Community >> Groups >> South Beach Diet Community Challenges >> Wake Up Call...
Show Signatures

Wake Up Call...

From: cutie-pye
To: ALL     Posted: Jul-31 11:42 AM (1 of 5)
cutie-pye's Avatar
I want to share a bit of elementary knowledge that I seemed to have forgotten in the year that I've been here.

I am SO close to goal and yet so far away.  I've been deceiving...fooling and lying to myself for about 3 months.

I thought that I could get along as I Ialways have and "eyeball" my portions because I honestly HATE to weigh and measure food.  I always thought that it would take up so much time and I am a busy woman.

I decided to experiment with weighing and measuring my foods for one week to see if things get better.  I started on Thursday the 30th of July.  I will report back on Thursday of next week to see if it helps.  I am a teacher on vacation and I can take the time to do this right now.

What I KNOW from one DAY of measuring is that...I've been nearly doubling all of my proteins all along...I've used up way more than 75-100 calories on sweet treats.  My starch portions have also been too big.

When it comes to good fats...on my salad...I also have been using way too much. sigh.  I have been self-sabotaging without knowing it...or honestly having an inkling of doing it...but not wanting to admit it.

Ironically enough...despite the "dwarfed" portions these days...I STILL am not hungry..and am eating all that is allotted to me each day.

I wonder if anyone else has had problems with this in the past?
Reply Report Violation
To: cutie-pye     Posted: Aug-01 12:31 PM (2 of 5)
In reply to this post
Color-me-happy's Avatar
Hi teacher, yep, i've been there too which is why weight watchers never worked for me. The thought of getting a scale out to measure out 3oz of meat, uh its just not me. But SBD, there is no measuring. Okay math is good to know, so if I buy an 8oz package of turkey and there is 8 slices, well you get the idea. SBD has been the only program i've been able to follow and do it so well. The more i read about the foods that are right for me and bad for me, the better at it i get and the easier this becomes. Even though i've had some rough days, i know what i need to do to get the job done. I still use the fist to measure portions and i also try to cut everything i eat in half and save the rest for another meal. That has worked out really good too.

Let me know how your doing on measuring, oh yeah like you I am really busy. My toughest days are when i dont prepare a meal if i am away from home. So if you have any tips on that, i'm listening.
Reply Report Violation
To: cutie-pye     Posted: Aug-05 04:54 PM (3 of 5)
In reply to this post
SusaninEcuador's Avatar
Yup

Whenever I get too "casual" -- I am back to the scale.

Here's a real whine for you ~ feel free to chuckle at my expense ~ Sra Francesca (I love her dearly) is my housekeeper here and she likes to "arrange things. 

My excuse to why I can't measure my food? 

"My Housekeeper moved the Scale and I Can't find it!"


...oh yeah...my life is very very difficult LOL.

(heading into the Kitchen and looking for that !@#$ing scale today -- no excuses!)       
Reply Report Violation
To: cutie-pye     Posted: Aug-10 11:45 AM (4 of 5)
In reply to this post
prophetessmomof3's Avatar

About every 3 months, I go back to my scale and recommended amounts. It's amazing how portions grow over time. I think it's because we are visually assaulted all the time with oversized portions, and we just start thinking they are accurate. So yeah, I hear you on that. And it is amazing how filling the right amounts can still be. And what a difference it can make on our weight loss stalls.
Deb

Reply Report Violation
To: SusaninEcuador     Posted: Aug-12 08:44 PM (5 of 5)
In reply to this post
Color-me-happy's Avatar
LOL, i want a housekeeper....
Reply Report Violation
Back to South Beach Diet Community Challenges
Next Discussion »
Join This Discussion... and get email updates about this conversation

Group Main Page

Message Board

Meet Group Members

Popular Topics in South Beach Diet Community Challenges

Week 2: Your Challenge -- Prepare a Summer Smoothie
Take a break from your usual morning fare of egg and pancake dishes, and prepare a delicious smoothi...
Week 11 Friday Meeting (March 19)
Topic of the Week: Defensive Dining For most people following a healthy eating plan, trouble starts...
Week 9 Friday Meeting (March 5)
Topic of the Week: Recipe Swap! Give Your Favorite Meals a South Beach Diet Ma
Week 10 Friday Meeting (March 12)
Topic of the Week: Get Cooking! span<span style="FO
Week 12 Friday Meeting (March 26)
Topic of the Week: Savvy Supermarket Shopping By now you most likely have your weekly grocery sh...
Visit Our Related Sites
The South Beach Heart Health Revolution Agatston Research Foundation South Beach Living South Beach Diet Wraps