PonysPlants - Hooray! Great work, Naomi! I'm so impressed that you straight away decided to experiment with turning to adherent foods when wanting a "treat."
What a gift your husband received with that immediate, visceral feedback from his body; great news that he wants to make a lasting change. I love papaya! Yum!
jan_npr - Hang in there! Are there things you can do to create an environment where it would be difficult not to succeed? The easier it is to reach for adherent foods, and the harder it is to grab the richer fare, the less you have to rely on "willpower." Why does it feel like serving oily, calorie dense foods is necessary to please your guests? Are there any adherent dishes that they might enjoy? Give yourself a pat on the back for doing great with exercise!
Rebecka22 - Kudos to you for continuing to eliminate or substitute for nonadherent ingredients when cooking! You clearly took some time to consider what led to the takeout meal, and it seems like planning to have a stock of adherent food ready to go should resolve that for the future. Continue to stay the course and results are sure to follow!
belcimo - Down 2.8 lbs! I think it is wonderful that you have already noticed improvement in how you feel. Adequate planning and preparation is one of the best ways to support your efforts. Keep striving to turn those remaining 3 "mostly" points into
!
HoustonJason - Wow! A 5 pound loss and a lovely compliment, too! I'm sure that felt fabulous! Great progress in applying the recommendations (
for making breakfast 50/50!) Carry on making those sensible adjustments where you see the opportunity to improve.
jkcook - As you said, that looks like a pretty good week! Do you have any intuition into the reason you decided to have the chips and dip? Was anything different on that occasion? Any changes to your routine, situation, or preparation? New stresses or strong emotions? Differences in your environment?
Wfpb2020 - Huzzah for getting back in the saddle! The Pleasure Trap is real and it is powerful, right? I'm happy to hear you are feeling back in control of your behavior and environment; that is always a welcome feeling.
Hope410 - Awesome victories! No calorie dense foods, daily exercise and 10 big YESes!
Maintaining your diligent adherence seems like an excellent goal for the week to come; you are doing everything right with respect to the recommended pattern of behavior, so the scale will inevitably reflect that in due time.
GreenFroG - A solid week delivers solid results! Kudos to you for mindfully attending to your after dinner behavior pattern; great thought to incorporate stretching and exercise during that time.
Fantastic that your plan for navigating the rodeo was a success. Cornstarch is not recommended for MWL; mashed beans, mashed potatoes, or even mashed cauliflower can serve as a viable thickener for soups and gravies, or if you don't mind a thinner soup, just omit thickening entirely.
texaslil - I think it is natural to feel some disappointment when our diligent efforts aren't reflected by the scale, Laila. Try not to draw too many conclusions from this single weigh-in; the scale can be affected by many factors that are mostly or completely unrelated to how much fat one might be losing, so positive developments can be challenging to detect in the short term. If you are comfortable eating only two meals a day, that is fine, but remember that time-restricted eating isn't recommended for MWL - we are advised to eat whenever we feel hungry, until comfortably full. You are making real progress practicing the recommended behaviors, keep that up and you will see encouraging results by and by. If you feel like you want to do everything possible to support your progress, eliminating those few remaining calorie dense foods would be the next step. Don't lose heart and be patient and compassionate with yourself.
birdy birdy - Congratulations on receiving your initial dose of the Pfizer vaccine; I'm sure experiencing some after effects wasn't very fun, but I would imagine it was a relief to be vaccinated. If you feel that a more binary approach would be demotivating for you, it absolutely makes sense to capture that nuanced view of success in your self-assessment. Another option could be to assess adherence in terms of individual days (or even meals), i.e. 6/7, but if the percentages feel like they are serving your needs and supporting your efforts that works, too. Onward!