Starvation Tips

In my quest to be smaller, I have found that sometimes it's not easy to just "not eat".  But that means it's not impossible!  Here are a few good tips if you are trying to keep hunger pains and tricks to trick  your mind into not eating.


1.  Water, water, water.

This should be a no brainer.  When you wake up, drink ice cold water.  Every hour on the hour, drink cold water. When you get hungry, drink water.  It really will help fill you up and keep you from eating!  Not only will this help with not eating, but it'll make you feel fuller so when you do eat, you don't eat as much.  Water helps detox all the bad things out of you.  If you need to drink something other than water: Green tea--unsweetened is best, but if you have to, sweeten it barely with either honey or no calorie sweetener. 

2. Write down everything you eat.  EVERYTHING.

I use my fitness pal.  It's a great way to keep track of your calories and exercise.  Just remember to add EVERYTHING you put in your mouth.  What's great about MFP is you can adjust your caloric intake goals.  Right now mine is set for 1,000 but most days I end up around 700. 

3.  Stay moving

You can't eat if you are on the run.  Seriously.  Staying at home, vegging in front of the TV will not help you lose weight!  Get active.  Or, if you absolutely cannot get out.  Do something!  Sit down with some crayons.  Write.  Sew.  Anything to keep your mind off of food and yourself busy.

4.  Look at thinspo. 

Thinspo can be anything you want. Fashion magazines.  Searching the web for skinny people.  Watching TV with very thin people. Looking at yourself in the mirror.  It's literally anything.  I also find looking at things that are the weight you want to lose can be helpful.  If I look at a can of soda, I think of how if I ingest that, I'll be putting in 200 (or more!) calories in my system.  

5. Cut small and take sips.

When you do eat-'cause let's face it, it will most likely happen once per day- learn to cut your food super small.  Take small bites and chew WELL.  I barely swallow when I eat.  I make sure I chew, chew, chew, chew to get everything super fine.  Then, after I'm done chewing--I take a sip or two of water.  This does a few things.  First, it tricks your mind into thinking you're eating WAY more than what you are.  And secondly, the water FILLS you up more than the food.  So you'll eat less! 

6.  Brush your teeth.

I always hate whenever I brush my teeth and I eat after.  (even hours after the fact) Food always tastes so...gross!  I've learned that if I do get hungry, I'll drink a glass of water, brush my teeth and then drink another glass of water.  It kills the craving to eat almost immediately.  If you can't brush.  Pop a breath mint, chew gum, suck on a sugar free cough drop, but always drink water.  About 80% of the time, you're not hungry, just thirsty.  Learn the difference and save on a boatload of calories.

I have many more tips but that's it for right now.  Remember:  you can only do this IF you put your mind to it.  It might not be easy, but in the end it's worth it.

Small steps yields results

Good morning lovelies!

Yesterday, I stayed under 700cals!  I'm pretty psyched about it.  For dinner I made sure to cut my food super small and take sips of water between bites.  Husband was kinda looking at me funny, but I just said that because of the heat, my mouth was extra dry.  I don't like lying to him, however, he'll be pleased with the end result.

And I have a small victory.  After eating WAY too much all weekend, I was able to shed 2 more pounds.  WHOOOOO.  Seriously...I know I'm still a LONG way off....but I'm getting there.

He's on to me.

The hubs can tell that I'm trying to not eat.  Since yesterday morning, he's done everything to make me eat.  It's not fair.  In the past 2 years he has lost over 30 pounds...why won't he let me do the same? 

Last night was especially hard, since we went out to a buffet for dinner.  I ate so much that I felt like I was going to throw up all night long.  I didn't though.  I didn't feel like that would help me.

But, I kinda wish I did.

I got my period today, so I'm hoping that I can use the excuse that I'm cramping so I can't eat excuse will work.  It should.

This morning before the boys woke up I did 30 minutes of intense dancing.  Exercise first thing in the morning rocks.  And later on tonight, I'm going to be outside and I'm going to be moving around more. 

Anything to burn off some calories.

The first cut is the deepest

I have spent the better part of the past few days looking at "thinspo/ pro ana/ pro mia" blogs.  And I gotta admit:  none of them fit my needs.  Most of them are teenage girls who are looking up to these stick thin models who have less than 7% body fat.  They post pictures of these women who are so skinny you can count every bone in their body.


I have never had the need to look at my thighs and say "my leg bone is way too fat".   And I severely hope I never get to that point either.



But here's the start of my journey.  It's going to be rocky and I know that I will probably protest most of the way.  However, I need to start somewhere.  And I'm taking the first steps in the direction I want to go:  to be thin. 

My starting weight is 306. (ugh, what a disgusting number.  Only 4 pounds less of what I weighed when I gave birth nearly 3 years ago)
Highest weight: 326 ( I will never, EVER be that big again.  Ever)
Short Term Goal weight: 280 by July 20th 2013
Long Term Goal weight: 190


You may ask how I'm going to achieve my goals:  easy.  I'm not going to eat.  Anorexia?  Not necessiarily.  I am planning on staying below 700cals per day.  But I am going tomorrow with an all day fast.  I'll tell my husband that I'm not feeling well.  That'll get him off my back so I can concentrate on trying to drop those last 6 LBS before we go on our little camping adventure. 

I need to do this.  I cannot stand to look in the mirror.  The rolls, dimples, stretch marks---they are disgusting.  They do not belong on my body.  I want to be able to see my feet again!