A summer of learning
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:11 pm
Hello
I am a teacher who has found some balance with eating this summer. Normally, I work in the summer, but this year I decided to take time for me. I was really stressed this past school year due to the COVID issues. I have been overweight for about 15 years, and this year I decided to do something about it. Once school was over, I started reading about weight loss. I knew that my biggest problem was sweets and starchy junk food. That led me to a low carb diet. That killed the cravings, but I wasn't losing weight. I was still eating too much because I was snacking on high calorie foods. That led me to calorie counting. I can't do it! My brain doesn't enjoy that at all. I knew I needed a way to limit my food intake. I asked Mr. Google about no snacking diets and I found two blogs about the No S diet. https://chroniclesofkyle.com/ and https://nosdiet.blogspot.com/
I LOVE the idea of tracking habits. I made a habit tracker on my computer in Excel. I use the red, yellow, green system. I cut the snacking two weeks ago and it hasn't been bad at all. I hope this will give me the weight loss I desire. I still eat a low to moderate carb intake (not Keto). I increased my protein, which has been super helpful. I make dishes lower in fat when I can, but I don't sweat it if I can't. I have been enjoying my meals. I have more energy. The first week of summer break I averaged about 2,000 steps. Now I average about 5,000 steps per day. I have started doing some short exercise videos as well.
On S days, I don't eat regular sweets. I can't handle those without going overboard. I do better with snacks like chips or popcorn. I have more self-control with those. I think low-carb sweets are safer for me right now, so I am going to start having those but only on weekends. They can have a lot of calories.
I don't weigh myself. I know that my clothing is starting to feel a little looser. I wear a 16 in pants. I will probably use my clothing and maybe a measuring tape to track my progress. I think a size 10 would be a good size for me. I am short woman with an hour glass figure and a medium frame. I think I would look OK in a size 10 because my weight always looks balanced on the top and bottom. Even though I would still be slightly overweight at that size, it would probably be more sustainable than a 6 or 8.
Whew... that was a lot of info. I just wanted to share in case anyone has advice.
I am a teacher who has found some balance with eating this summer. Normally, I work in the summer, but this year I decided to take time for me. I was really stressed this past school year due to the COVID issues. I have been overweight for about 15 years, and this year I decided to do something about it. Once school was over, I started reading about weight loss. I knew that my biggest problem was sweets and starchy junk food. That led me to a low carb diet. That killed the cravings, but I wasn't losing weight. I was still eating too much because I was snacking on high calorie foods. That led me to calorie counting. I can't do it! My brain doesn't enjoy that at all. I knew I needed a way to limit my food intake. I asked Mr. Google about no snacking diets and I found two blogs about the No S diet. https://chroniclesofkyle.com/ and https://nosdiet.blogspot.com/
I LOVE the idea of tracking habits. I made a habit tracker on my computer in Excel. I use the red, yellow, green system. I cut the snacking two weeks ago and it hasn't been bad at all. I hope this will give me the weight loss I desire. I still eat a low to moderate carb intake (not Keto). I increased my protein, which has been super helpful. I make dishes lower in fat when I can, but I don't sweat it if I can't. I have been enjoying my meals. I have more energy. The first week of summer break I averaged about 2,000 steps. Now I average about 5,000 steps per day. I have started doing some short exercise videos as well.
On S days, I don't eat regular sweets. I can't handle those without going overboard. I do better with snacks like chips or popcorn. I have more self-control with those. I think low-carb sweets are safer for me right now, so I am going to start having those but only on weekends. They can have a lot of calories.
I don't weigh myself. I know that my clothing is starting to feel a little looser. I wear a 16 in pants. I will probably use my clothing and maybe a measuring tape to track my progress. I think a size 10 would be a good size for me. I am short woman with an hour glass figure and a medium frame. I think I would look OK in a size 10 because my weight always looks balanced on the top and bottom. Even though I would still be slightly overweight at that size, it would probably be more sustainable than a 6 or 8.
Whew... that was a lot of info. I just wanted to share in case anyone has advice.