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annik

POSTED: Sat, 04/18/2009 - 4:48pm

How to get back on track: share your tips

We all have setbacks, but sharing them helps everyone.

miamoki

POSTED: Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:29am Forcing myself to slow down And pay attention to what I'm doing, what I'm eating. Enjoy above all and NO MINDLESS EATING, which I can be famous for!!!

malkan

POSTED: Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:32am Food Journal Journaling ALL food intake honestly every day, w. portion/quantity info is key for me to get and stay on track!

Marilyn

POSTED: Wed, 01/18/2012 - 5:54am Food journal Mine has gone by the wayside this past couple of weeks as I have so much on my mind. I promise I will start again after the wedding. Stress levels have taken a turn for the worse as I have had an allergic reaction to the facial I gave myself yesterday (it was the one I always use as well) so I now look as if I have a very bad attack of measles. Thank goodness there is a week to go and I have a pharmacist for a daughter.

jas	POSTED: Wed, 01/18/2012 - 10:59am marilyn sending you love and peace...Marilyn.

coco1960

POSTED: Wed, 01/18/2012 - 6:57am Marilyn Hope you are feeling better. xo Mj

Vintage1944

POSTED: Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:25pm You are my hero I hate doing that,even though I know it works.OXO

Robbyn

POSTED: Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:57am DEFINITELY FOOD JOURNAL.... & for me, just getting thru one good day! somehow every day after that seems easier and happier! :)

Marilyn

POSTED: Fri, 12/02/2011 - 2:11pm Food journal Count me in as well. I will start on Monday as have a difficult weekend with lunches out and afternoon tea on Sunday. I will try to be careful, promise.

Marilyn

POSTED: Fri, 12/02/2011 - 2:11pm Food journal Count me in as well. I will start on Monday as have a difficult weekend with lunches out and afternoon tea on Sunday. I will try to be careful, promise.

snorklee

POSTED: Fri, 12/02/2011 - 7:35am Food Journal Hi Robbyn! How are you? Yes, the food journal is going to make an honest woman of me. lol. Mine shows that I've been eating way too many carbs and hardly any fruits and vegetables, at least in their natural form. Plus my journal showed me many little bags of salty snacks sprinkled liberally through my days. No wonder my zippers are gasping for breath. Journaling is a great tool for getting back on track.

Annalise

POSTED: Tue, 11/29/2011 - 3:50pm Food journal I decided this morning that it is time to get out my food journal again, just for a week or two (or a month, if needed) to help me getting back on track.

snorklee

POSTED: Wed, 11/30/2011 - 7:14am Off track... And howdy, I am so far off track! Had trouble with the zippers on my "fat pants" yesterday, and had an "oh no!" moment. A food journal is a good place to start. After a very large detour, this French woman is coming back around.

coco1960

POSTED: Mon, 11/28/2011 - 8:33am A Gratitude Journal I found an old journal and I am going to write again. It was started afted reading some books by Sarah Ban Breathnach..hoping this will keep me on track with life. xo Mj

Vintage1944

POSTED: Tue, 11/29/2011 - 11:37am Excellent coping strategy Journaling is not my thing,but each day I will mentally count at least 10 blessings.Thanks for the reminder.OXO

Annalise

POSTED: Tue, 11/29/2011 - 2:00am Gratitude journal Being thankful each day can sometimes be tough (maybe it is only me, but sometimes everything just seem to go wrong). Taking the time to think about all the things to be thankful for and writing them down (even when we do not feel like doing it) is such a good habit. It slows us down and helps us realize how much we have to be thankful for. I haven't done it for years now, but reading your post made we wonder if I should not re-cultivate the habit... Thanks for sharing.

Annalise

POSTED: Fri, 11/25/2011 - 1:28am Slowing down This time of year everything seems to happen on the same time and life seems to run away. I found it hard to keep up the pace the last few weeks. All the busyness led me on a detour, but I am getting back on track. This morning I woke up energized and ready to make a change. So to get back on track and regain my balance I am going back to the basics Mireille has taught us. Eating slowly at the table(not rushing at mealtimes, or eating in the car/ on the run), drinking more water, focusing on quality instead of quality, following the 50% rule and paying attention to my body - listening to its needs.

Viva la Diva

POSTED: Sun, 11/27/2011 - 10:36am I agree This year especially seems to be going to fast and filled with too much. In years past we had salmon, or something light for the holiday. This year the guys wished for traditional. I spent the entire day in the kitchen and felt over indulged before I even sat down. What bothers me most is that whenever I make that meal, it is inhaled down by my guys, and only lasts 25 minutes before they finish. Too many starches and carbs. I decided if they wish to have a similar menu next year, I will serve it in courses, and make it last at least 90 minutes as well as make it more unique in flavor.I also realized that I simply do not like the taste of turkey. I could think of were those who have nothing to eat. However I am still writing what I eat down for the next two weeks to get back on track. The best part of the holiday for me was that I met deliteful frenchman at our local antique market, I bought a Grespots Digoin Quiche dish from him. We had the most deliteful discussion about cooking and quiche. He was shocked, he said, to have met a young American woman who makes at least one quiche per week and who actually cooks all her meals! We exchanged ideas and well, it was the turning point of my holiday weekend. I love this lifestyle and am delighted to have all of you along for the ride.

Marilyn

POSTED: Sun, 11/27/2011 - 5:48pm Delighted We are delighted to have you here with us and hope to see a little more of you in the New Year. I hope all is going well with you and yours. I need to get back on track before Christmas so that by the end of January and DD's wedding my dress needs very little alteration. I will follow you and journal my eating habits. It will help me over the holiday period next month. Take care.

miamoki

POSTED: Sun, 11/27/2011 - 1:24pm I coulndn't agree more! I too made the entire Thanksgiving dinner - my choice - that way I know what I'm eating and don't have to feel "forced" to eat something I don't want to. I went to Costco a few days before Thanksgiving to get gas and to pick up some organic greens and some organic chicken stock and I was looking around me at the gluttony and was disgusted. It seemed the fatter the people were, the more piled up their shopping carts were and it just made me sick to my stomach. I had bought my turkey at Whole Foods because again I wanted to know what I was getting, and I thought I had ordered one that was way too big. I tried to order the next size down but they didn't have any, so I just went with the huge turkey. I had a 20-22 pound turkey, and I had 10 people total. Boy was I surprised when the next day, my husband's cousin came over to get some leftovers and there was hardly any left. It was appauling!! I have decided that Thanksgiving is a day of gluttony and even though I LOVE to cook, I can't stand all the gluttony. I'm thinking about doing the same thing next year - serve in courses. We made a beautiful salad from arugula and pears and with caramelized pecans and blue cheese and they hardly ate it because they just wanted to eat the turkey, stuffing and wild mushroom risotto. Well next year they are in for a rude awakening!! LOL Sorry I was so long winded - just needed to say all of that!

jas	POSTED: Fri, 11/25/2011 - 8:35am yes Yes, Slowing down, and I'm breathing into right now. The quality of my breath, and how that makes me happy.

Vintage1944

POSTED: Wed, 07/06/2011 - 10:46am Protein add a little more protein.Your blood sugar will not spike and drop quickly,that way.OXO

Kelly11

POSTED: Tue, 07/05/2011 - 1:38pm Hannah Can you share what your daily diet looked like when you got to the goal? I love hearing others stories as to how they got there by not starving to death.

Kelly11

POSTED: Tue, 07/05/2011 - 1:37pm Thanks Girls- I did try to do the oatmeal although I felt like the portion was too big. but thanks for the much needed inspiration.

Vintage1944

POSTED: Sun, 05/15/2011 - 1:38pm Wonderful attitudes Welcome Gubblebumm and Crickie.Both of you are an inspiration.I will copy both your postings and put them in my Vision Journal.OXO Jean

Kelly11

POSTED: Mon, 07/04/2011 - 10:57am how to deal with the hungry? Ladies I took a detour and really must get back on track. None of my clothes fit. I also gained 9 inches since Jan. Sigh...the issue is I start off with good intentions and then by mid- morning I am starving and eat so much and so quickly at lunch its terrible. I get light headed. Same thing with the lunch to dinner .....I was eating 5 times a day and think eventually all this will pass...but was facing it again this morning. for breakfast I had 1/2 cup of greek yogurt and a banana. 3 hours later I was ravenous. Did any of you have these issues?

vickie2

POSTED: Tue, 07/05/2011 - 4:52pm Hi Newbeginner I think you definitely need a little more for breakfast in order to stay satisfied until lunch time. Perhaps you can add some walnuts or almonds to your yogurt, or have the yogurt and banana as well as a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter or almond butter (I LOVE almond butter).

Kelly11

POSTED: Tue, 07/05/2011 - 10:51pm Vickie2 Did I remember from another post that you are one of the ones who "made it'? Meaning got to goal by following this lifestyle? I need a coach I think....

vickie2

POSTED: Wed, 07/06/2011 - 12:07pm Hi Newbeginner In general, I have been following this lifestyle since around 2005 (when I think the first book came out). I saw Mirielle on either Good Morning America or the Today show and was so intrigued by her interview that I bought the book that same day. I didn't really have any weight to lose at the time - I mainly wanted a change of lifestyle. I had been eating a lot of diet type food (diet soda, fat-free things) and didn't ever sit down for a proper meal. I grazed all day and wasn't really enjoying my food. After reading her book, I loved the idea of eating fresh, real food and making meal time a ritual to enjoy with my family. I then had a baby in 2006. By staying with this lifestyle, I was able to only gain about 25 pounds during my pregnancy and then lose the weight within about 4 to 5 months of having my baby.

Ava

POSTED: Tue, 07/05/2011 - 11:29am Oats to start I usually eat porrige for breakfast which keeps me going until lunch (though I have a mid morning snack (fruit) to avoid a migraine if I do feel peckish). Unfortunately (or fortunately!) at the moment, it is far too hot to eat porrige, so I eat muesli which has pretty much the same effect of staving off hunger. Other slow release foods work well (low GI) and can be made into very tasy recipes!

Mademoiselle Hannah

POSTED: Mon, 07/04/2011 - 11:54am From a sympathizer..... I had a similar problem this past year. Infect, I rose 19 lb. From the ideal weight I had reached. (I don't weigh myself often - I went two years without stepping on a scale but decided to go ahead just for fun.) What is working for me so far is getting a little more sleep and drinking a few cups of black tea with milk and honey in the afternoon, which I compensate for at dinner time. Maybe try adding an extra piece of fruit or a little oatmeal at breakfast and then skipping the mid morning snack. I have found, too, that smelling peppermint oil relieved my lightheadedness for a few minutes. Water is a big reliever for lightheadedness - I drink usually at least 15 glasses a day. I hope some of this can help! Good luck! :)

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