Skinny Tuesday...errrr...Friday?

Well, needless to say, I've been busy around here. I find I have so much to do, I haven't had too much time to focus on my weightloss.

I stepped on the scale this morning after an almost two week break of weighing myself. I haven't been following a plan. I haven't been working out (not that I ever really do!) I have been eating whatever I want, whenever I want.

I was really worried I'd step on the scale today and see a 5 pound gain.

But...nope! I was the same weight as I was two weeks ago.

The same weight. That is a nice place to be at the moment.

This gives me hope that I am re-training my brain to enjoy good foods that are healthy. Even though I felt like I was over-indulging, the scale didn't budge. So, if I go back to what I was doing before, I will probably lose weight...

One of my big shifts I've been doing is how I think about, or how I visualize the food I eat.

Nothing is bad, or off limits. Food is something to be enjoyed...savored. But I am training my mind to find comfort in different kinds of foods. I can still eat pizza (one of my favorite foods of all time), but instead of being laden with lots of cheese and pepperoni, it will look like this instead:



I am very much a creature of habit, and the truth is that my old habits involved a lot of cheeseburgers, fries, cokes, and chocolate. Lots of chocolate.

Now I find if I'm going to get in the habit of something, it's going to be warm, gooey squash, baked mushrooms and carrots, a big juicy orange, or a whole wheat pita sandwich stuffed with avocado. And a few squares of dark chocolate thrown in for good measure. ;-)

I'm not one to make my food "perfect" - I find that any kind of veggie tossed with a little olive oil and thrown in the oven for 20 minutes at 400 degrees is going to taste really good to me now.

And on the occasions I drink a huge soda or eat a bucket of fries...those days are okay, too. But now my body drags afterwards, and I find that I don't like how I feel for the 12 hours I'm digesting. I associate that sluggish, yucky feeling with those so-called "comfort" foods I used to enjoy, and now I don't find those foods quite so comforting or enjoyable.

This is definitely a big journey for me, and I am not interested in getting to my goal weight fast. Don't get me wrong, I do want to get there! I just want to enjoy the process and find a way to sustain a healthy weight over my whole life. I'm re-training my brain, and I know that doesn't happen overnight!