Thanksgiving Day Check-in

Fasting: A Weigh (ha!) to Get a Jump-Start?

Okay, so during church this week, our pastor challenged the congregation to fast on Tuesday this week. Fluids only--no calories. The main focus of the fast (i.e., what you pray/think about when you would normally eat) could be whatever you wanted it to be, but the idea was to strengthen our focus and faith as a congregation. Pretty cool idea, so Brian and I did it! So, with Thanksgiving being this week, I focused on truly being grateful and not taking things for granted, and I also focused on my spiritual and physical health. Not eating was tough, but it was also enlightening. I wasn't THAT hungry the majority of the day (flavored hot tea helped a LOT), so if I can go that long without eating anything, then I am eating entirely too much on regular days! Starving yourself is of course not a good plan, but an occasional day-long fast is something that I might try to start doing. It mainly helped me to remember that I should primarily eat for nourishment first and pleasure second instead of the other way around, you know? (Not all the time, of course--this mentality should go out the window occasionally!)

Anyways, just thought I'd share. Also, I'm sure this isn't a realistic picture of what my weight will be in a few days when my body balances things out, but I was down 5 lbs this morning!

Will Work Out for Wine

I love the barter system, especially when it comes to alcohol.  Thanks to the nifty spreadsheet, I can see that I'm getting close to my daily calorie allotment.  What's a wino to do?  Work out, of course!  What's that, you say? I don't have 160 calories left to enjoy 2 glasses of wine?  Guess it's time to get my butt on the stationary bike for 20 minutes. I think it's a pretty good tradeoff--I donate my body to fitness for 20 minutes, and in exchange I get to leisurely enjoy some wine while watching Top Chef and Work of Art on the DVR.

And sometimes after I work out I'm so desperate for ice water that I no longer crave the wine.

Sometimes.

Welcome!

This is the first post on our new blog. This is a place where we can share triumphs and successes and, most importantly, post our weekly progress in the constant battle of woman versus food.