DAY 154 -- Staying strong.

(I'm not sure what happened... I thought I posted this last night, June 3, but I logged on and found it still sitting here.)


I went to a graduation party for one of my nieces...a great-niece actually.  How did I get old enough to have great nieces and nephews graduating from high school?

They served pizza, breadsticks, salad, and watermelon (oh, and dessert, but that's not a temptation to me).  First, I circled the serving counter, checking on the choices.  Then I selected a small portion of pizza, ignored the breadsticks, dished up a bunch of salad, and had some watermelon.

Watermelon is a bit dangerous for me, since I could eat a ton of that sweet, juicy, fruit if I let myself.  Even though I eat fruit, I have to keep it to small portions in order to avoid triggering cravings.

The pizza gave me the most problem.  I love pizza.  I wanted so badly to keep eat, eat, eating pizza.  It called out to me repeatedly, and I nearly answered that call several times.  I was already full, but found myself by the counter, reaching for another slice, and even staring at the breadsticks thinking maybe I should eat some of those too, but I walked away.  Whew!  That was close!

DAY 153 -- I feel renewed.

Ever since my recent posts, I have felt renewed and recommitted.  The month of May was full of emotional eating, feeding my heart instead of my stomach.  I stepped on the scale this morning and learned that I gained a pound since I weighed last (May 2, a month ago).  I'm not surprised I gained, but pleased that it was only one pound.  That seems incredible.

Thankfully I feel such a burden lifted, and have been strong again in recognizing hunger and fulness yesterday and today.  I think the turmoil I was feeling about the inconsistencies mentioned in my post ("Who am I?) triggered the difficulties I had in recognizing true hunger last month.   I have high hopes for June, since I'm feeling stronger... and liberated.

Now... I have a question.  I'm wondering if the pictures I posted on my "At the Start" page are confusing since the first picture shown is actually a "before" picture representing "before" I stopped eating sugar.  The "before" picture for My Healthy Eating Challenge is shown last.  Is this confusing?  I'm wondering if I should set up a separate page for the "before and after" concerning sugar, keeping it separate from the challenge I started in January.  I'd really appreciate feedback on this, thanks!

DAY 152 -- Tweaking pages.

Hi, my name is Trudy!  I've been using my middle name (Lynn) when responding to comments, and when posting comments on blogs I follow from this one.  But, as I mentioned in yesterday's post, I want to drop the "pen name" and share more details in the day to day happenings.

I don't have much to share today concerning My Healthy Eating Challenge.  I've spent my time trying to round up photos to share on the page titled At the Start.  And I updated my profile ("About Me") on the home page.

Check it out!