The Journal of ParadigmShift

[Lee Lee]

ParadigmShift, hello!! Hugs to you. You will have a PBD tomorrow. You are awesome. Many blessing are coming to you.

God Bless.

[yellobeuty]

eat the fruit!

I only lose when I am eating fruit. don't know why that is. but, it is the pattern I have seen.

have a blessed day today!

[toese]

Look right below my avatar. What does it say???????

How are you doing today???

[praising_god_4ever]

Here's another area where we are alike, PS! I have to force myself to eat fruit as well. I was just thinking I need to eat more. I am lucky if I have 3 or 4 pieces per week.

Praising

[InChristAlone]

Hey PS! Glad you are getting your energy back up. Good luck with the fruity situation! I eat TOO much of it!

Good day to ya!

[mommy2three]

I thought I'd be a little nosey myself! Congrats on the 10lbs that is awesome! It was fun to read your journal....you are very positive and uplifting.

[ParadigmShift]

Hi Mommy2three! Stop by anytime!

Really PMSing (cravings) Gimme gimme gimme chocolate!! roflol!! Working very hard. We have a conference coming up and I am really working on getting silks done!! Pooped!

B: 2 poached eggs, 2 toast V8 grapefruit!!! Yay my fruit!! could have done fine with one peice of toast
S: pistachios diet coke
L: Pasta E fagiloli 5 triscuits and spinach dip ( late lunch wayyy to hungry!)
S:Too much dark chocolate with TBS of peanutbutter. Didn't do the trick tho, hot chocolate would have hmmm
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Where the fruit!! I guess I am nervous because I don't know what to eat with fruit. I am used to just grabbing an apple and eating and not concerning with blood sugar thingy....

[yellobeuty]

I am nervous because I don't know what to eat with fruit

4oz of fruit is a portion, and 1oz of protien goes with it. so it's like 4 cut up pieces of canteloupe (not strips), or one small apple with 1oz of protien, 1oz of turkey breast, 1oz of lf cheese, or 1tbsp of NPB.

I usually opt for the 1oz of turkey breast. because I keep turkey breast in my fridge cooked and cut up at all times. but, most people go for laughing cow cheese. or my favorite is NPB on the apple. yumm it is soooo good. but, watch how much you are smearing on. remember it is 1 tblsp to the whole apple.

hope this helps you. I will say this. fruit helps me to lose weight. I know for some if they eat to much it causes gain. so keep to the small apple or 4oz limit.

BUY A SCALE. WEIGH IT if you have to. or use a measuring cup.

[InChristAlone]

Hi PS! Don't stress! Just take it one meal at a time sweetie! Yello's advice was great. I usually try eat an apple with string cheese or banana w/ pb (great before a workout!) YUM!

Hang in there, we're here for you!

Have a wonderful day!

[toese]

Have a terrific weekend friend!!! What are your plans??? How come you haven't been posting in your own journal???

[mommy2three]

Hey PS, I never gave a second thought as to what to eat with fruit. Most of the time I have a piece with breakfast or as a snack w/ yogurt or natural peanut butter. I never have a craving after fruit, but everyone is different, so just take it easy 'till you know how your body will handle it. Have a great beachy weekend!

[Lee Lee]

Stopped by to say hello. Hope all is well. Hugs to you. Have a great weekend.

God Bless..

[ParadigmShift]

hmmmm been reading Red Panda's journal. Melancholy now. There are many issues to be dealt with. We all know that calories are not our only weightloss issue but why we overeat. This is one of the first times I have run into stress and have not been able to gloss over things with eating, self medicating chocolate. Yes, I have been PMSing. Tho there is this thing in the back of my mind saying this WOE is not going to work.

For some reason nothing sounds good to me. There is no food I want to eat but that goes for junk food too. I rebelled today and had a taco salad at taco bell. I was just eating too plain. I was dying for something different. I even ate a little of the shell( oooo my rebellious self!) I could not finish but half of that salad.

Depression trying to make it's way upon me. I am fighting diligently. It is odd how even tho I know this is a WOE and not a race I let little things bother me. I need to get off the legalistic wagon, or was that attitude the one that made me fat.

It seems that I have come head to head to myself. Just who is holding a gun to my head to eat anything??

This is up to me and no one else. And the fear of failure overwhelms me. I admire all those that stick thru thick and thin to this WOE, knowing even w/o a loss that it is still working.

Oh well. Having family issues. I am blessed and family is jealous. SIL'S seem to always be so. I am the fattest one so it isn't because I am beautiful roflol!! Mom has a big mouth and things better left unsaid make it out of her mouth. Sigh....

It is a different kind of day today....

[InChristAlone]

PS, I am so sorry that you are down...

You will be in my prayers. ((Bear Hug))

<3 Becca

[bearbelly]

Hi Paradigmshift - dropped by to say hey back at you and just have to comment that I have been reading RedPanda's journal too and it is enough to make anyone melancholy. I have nothing but the greatest respect for her accomplishments and her drive, but I spent some time reading there yesterday and it really made me feel inadequate - no way I can ever hope to achieve all that - nor do I really want to!!

I have been lucky in these first couple weeks that I have dropped some pounds, so hard to know what it would be like to stay on the program and not see results on the scale - it would be discouraging except that I keep thinking of how much healthier my heart is and how this is about health and not about my weight.

I hope you can overcome the issues within family - some of the hardest struggles - thinking of you and hoping you have a better day tomorrow,

BB