boring thoughts on dieting
this post is even more boring than my normal boring posts, you have been warned.
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i feel like a fat piece of crap! today i had 1,900 calories. my "stupid decision of the day" (there were many but i'll focus on this one..) was going to tac0 bell with someone at lunch. i had 2 chicken tacos (~600 calories?) instead of a 250 cal frozen meal. the tacos didn't even taste good. i did refuse a free bagel though. can i just be normal and not feel guilty about eating two stupid chicken tacos? one day this week i even put on my coat to walk over to the bank (indoors) because i just felt like such a fat piece of crap. i'm so positive. go me.
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i'm one of those people that lost weight and kept it off for 5+ years. and then i gained most of it back over the next 5 years after that. suhweet. why'd i do that? ahh lets not get into it all. i will tell you my quick theory though...i went from working zero hours in college to 70+ hours/week and it totally knocked me out. i spent more time working than anything else in my life. i couldn't tell up from down, didn't know what day of the week it was without asking someone, slept all the time, lost touch with good friends. there, that was quick eh? only within the last year or two have i tried to snap out of it and focus on the things that are the most important in life. my focus in life got all screwed up fo' shizzle. but now i am motivated on getting back to where i was.
so anyway. my long-held theory about dieting is that it is about NOT doing something. for people that have a propensity to eat for whatever reason, dieting is about NOT. do NOT eat that, do NOT eat more than one of those. i can reason my way through this line of thinking all day long. you might say exercising is DOING something to create a calorie deficit but again, for someone who has a propensity to eat, losing weight and keeping it off is about NOT eating stuff. its that simple. i just think that is interesting. i can't think of anything else where you try not to do something in order to accomplish your goals. i told you this was boring.
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4.0 miles, 38:40. worked out earlier tonight. the early gym crowd is a pretty serious bunch. i held my own quite well though. my shins and calves are a little sore--tomorrows pace will slow.
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i feel like a fat piece of crap! today i had 1,900 calories. my "stupid decision of the day" (there were many but i'll focus on this one..) was going to tac0 bell with someone at lunch. i had 2 chicken tacos (~600 calories?) instead of a 250 cal frozen meal. the tacos didn't even taste good. i did refuse a free bagel though. can i just be normal and not feel guilty about eating two stupid chicken tacos? one day this week i even put on my coat to walk over to the bank (indoors) because i just felt like such a fat piece of crap. i'm so positive. go me.
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i'm one of those people that lost weight and kept it off for 5+ years. and then i gained most of it back over the next 5 years after that. suhweet. why'd i do that? ahh lets not get into it all. i will tell you my quick theory though...i went from working zero hours in college to 70+ hours/week and it totally knocked me out. i spent more time working than anything else in my life. i couldn't tell up from down, didn't know what day of the week it was without asking someone, slept all the time, lost touch with good friends. there, that was quick eh? only within the last year or two have i tried to snap out of it and focus on the things that are the most important in life. my focus in life got all screwed up fo' shizzle. but now i am motivated on getting back to where i was.
so anyway. my long-held theory about dieting is that it is about NOT doing something. for people that have a propensity to eat for whatever reason, dieting is about NOT. do NOT eat that, do NOT eat more than one of those. i can reason my way through this line of thinking all day long. you might say exercising is DOING something to create a calorie deficit but again, for someone who has a propensity to eat, losing weight and keeping it off is about NOT eating stuff. its that simple. i just think that is interesting. i can't think of anything else where you try not to do something in order to accomplish your goals. i told you this was boring.
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4.0 miles, 38:40. worked out earlier tonight. the early gym crowd is a pretty serious bunch. i held my own quite well though. my shins and calves are a little sore--tomorrows pace will slow.
posted by brent at
8:53 PM
6 Comments:
You say your post is boring, and yet I'm yelling "exactly!" at the screen reading your post. I have thought that about dieting ALWAYS. I get that. Well said.
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Anonymous, at 9:51 PM
Maybe you could flip it around and look at what you CAN eat to lose weight and get healthy. You CAN eat fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, oatmeal, low-fat dairy, lean meats, etc...and even good fat selections (e.g. dark chocolate or olive oil). The problem I think most of us have is portion control. I know this principle is much easier to write than to practice...but I also know from personal experience that I feel a hell of a lot better when I eat from the "CAN eat" list than from the "CAN'T eat" list...eventually, our bodies begin to crave the foods we CAN eat. I wonder if what I just typed makes any sense?! :)
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lainb, at 10:02 PM
Brent: You're funny. That's not a boring post at all!
Anyway, good luck on the dieting, etc.
I agree with krista. Although sometimes it seems like I just wanna eat all the can't foods!
hang in there -Kirsten Mid-pack mom
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Anonymous, at 12:09 AM
Trust me I can sooooooooooo relate. Yesterday, I sooooo wanted a big bag of salty any flavor potato chips. Whew, I didn't. I look at what I do for activity, you saw my last year stats. I don't really over induldge (maybe once a month or less) but dammit I'm still "cuddly". Remember the expression we all love. "I may be fat, but I can diet - you's just plain ugly"
The other funny thing, well maybe not so funny... When I was a teenager and ya know all the remember what it was like to be a teenager. Well I was skinny and teased. I used to wish to be fat and ugly. Terrible thing to wish. Well I got half my wish....lol.
So don't beat up on yourself, yesterday's gone and can't be changed. Ok I'm rambling and gonna take up all the comment space. Oh no put this comment on a diet...lol.
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Dawn - Pink Chick Tris, at 8:43 AM
You're going to hate this, but really, 1900 calories is nothing. You probably burned close to 400 on that run, by the way. And you are a boy. I understand being disappointed that you made a bad choice (though I would submit there are worse choices to make at taco hell than a couple of chicken soft tacos) and I understand being frustrated with your progress (do I!) but really, you did absolutely nothing wrong. You are totally within an acceptable range. Now, only *you* know your body well enough to know if you can eat 1900 every day and still lose. Maybe not. So eat less today. But I'd bet you'd be able to eat 1900 at least once or twice a week, with all the running, and still lose.
Your theory on dieting being "not" is right on. But I have had *perfect* diet weeks and lost weight, and *imperfect* diet weeks - and still lost weight! (vice versa too, if you're keeping score) To your dieting theory, I would add one more "not" - dieting is *not* a moment in time. It's not one meal, one choice. It's a number of choices over a period of time. They really don't all have to be perfect!
All that just to tell you, hang in there, and you're way too hard on yourself. I think we all are, but I don't see that clearly about myself the way I do when I "hear" you beating yourself up. Stop it. :)
xoxo
Mia
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Mia Goddess, at 9:04 AM
It sounds like you had a total lifestlye change from college to job (and hours that boggle my mind and make me want to send you a care package or something), so it's not surprising that this had an impact on your eating and exercising habits. Now you've got to find new ways to craft your lifestyle and fit in new habits.
Don't be so hard on yourself. You've got a challenging schedule. Props to you for working on new ways of keeping you mind and body healthy.
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Megan, at 8:46 AM
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