My peri menopausal symptoms are making me feel off. I have a headache and didn’t sleep well. I am still snacking too much and over my top weight range. I feel unmotivated and blah. Determined to try today but not feeling it AT ALL.

Sugar was fine yesterday. Finished with 15g or so.

Kate

Anonymous wrote:Hi Alexandra – – I think a dress is a great reward and something to look forward to that will make you feel beautiful. Much better in the long term and snacks and sweets. I hope you have a more relaxing day today

I’m struggling a bit but trying to keep going and recognize I will feel better if I stop snacking so much even if my sugar consumption is largely under control.

Kate

Thanks! I did great today. Not much snacking, no sweets and a big healthy salad for lunch. Go me!

Alexandra

Hi Alexandra – – I think a dress is a great reward and something to look forward to that will make you feel beautiful. Much better in the long term and snacks and sweets. I hope you have a more relaxing day today

I’m struggling a bit but trying to keep going and recognize I will feel better if I stop snacking so much even if my sugar consumption is largely under control.

Kate

Anonymous wrote:Hi guys, Alexandra here. So yesterday just stunk. I was exhausted and sick myself and I ate so many carbs and also more sugar than ideal.

But I got a much better night sleep last night and even though I’m still congested and achy it feels a lot more manageable. So I’m committing to NO treats today. I’m going to buy myself a dress I’ve been eyeing if I am successful. I really need to reset myself.

I'm sorry. Glad you got some good sleep though. those comfort foods -- SMH. I understand.
~michele

Hi guys, Alexandra here. So yesterday just stunk. I was exhausted and sick myself and I ate so many carbs and also more sugar than ideal.

But I got a much better night sleep last night and even though I’m still congested and achy it feels a lot more manageable. So I’m committing to NO treats today. I’m going to buy myself a dress I’ve been eyeing if I am successful. I really need to reset myself.

Good morning. Michele here

I am doing well. First time weighing myself in a month. I knew I was doing well because of the way my shorts were fitting. And I weighed myself this morning - 6.5 pounds lost. I'm within close to my goal. 6-10 pounds. I tried on my smaller shorts - well, they look great! but it felt too much like a wedgie for my comfort :LOL

I am home now, however, and home will be much more difficult to eat well because my husband cooks (as opposed to me cooking/eating salads) for the whole family.

I can stay low sugar and am aiming for no snacking.

No problems yesterday. Kept to my sugar goal. Didn’t snack. But also no exercise because my day was packed. Heading out for a walk soon. Maybe a jog if I feel up to it. How’s everyone?

I did pretty well all things considered yesterday. My stomach felt funny after my workout and I was tempted to eat carbs all day but I think I found a decent balance although there was a couple more bites of donut. Then my DC woke up vomiting with a fever during the night and I am wondering if I might have a milder version of the same thing. I definitely feel achy/off. Randomly ate a cookie after being up for an hour during the night which wasn’t great but it was small and just one. Going to try hard to not give up on eating well today even though I feel worried about my kid and bad for myself.

-Alexandra

Fudgy brownies are one of my favorite things ever. Glad you enjoyed them, Michele!

No problems yesterday. Stayed around 15g. No snacks. I woke up a little hungry which is good and means I had a slight calorie deficit. No idea where these extra pounds came from but my philosophy is always adjust immediately and don’t let my weight creep up. Good exercise yesterday. Feeling good.

Michele here. My period is kicking my butt this month!
I had fudgy brownies yesterday. They were very little, but DELICIOUS.

But the rest of my day was OK.

This morning I woke with vertigo, so my exercise was just slow walking, but that is OK.

I have a plan for good eating today!

Marriage is hard. Kudos to you and DH for moving on, Alexandra.

Yesterday was fine. Internment was not a problem. I did have two Oreos which surprisingly have 14g of added sugar. But I was still at the goal of 24g by the end of the day. Today the added goal is no snacks.

Kate

Hi everyone - thank you for all the encouraging words. I worked from home today and didn’t interact much with other people I might normally have vented to so the sympathy was really appreciated. Today was better. I think DH and I were both really tired and we just moved on today. I ate a lot of really healthy, filling food and that felt really good. Having stuff ready was really helpful/ I just ate lunch at 11 instead of snacking on carbs and then I had more “real food “ instead of an afternoon snack. Ate and really savored a small piece of donut as a planned and controlled treat. It was SO good, but since I just ate a piece it was only about 8 grams of sugar. Pretty good! Definitely was under 25 g for the day. Will try to eat well this weekend even if I have more kid/work stress.

-Alexandra

Anonymous wrote:Will peanut butter work for you rather than hot fudge, April? No sugar and very filling. Sometimes I do one spoon of organic crunchy PB with a sprinkle of chocolate chips as my sweet end to the day.

Yum that sounds great!

Will peanut butter work for you rather than hot fudge, April? No sugar and very filling. Sometimes I do one spoon of organic crunchy PB with a sprinkle of chocolate chips as my sweet end to the day.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow I haven't seen this thread since the early days, and here I am with my bowl of oatmeal in it with only raisins and cinnamon (no sugar) thinking about OP who got me here!

If I start the day strong it really helps if I mess up later!

It’s true that every meal you eat without added sugar is a win! The trick is really to eat whole foods that do not come out of a package with ingredients. I’m glad I had an impact! Try banana in your oatmeal. It sounds bad but actually is good. I chop it into a dice.

That big salad Alexandra ate sounds yummy.

So my weight has crept up a few pounds for some reason. It’s annoying. I may need to limit snacking. Not sure what’s going on. Was waiting for my period which came and went and weight is still at the top of my range. Bleh.

OP-Kate

This is PP (April)
Love banana. Will try that next.
I'm trying to get out of the habit of wanting something sweet right after a savory meal. It's all habit I know because I'm not even hungry!

Today I've had homemade soup so far. No added sugar. I just eat what I feel like and not what should be a breakfast food traditionally. That's helping. Hoping to stay strong. Last night was finishing some emails and finishing some hot fudge right out of the jar. Bad!