Being Hungry

Good Monday morning.  Fresh week, fresh start, tight pants.

Heavens -- what do I do when I can't get my poop in a group 💩(expression compliments of my southern friend)?

I don't have an answer.  I said Jenny Craig if I was desperate (I'm a sliver shy of desperate).  Whole30 doesn't feel right or inspiring.  Calorie count?  WW?

Also, JC and WW require me to weigh myself -- um, no way, no how.  Talk about NOT feeling good. 😱

I'm enjoying that NOTHING is a no-go on my plate.  Dessert, wine, cheese.  Anything.  At this moment, taking those off the list would just cause me to substitute something else.

What about Intermittent Fasting?  Everyone loves it.  I tried it years ago, but I tried the 5-2.  5 days eating regularly and 2 days of 500 calories.  Not much luck since I simply eat more on my 5 days.  The other way seems like a "skip breakfast" program and could lead to more eating at night (my achilles heel already 😈).

The way I loose weight -- any "diet," every time -- is to be HUNGRY.  Not starving, but significant hunger between meals and going to bed.  THIS is what I need to do.  Eat anything, no more than 3 times a day and BE HUNGRY.  Stop little nibbles that stop my hunger.  For me ... hunger = weight loss. 💪

This is my Hail Mary before Jenny Craig.  I have ONE WEEK.  3-2-1 ... Let's Go (as my new mug says).

Here's the Hail Mary plan:
🙌  Be hungry between meals.
🙅  No more than 3 meals.
🙆  Be slightly hungry going to bed.
🙌  Drink lots of water between meals.  Tap water.
🙈  Only one meal with "junk" carbs. (i.e. alcohol, dessert, french fries, etc)
😇  Veggies at every meal -- at least one meal with greens too.
😶   Eat more slowly to eat less.

This is like a WW without the weigh-in ... maybe.

Anyway ... let's catch up.

I made decorating progress yesterday.  After Unity, I decided to find to a Home Goods, but on the way I came on a Target.  Thought I'd start there and I found a lot of what I was looking for to add color to the family room.  Pictures when the lighting is better.

Then I did a rearrange of thing I already own and I'm happy the way it's building.  I'm about 3/4 finished decorating.  And when I say finished, it's finished until something gets ruined.  I'm not a rearranger by nature.  Once I figure it out, it stays put.  I'll move around a lot until I find what works.  I have to sit with things to see if I get sick of them.

Hubby's getting quotes to finish a room above his garage for an office.  It's all plumbed out for everything -- just needs to be finished.  If the quotes aren't outrageous, it's on the immediate agenda.  We're also waiting for the sale at The Container Store to do our pantry.  It's the cheap shelves that can't hold much weight.  We'd be dinged on re-sale (everyone has redone the pantry) so we'll do it now and enjoy it.

Decor wise ...
⭐ One spare bedroom needs something on the walls.
⭐ Master needs wall art and dresser decor
⭐ Master bathroom needs some finished touches (new towels, a picture and a basket)
⭐ Friend Entrance needs color on the bench area -- either pillows or something on the hooks.

That's the big stuff.  Little things here and there, but nothing major after those are finished.

I have a full, fun week this week.  More on that tomorrow.  I fell down the emoji hole and used up my time 💋  -- not sure if you noticed 😏.  I love these emojis because they give you an explanation of what they mean.  I'm having company for lunch (ANOTHER aunt and uncle in town) so got to get moving.

Happy Monday.  I'm off to be hungry -- later gators.