Sorry, this is a little late- I'm having computer issues.
This week was much easier, though I still had some issues concerning overeating. I decided to try tweaking my starting window (currently 1-7pm) and trying to go at least another half hour before eating during the week. I'd succeeded three days out of five, and managed to go at least fifteen minutes on the other two days.
However, when the weekend came around, I was a rock star.
I'd found a project could really delve into and managed to distract myself until 2:30 on Saturday, and then again until 2:00 on Sunday.
So now I'll be tweaking my weekday times permanently by a half-hour and starting at 1:30 pm this upcoming week.
As for the food, I'm still having two meals and a large snack- and I feel it's time to knock that down a little bit. I'm not nearly as hungry when I get home, and the snack (which is 1/2-3/4 of a meal) makes me still feel a bit full when dinnertime comes around- especially since my window was a little smaller.
You wouldn't think fifteen to thirty minutes would be a big deal, but it really matters!
The interest in junk food is waning, though I did splurge and get some Halloween candy- not for kids but for us alone- which consisted mostly of tootsie rolls (chocolate and flavored). Chocolate was way too expensive- I'm going to wait until the day after to get some of that. Heh.
The best part is I took one of each of those flavored and chocolate mini taffies and took tiny bites to savor the flavors. I'd taken about five bites of each one, just letting it melt in my mouth and enjoying the heck out of this rare treat. I love those little suckers!
Tweaking here and there is helping a lot; I have less 'skinny feeling' days, so I know I need to cut back- but I really don't want to cut back too much and risk a metabolic crash. Someone in my IF Facebook group helped me out a great deal by suggesting that hunger pangs are good things- it's your body's way of telling you it's eating all that extra fat for energy! So as long as I get a few pangs and don't wait until I'm famished, my metabolism should be good to go!
One thing I need to do is move around more. My job was doing that for me, but work has slowed so I have fewer deliveries and more time on my hands. Most of the projects I have at home are sedentary, and I find it hard to get up and go when involved in a sit-down project. There's always housework, but who wants to do that...right?
I weigh myself in two weeks. If I lose five to ten pounds, I'm in the sweet spot concerning weight loss. I don't feel like I'm dieting or that this is a temporary way of eating. I'm getting used to it- and it feels great!
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