Love this idea! And its very healthy! I remember eating cucumbers and vinegar as a kid! I actually have both at home and will be doing this tmrw 
thank u!!
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Day 454
My mind has been a bit preoccupied today with food, but weekends are always hard. Work has been extremely quiet and boredom has caused me to think about eating for something to do. I did bring good things to eat for lunch and an afternoon snack (thank u everyone for the suggestions). I just need to get over this mental piece bcuz alot of this stems from my mind and former bad eating habits. So i chewed gum instead. It worked for awhile. I read something today that I really liked tho:
When you get a craving for somethingā¦ PAUSE.
Ask yourselfā¦ Does future me agree with this?
This question could be used in a wide variety of areas. But i really liked it to help me stay focused on my goal.
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I have 32 ounce stackable containers that I put them in. Sometimes I put olive oil also on the cucumbers. I just do whatever. I can add to it. While its cut up in there I want to do something where it doesnāt dry out or get soggy.
The other day I needed a
to go meal and it was just easy to put yogurt in a container and then add the tomatoes and the cucumbers to it in the car.
The other thing Iāve been doing is microwaving frozen broccoli and frozen green beans and putting them in containers.
I am an eater and this gives me something to eat thatās ready.
My binge food is probably fat free yogurt.
I should just not even get it.
Something āhappenedā this past week but Iām going to post about it separately somewhere, it doesnāt have to do with the yogurt.
Iām 5 to 7 to more pounds higher than my normal weight and itās just really driving me crazy, for some reason I canāt lose it, but Iām healthy.
Donāt have any clothes to wear, but okay.
I think that @Cjp schedules her meals out and that is useful.
Best wishes to you on what youāre doing.
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Thank u for sharing amd opening up. I can relate alot to ur post actually. I have binge foods also and oddly enough one of them is yogurt (Greek yogurt and cereal are the worst for me). I am also an eater and i love ur ideas about having prepared food/snacks that are healthy. I hope ur okay with what happened this past week 
Thank u for the best wishes. I wish this for u also friend. I think for me a big piece of this journey will be on self acceptance and self love. I see this journey going in that direction. But of course i need to work on my unhealthy eating habits also.
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The āeasiestā tweek to my eating was intermittent fasting for 12 hours. My doctor endorses it as a proven method. So i dont eat between 7pm and 7amā¦sometimes 7pm and 11am
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Thats a great idea! I didnt know of a 12 hour fast! This is something i can do! I have tried IF in the past (16/8) and found that i needed my morning coffee to start the day. Tried drinking it blackā¦ nope not for me. So the sugar and creamer would always break the fast. I could never get my 16 hours in. Butā¦12 hour fast i could do. What did u notice change when u starting doing this?
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Ive been doing the 12hr fast for the last 4.5months since i decided to be healthier. I think my body got used to it after a few weeks. I changed everything up 4.5 months ago so idk what i can attribute to what method lol increased exercise, reduced calories, and if
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I hear what ur saying lol could be a combination of things u did ill give this a try starting now! I last consuned anything at about 630pm so perfect timing lol thanks!!
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I think thatās a great idea! I had to stay at the homeless shelter a while ago and gained a ton of weight from the starchy food they serve. Iāve been here for a year and a half and I still have all that weight.
I had a membership to Colaw gym prior to COVID. But my disability will cover YMCA so I will probably go there instead. I think keeping a diary would help me be consistent (Iām not very enthusiastic about gym time unlike most others here 
) Canāt call anyone until Monday but I will let you know.
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Thank u for sharing Mark! 
i hear u about getting motivation for the gym. Ive definitly had a love hate relationship with it lol i love it now but there were periods were i wasnt motivated what so ever to workout. I think initially its tough to get that motivation but the more we exercise, the more we end up building a healthy habit for it
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Thanks for sharing your story, youāre a strong person and keep up the good work.
Mind altering substances is the main addiction to overcome and if you are thinking straight then everything else will come naturally to you, I have found myself gaining weight after coming clean before but your mind and body probably isnāt use to being part of a sobriety and with each addition your weight will surrender to your substances in the past, normally so your body needs time to adapt to your new life but with a clear mind you will get it right in good time 
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Thank you!!! I appreciate your words for wisdom youre absolutely right tho. Living the way i am now is very different from my past. And it will take time for sure. I think sometimes i seem to want everything to happen right away and it doesnt work that way lol
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I hope youāre right. One of my character defects, with life in general not just the gym, is that I will hit the ground running when I start something new. After a while, my motivation just stops and I canāt get it back no matter what I do.
P.S. Happy Mothers Day!
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Day 455
So today has not been good for my eating. I havent eaten well at work and with it being Mothers Day, i know that a nice supper will be prepared later to celebrate. It was completely my fault for not being more prepared for work and bringing healthy options. So lesson learned. Right now (with it being 3pm), i have eaten more calories than i normally do in 1 entire day. Boredom and some emotional stuff definitely played a role. Blah 
But i have done well all week so maybe one higher calorie day is fine (even though my mind is beating myself up for it). I have read that having 1 slightly higher calorie day in a week is good to increase metabolism. Is this true? Lol But at the same time i have fears that i wont get back on track the next day. I need to not be so rigid and i need to learn to TRUST myself in that i can actually stick to my health goals even though i go off track for one day. I think that TRUST is key for me. I have to stop doubting myself. Tmrw is weigh day also. I weigh myself every 2 weeks as to not obsess with the scale. Im hopeful for some change tmrw.
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Hi Dana and friends 
Dana, I love this thread and hope I can join along. I am now 76 days sober!! 
Started the sober journey a year ago, took me many tries to get this far!
Unfortunately Iāve been struggling with sugar still. I canāt get past it. I can go an entire day with eating only sugar foods (cookies, candy, cheesecake, ice cream). I buy fruit, vegs, but then donāt eat them. I know it would be easy to say, just donāt buy sugar foods, but canāt seem to do that. Itās not booze.
At my heaviest drinking vodka, I gained 50lbs, so disgusted with myself. I was in a bad relationship and I just gave up. Got rid of the ex, 4 years ago, actually lost weight recently, around 15 lbs, but Iām stuck.
So piggybacking on your journey while working on mine, may help, hopefully both of us. Missed you Dana.
I do think my issues are boredom, and sadness. I do still come here and read some, but havenāt contributed much in awhile.
Happy Motherās day to you!
EDIT: I should add, itās 5pm, and my food so far has been a chocolate croissant, and a bunch of Italian cookies. The shortbread fancy ones, my store had a bunch of packages 50% off due to age, theyāre still delicious.
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Maxine i have missed you!!! And ur 76 days sober brought tears to my eyes. It really did. Bcuz i know how much u have fought for this. I am beyond incredibly proud of u!
Way to go on losing 15lbs!! That takes alot of work 
Do you sort of prepare and prep ur veggies for easy eating or leave them as is? I find that half the problem with me eating fruit and veg is that i have to wash and cut them, when in all honesty i dont always have the energy to do that. Sometimes its easier (but not healthier) to grab an unhealthy snack instead. I have to watch for that. But i do find that when I actually prep my veg, it helps me eat them
I missed you too Maxine!!! Im so happy to see you friend 
And im so glad that we are working on this together. We can bounce ideas off each other and share in our ups n downs please post as much as u like!
Hugs!!! 
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Big hugs. Donāt be too hard on yourself. You said this was about self-love.
I understand where youāre coming from. Iām the one who doesnāt lose weight so what I have to say doesnāt count for much but when I eat more calories I space them out over the next few days to account for them as much as possible.
You are on the right track and you are going forward. You are aware of what you are doing. All of this is important.
You are super active, youāre youngā¦
You are also loved and a wonderful Mother.
Editing to add that your complexion and your skin looks beautiful and you glow with good health ā¦
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Hi and thank you!! Iām proud of my days. 
I really canāt take credit for the 15lbs, strictly due to the trying too, then quit drinking. The vodka calories just out weigh the crap Iāve been eating sober. But it is nice to get rid of the bloatedness.
No energy, and prepping is an issue with me too. I have been buying the cut up fruits lately, much easier and ends up being cheaper than buying whole and tossing.
Iām planning on eating a cup of watermelon tonight. 
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Dana, you can give yourself a break today on Motherās Day. And I trust you will get back on track tomorrow, I will do my best as well. Life happens, and messes us up sometimes, but nothing can stop us from going forward!!
Iām so glad I have a friend I can follow and join in, this is just what I needed to see today. Enjoy your MD supper!
I tried to scroll and see who suggested making hard boiled eggs, Iām going to do that (thank you!!), be better than starting off the day with a pop tart!
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Thought id do a quick evening check in. Basically i have eaten so much i feel ill, mentally and physically. I felt pressured to eat more than what i needed to bcuz it was mothers day and bcuz my husband made supper. In all reality, i had complete control at how much food went into my body. I can not blame this on anyone else. Then, as im in the shower tonight trying to relax, im hearing myself say. āI should be kinder to myselfā, āI should give myself graceā, āI shouldnt have eaten so muchā āI shouldnt think badly about myselfā. And even though youd think these things are good for me to say to myself, i actually felt bad saying them lol Bcuz the reality for me is that the word āshouldā is a shame word. If I say I should be doing something, it means I am not doing that thing. āShouldā implies doing something wrong, a lack, a failure. So i realized tonight that the word āshouldā needs to exit my vocabulary. I will be getting a good rest and getting back on track tmrw. I probably wont be weighing myself tmrw tho to prevent feeling bad but ill weigh myself sometime next week to see my progress hugs
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