Grateful Hearts Don't Binge Eat

There's no going back now -- I'm about to take all of these clothes to ENCORE , the consignment shop at my church. This is the second batch I've taken. Last Spring I took Spring/Summer Clothes that were already too big even before I reached goal weight. Now I am taking Fall/Winter clothes. I decided to keep one pair of pants from my highest weight. A pair of size 18W Talbots jeans (I wear a size 10 jeans now). I tried them on -- something I haven't done since I lost 70+ pounds. What an amazing experience! They were HUGE and fell off of me if I didn't hold them up. It was a very powerful visual reminder of how much I've lost. What also amazes me is how much in denial I was before. I mean, I knew I weighed 220 pounds which at 5'7" is obese but I didn't think I looked that fat. No wonder people keep commenting in amazement at how I look now. So, I'm keeping this pair of pants as a reminder that I never, ever, ever want to go back there. I a...

I've been doing the maintenance dance since May 23rd when I added my first additional component over the weight loss plan: 1 grain serving (4 oz of cooked, 1 oz of dry grain) at lunch. Yesterday I added my 5th additional component: Another 1/2 grain serving at lunch. My full food plan looks like this: Breakfast 1.5 grain servings 2 protein servings 6 oz fruit Lunch 1.5 grain servings 1 protein serving 1 fat serving 10 oz vegetables 6 oz fruit Dinner 1 grain serving 1 protein serving 1 fat serving 10 oz vegetables Extra on Days I do Weight Training with my Personal Trainer (2x per week) 1 fruit serving .5 protein serving I lowered my goal range to 146-150 and am really comfortable at 147-148 as my weight. I haven't weighed this little since the early 90s before I had children. Most of my adult life I've been in the 150s or much higher so I originally set a very  modest goal of 155. I made it into this new range as of August 8th -- after a week of ...