hea...
- Eating organic food cheaply
- Yes I can
- Getting back on track
- Overworked, underappreciated wives and moms
- Smorgasbord of info: weigh-in, rewards, goals, bei...
- Another solid, easy winter recipe
- Progress
- Go me!
- A homey, tasty dinner
- Mind games
- What I couldn't say 'til now
- Two great, easy breakfasts that support weight loss
- Any suggestions for me?
- Easy, tasty, pretty vegetarian meal
- What has helped me
- Sudden company for dinner
- And now for a tasty meal with a terrible photo ;)
- The strangest, most beautiful salad I've ever made...
- Just to be clear . . .
- Good times
- Recap of my week . . . and month
- Good food and great friends
- The Politics of Food
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About Me
- Sally JPA
- Santa Monica, CA, United States
- I'm just a girl sharing the love of her sweet rescued dog, Lilliputian (Lily) Louise.
Tracking
8 comments:
Wow, I love how you didn't immediately give in to your craving and waited it out for a few hours. Also, just taking two bites and feeling satisfied.
I don't believe in depriving myself of food just those foods that I want more and more of (brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts is about it).
Also, congratulations on your weight loss!
Grumpy, I seem to be finding that if I have an insistent urge of a craving, the craving probably actually isn't about wanting food, and I shouldn't indulge it. A casual desire over time is different story. :)
Lady veg,
In my smoothie was milk,strawberry yoghurt and fresh strawberries.It wasnt as sweet as what a strawberry shake would be that you buy,but it had the lovely strawberry flavour and it felt fresh and light.
Stroppy is probably an australian slanf term for getting grumpy. :)
good on you with the biccy.Sometimes i just get a "taste" for things too,and when we REALLY listen,it doesn't take long to satisfy the craving.
Wow - now that's discipline. I am truly impressed.
Congrats for eating just a bit of what you actually were craving! I am still working on this idea. One of these days I will get it =)
Congrats on your loss this week, and handling that chocolate craving!!!
Your loss and control over your craving is admirable - well done.
Lisa, thanks for the smoothie info.
Purl, thanks. I find that since I have been sympathetic to my body about experiencing cravings, they are much more controllable.
Sarah K, I've never been able to do this till now. I think eating high-quality versions of craved foods helps.
Cory and Celtic, thanks.
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