The Chubby Girl Diaries » Doin’ it for yourself challenge http://chubbygirldiary.com My journey to a new me! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:27:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 1 pound down! http://chubbygirldiary.com/2009/12/10/1-pound-down/ http://chubbygirldiary.com/2009/12/10/1-pound-down/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:35:26 +0000 K http://chubbygirldiary.com/?p=160 Continue reading →]]> I have to admit that I didn’t work really hard last week other than changing my diet.  I drank more liquids and wrote down everything I ate.  And now, I am 1 pound down.  I know it sounds like such a small feat, but for me, weight loss starts one step at a time.  1 pound down for me, means 1 pound less to lose on my journey.

I’m going to figure this out slowly… and that’s OK.

I’m also learning to give myself time to “talk” to myself before making food decisions.  Because, in the heat of a hungry moment, I always end up making the wrong decision.  I react out of need and instant gratification and grab the first thing available.  And then I feel as though I cheated myself out of a better meal.  So the outcome of that becomes that I eat the instant gratification thing AND the meal that I originally wanted, thereby doubling my calories.  BUT… if I give myself a chance to discuss what I want to eat BEFORE hastily making a decision…. then I might save myself some major calories.

Another thing I learned about myself is that I need “quick” meals.  I need a meal that can be prepared in 5 minutes or less.  I’m a busy mom with a business to run and college to attend.  So I find that if I don’t prepare something ahead of time or have something healthy and quick on hand, then I make wrong decisions (read:  fastfood run).

So for right now, my plan is to always have a frozen Weight Watchers meal in the freezer, 97% fat free popcorn on hand, and a few 1 or 2 point snacks that I can grab in a pinch!  Last week 60 calorie Jello pudding and cheese sticks saved me from making bad decisions!

Thing i’m doing for myself today:

Working on a website for myself. (normally I work on websites for other people… but today it’s all about me!)

:)

]]> http://chubbygirldiary.com/2009/12/10/1-pound-down/feed/ 0 Doin’ it for myself Wednesday http://chubbygirldiary.com/2009/12/02/doin-it-for-myself-wednesday/ http://chubbygirldiary.com/2009/12/02/doin-it-for-myself-wednesday/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:53:45 +0000 K http://chubbygirldiary.com/?p=145 Continue reading →]]> Last month, I wrote a post about doing at least one non-food related thing for myself each week and then set it as a challenge for my readers as well.  That week, I went to the library (by myself) and took the time to peruse books.  I even came home with a few!  I felt SOOO good about it that I did it again the next week.  And then, preparation for Thanksgiving came up and I forgot all about doing something good for myself.

So, I am reviving it for myself (not forgotten just put aside for awhile) and will be posting every Wednesday what I did for myself the week before!

Last week I didn’t do anything but tonight I am going to go on a walk (by myself!  –Which is huge when you are a SAHM as you rarely get to do anything by yourself) and jam to the tunes on my ipod.  And i’m going to take big breaths of the crisp pre-winter air and remind myself that life is lovely!  I may even give myself a mental hug and few high fives so that I can take in some serious positive energy (much needed).

If you did something wonderful for yourself (either this week or last), linky and comment! :o )

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