Again, I had to laugh at this because I, too, eat lunch at my desk and shake my salad to distribute the dressing in hope that I can use less of it. I do like salads though and try to vary what I add to them so it's not the same thing all the time. But they do get boring sometimes.
What I have been doing lately is packing leftovers from dinner the night before. I have mastered roasting, stir frying and cooking vegetables to make them more palatable. I avoid potatoes and rice (and even pasta) and usually cook some sort of chicken or the occasional beef. At least I have access to a microwave to reheat my lunch.
But the real issue with me is my relationship with food. I can't imagine people who are thin thinking about food. Do they just eat and get on with their day or do they spend the day thinking about their next meal? Is it metabolism that makes them different or am I just a glutton? And I am not huge, I would just like to lose an additional 15 - 20 pounds (down 25 from my highest weight). But I don't know if I could ever feel thin because that scale is always staring at me. Maybe I'm just crazy.
Congratulations on the one pound! Same for me and now I am back to my pre-Thanksgiving weight. Onward! Have a good week.
I have “the occasional beef” too -- with my enemies. Generally, they prove to be “some sort of chicken.”
I couldn’t resist.
Personally, I suspect more of weight is genetic than most of us know, but there is little to be gained my those who sell us foods or diets in saying - you really have less control over how you look than you think. I should look that up to see if it’s true, but I am tired ha ha.
Well, we have some of the same genes so I'll have to agree with that.
I believe body type is inherited. I have three sisters (one deceased) and two of us are pears and two of us are apples. We would never look the same even at the same weight. We are all different and that's ok. My hope is that I can learn to be kind to myself no matter what the scale says. I hope I'm getting there.
Sounds like you are making some new habit choices which may become something you come to enjoy one day.
Keep going! You will get there. 💪🏼
Again, I had to laugh at this because I, too, eat lunch at my desk and shake my salad to distribute the dressing in hope that I can use less of it. I do like salads though and try to vary what I add to them so it's not the same thing all the time. But they do get boring sometimes.
What I have been doing lately is packing leftovers from dinner the night before. I have mastered roasting, stir frying and cooking vegetables to make them more palatable. I avoid potatoes and rice (and even pasta) and usually cook some sort of chicken or the occasional beef. At least I have access to a microwave to reheat my lunch.
But the real issue with me is my relationship with food. I can't imagine people who are thin thinking about food. Do they just eat and get on with their day or do they spend the day thinking about their next meal? Is it metabolism that makes them different or am I just a glutton? And I am not huge, I would just like to lose an additional 15 - 20 pounds (down 25 from my highest weight). But I don't know if I could ever feel thin because that scale is always staring at me. Maybe I'm just crazy.
Congratulations on the one pound! Same for me and now I am back to my pre-Thanksgiving weight. Onward! Have a good week.
I have “the occasional beef” too -- with my enemies. Generally, they prove to be “some sort of chicken.”
I couldn’t resist.
Personally, I suspect more of weight is genetic than most of us know, but there is little to be gained my those who sell us foods or diets in saying - you really have less control over how you look than you think. I should look that up to see if it’s true, but I am tired ha ha.
Well, we have some of the same genes so I'll have to agree with that.
I believe body type is inherited. I have three sisters (one deceased) and two of us are pears and two of us are apples. We would never look the same even at the same weight. We are all different and that's ok. My hope is that I can learn to be kind to myself no matter what the scale says. I hope I'm getting there.
One more thing I’d like to add. I have to remind myself that this body that I often detest may be someone else’s goal.