First of May – My New Way

Less than a kilo away from being under 300! Awesome!

I can say a some things in Spanish, but I can't understand native speakers unless they are speaking simply and slowly. I know a handful of words and phrases in Thai and not much else. I looked up your island on a map. It looks strategically located for a person that speaks multiple language. I looked it up on Google Earth and it looks lush and green.

I worked for a sister company of Novo Nordisk and so worked with quite a few Danes. A lot of them were from Bagsvaerd or Copenhagen. My director at one point was leaving to return to Denmark. I don't think it was entirely of his choosing because when I asked what it was like where he was moving (Northern Denmark) he just said "pig farms". What I've seen from photos and heard from Danes Denmark looks like a great mix of history, culture, and nature.

I've got nature in northeast Texas, but the history has largely been displaced and destroyed (native American) and the culture is embarrassing, backwards, and simple.
 
I need Spanish simply and slow too, had a two year beginners course and I have hardly looked at Spanish since then, it's a year and a half ago it ended.

I love my Island, it's green and have lots of small Woods and the total lenght around it if you walk/bike is around it is 120 km, did it a couple of times. It's the place in DK which has the most sunshine hours a year. A true Pearl if you are interested in geology. and ofcourse it suffers a decline in population (currently 39.500) every year since here is a lack of education and Work possibilities so people flee and schools and stores are being closed.

Was so tired yesterday that I fell asleep before 8pm. Ate 1685 cals, struggled a lot with hunger and muchiness during the afternoon. Woke up with TOM and had a headache all night so that's probably why.
 
Visited Copenhagen a while back and though it´s a great city I really preferred the view from the plane before landing! Must look that island of yours next time I make it northward.
 
The problem with most places that I would like to be is a lack of job opportunities. My wife and I work for the two local environmental companies here. We don't have another job in our field in driving distance. Owning a home makes it difficult to move so we are a bit stuck. I do like living in the woods and having privacy, but it will be a problem if either of our companies does poorly. In Seattle there where lots of job opportunities and so much to do and see, but I couldn't afford a home and I had too little peace and privacy.

The geology locally isn't too interesting, but not too far away is a chalk formation with lots of marine fossils. Where I live are very old soils reduced to mostly iron. Lots of rusty sandstone parent materials.
 
Morning: plain soy yoghurt with stewed apples, almonds and cinnamon, soy latte 300.
Snack: soy latte 25.
Lunch: chicken salad 390.
Snack: 2 ice lollies 124.
Dinner: pasta 175, bolognese 300.
Afters: frozen banana with dairy free nutella 200.
Total: 1514.
Did measurements today and waist + thigh are the same but hip area is TWO inches down. Have noticed that on my pants lately, today I even forgot to unbutton and it was no problem.
No cardio today, had the youngest at home and because of her weak ankles she can't keep up with me walking when biking, and she can bike less than 2 km anyway. I am about 2 kg away from my old lowest when counting in the scale incident. Did 30 min yoga, I am so tight in my leg muscles, they almost cramped during some poses, nice getting them stretched.
 
Thanks for a geolgical presentation of your area Quercus.

Copy-pasted a Little about Bornholm
Bornholm lies in the Fennoscandian Border Zone
Bornholm is interesting from a geological point of view because it lies in the Fennoscandian Border Zone. The fault line between the granite bedrock in the north of the island, which was formed around 1.7 billion years ago, and the sandstone layer in the south of Bornholm, which is only around 500 million years old, has been exposed in a small area south of the experience centre NaturBornholm in Aakirkeby, making it possible to straddle 1.2 billion years.
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Just love the Little geo facs about my Island and that The meridian 15° east of Greenwich crosses straight through the island, went to stand on the spot some time last year. We so have a couple of chalk formations visited last year too, had a geology course I followed and we went lots of these Places.

Today weight is 136.3/300.8
 
Oh.. One of these weekend days where the children have gone to their father after breakfast. I spent the morning walking 10 km and then making 4 servings of sushi. Now I am alone and want candy, have struggled HARD these past hours and the craving won't go away. Thing is I can justify everything when in this mood
- it's about lifechange, not perfection
- 700 cals of candy won't really make me gain
-lifequality is important too
-just today
-why not
 
Clarissa, congrats on the progress you've made so far! You're so close to being under 300. :D

I completely get what you mean about the candy. Honestly, I've spent the last two and a half months going through that exact same thought process and am currently trying to break myself out of it. It's sad but true that if you get in the habit of thinking like that, you'll find yourself binging on candy once or twice and week and the scale going up instead of down. At least that's been my experience.
 
Thanks for stopping by Cory, I know eating candy today is not in the plan. It's still on my mind.
Soon I will leave to pick up a package I ordered, at the gas station and plan to watch a movie later. Hope I will leave the candy at the shelves..
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Morning: plain soy yoghurt with stewed apples and chia seeds, soy latte 300.
Snack: banana and soy latte 125.
Lunch: homemade sushi 525.
Snack: soy latte 25, clementines 110.
Dinner: homemade sushi 275, 2 clementines 100, 1 pear 60.
Total: 1520.
Walked 11 km.
 
Hey Clarissa, looks like you´ve been in the same situation as me today... If you recognize those "reasons" why you might eat that candy, you can stop them. You just have to find ways to answer yourself. For me it might be:
- it's about lifechange, not perfection - And I want my lifestyle to be healthy, 700 kcal of candy is nowhere near reasonable OR healthy.
- 700 cals of candy won't really make me gain - Not if I do it only once, but if I make an exception today I´m more likely to do it tomorrow, too.
-lifequality is important too - And my life quality will not only be higher when I´m lighter but also when I find healthier ways to deal with fatigue and frustration.
-just today - Why today? Would it really be just today? What special about today that won´t happen on other days?
-why not - Because I want to be healthy and candy contains nothing at all that´s helpful for my body.

And so on. I guess the "answers" are different for everyone but I find it helps to practice coming up with them.
 
Hi LaMa, it's exactly what I tell myself, but in those moments I become very irrationel and even annoyed at those arguments that are ment to keep my on track. I have eliminated close to all reasons why I did/do eat when I shouldn't - left is the part where I eat when being alone. By alone I mean when I've got no kids at home and it's weekend without social plans. Got to Work better on it.

I did eat stuff yesterday, bought a bag of marshmallows and also ate 3 crackers with vegan cheese. Instead of beating myself up and throw in the towel for days or weeks, I will feel happy about just continueing diet as planned. I used to have a major problem with (not) doing perfect, but I don't anymore.

Happy Sunday!
 
Great advice LaMa!

Clarissa knowing and discussing what the remaining problems are is a sure sign that you will work through that too. Keep at it!

I guess one thought for your eating while alone is to make plans. If you are an introvert like me then make plans for what to do when you are by yourself. Something that keeps you focused and that you enjoy. If I read at the sofa I want to snack, but if I read outside or at a coffee shop I don't feel that trigger. Eventually I will disassociate reading with snacking all together and I can do it on the sofa again. What do you enjoy? Maybe find a group or activity that gives you practice with one of your foreign languages. I know you've been walking a lot lately. Is this something you do on your alone time?

Getting past the binary thinking "on or off the diet" or "Perfect or screwing up" is a big hurdle. You should not only accept imperfect, you should strive towards it. People with healthy relationships with food occasionally eat unhealthy foods and occasionally overindulge. Being healthy is being imperfect. We have to pay a penance for our past overindulgences because they were too frequent and too severe. That doesn't mean we should beat ourselves up or make ourselves suffer. It just means that we have to work to eat fewer calories than our body needs to lose weight until we've reached a healthy weight. That's it no judgement. Nothing can change the weight we are today, but right now we can make the decisions and take the actions to change what we weigh in the future.

If you like candy eat it, but eat less of it less frequently so it doesn't impact your progress. Work on why you like it too. Keep in mind that a healthy relationship with candy is one where you don't eat much of it.

You're doing well and you will get to where you want to be. I'm happy that we can share in our struggles and progress.
 
Me and candy ..... Don't know where to start, always loved it and had way too much of it. Is it the sugar? I don't fancy cakes or most ice creams, neither when I was a child, I drink soda less than once a month, don't fancy that either. Occasionally I tire from candy a couple of weeks and often I wonder why I liked it when I start eating it again, because truly fresh berries and pineapple are far better. Perhaps I am suppressing why I like it, perhaps it is just because I feel there are endless choices and piles of goodies to indulge in. It’s an obsession, but it’s wearing off, definitely.

I am quite introvert, actually I love my own company and always have a blast of a time when I spend time with myself. I also love spending time with others ...I just have an even better time with me. I never think of foods when I have company. I always have plans, but they are not delimited enough I guess.
I love walking and could do it hours and hours a day if I had the time it’s so relaxing and I never feel I get enough. I also love reading books but I rarely do because I get caught up in the book, read half the night, and miss sleep. Sounds like I overdo everything..

I am so mad at myself for letting the freakin marshmallows take charge of me last night very stupid decision. Should have picked up my package in the parking lot, but I queued up with candy in my hands.

Thanks for posting your views are very helpful :grouphug:

Ate 1685 cals today and fresh slate tomorrow!
 
Hey! I'm back... this better be for good. Last time I posted was August 2013 and I've gained my weight back plus a couple pounds. Can't keep doing this, so here's to trying again!
 
Hi Risty welcome back!
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Morning: plain soy yoghurt with chia seeds, almonds and banana, soy latte 400.
Snack: soy latte 25.
Lunch: 2 beetroot-buckwheat buns with vegan curry spread, banana 400.
Snack: apple 50, mushroom soup 125.
Dinner: garlic chop steak, basmati rice, cauliflower leaves with vinegar and chili 550.
Total: 1550.
Walked 5 km.
 
The recipe, did approx like this:

Put a medium large beetroot in the blender with a cup of Water and a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Mix 1 teaspoon xanthan gum, 1 tablespoon of yeast, a Little salt and 350g buckwheat flour in a bowl, add the blended stuff to the flourmix, add more flour if needed. With wet hands make 10 buns and let them rest 45 min. Bake in oven 15-20 min at 200C.
 
Morning: slice of buckwheat bread with vegan curry spread, a carrot, almonds and soy latte 400.
Snack: soy latte 25.
Lunch: slice of buckwheat bread with vegan curry spread, a carrot and a pear 400.
Snack: chop steak 175, almonds 100.
Dinner: cauliflower soup with basmati rice 250.
Total: 1350.
No walking today it's a crazy amount of school work.
 
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