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Two Days Later

I'm sorry I am two days late on this post. June has not been the month for blogging; I have just been SOO tired all the time. I passed out at 10pm on Wednesday night and then last night we got back really late from Jurassic World Fallen Kingom. But here I am, making it work.

I said I was going to talk about food goals. And I will. But first let me remind whoever is reading this that I struggle around food. My impulse control goes out the window, down the street, and into the local bakery whenever I get near a food I thoroughly enjoy (read: desserts, bread, Mac and cheese, potatoes, burgers, Mexican food, Asian food, ice cream... You get the idea). That is why I joined Noom. It is an app that teaches you about your food and health decisions in an effort to help you get to your weight loss goals. It says I can be a healthier me in 16 weeks and I believe them. The problem is, I am like 11 week in now and I messed it up by checking out of it. 


I was doing so well on my weight loss stuff. I just can't stick to it without someone else holding my hand, making all my food choices for me, and forcing me to work out. I'm not motivated enough to hold myself accountable. Maybe it is in the way I talk about it, perhaps if I sat here and told myself  "I can do this" enough I would be able to. Usually that works for me. Food is kyptonite that turns off my magical "believe in your abilities" powers. *Sigh*

So what can I do about it? Wallow in self pity, eat everything whenever I want, eat in moderation, and slowly come to acceptance that I will have to work to keep weight off for the rest of my life are all potential answers to that question. Depending on my mood, I've chosen every single one of them.  Recently though, I have been trying to deal less in black and white thinking and more in grey scale. This is why I think I have latched on so tightly to low calorie density foods as a concept (Thanks Noom!). Low calorie density foods are simple to understand.  Compare a cup of grapes to a cup of raisins. Which has less calories? The answer is grapes. Why? Because of water. They are a low calorie density because you can eat a fewer number of them (less calories overall!) but feel satiated still due to the water or fluid content within the grapes that doesn't count against the calorie meter. To calculate calorie density scientifically you divide the number of calories per serving by the number of grams in one serving. So if something is 100 calories and 98 grams then it has a calorie density of 1.02. How about 300 calories and 50 grams? 6.  500 calories and 400 grams? 1.25. The idea is to have a calorie density  between 0 and 1.5. So that is goal eleven, what I have been aiming for at least four times a week.

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ROUGH. 

But I can start back this weekend with my soups and fruits and get back on track. 
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