I didn't say I was eating well while beginning tracking what I eat. There's still Halloween candy in the house, which I keep trying to get TCG to take to work.

Also I can't really comment on my weight gain while my mouth is full of candy.

I can actually eat leftover Halloween candy as long as it fits in my calorie range. Which isn't a revelation -- as long as you're mindful, you can eat most things in moderation, maybe not every day, but sometimes -- and yet it always manages to be a revelation every time I re-learn it. (IOW: fuck yeah, fun-size Snickers!)

ION, our landline has been out for a couple of days, and I am wasting this gorgeous 70-degree November day waiting for the Cinti Bell tech to show up (time frame: 12:30-4:30). I'm hoping it's soon, so the tech can fix it and then I can take a walk.

I really don't have a clue what my calorie range should be at the moment. So mostly I'm just tracking whatever I can shove into my mouth in between taking care of ltc to try to get a handle on what my calorie needs are at the moment. As of yesterday the only improvements I've made is to try to add more fruits and vegetables into the mix, try to eat more often, and trying to up my number of steps per day. I'm not really restricting anything yet. Mostly because illy super restrictive diet while I was pregnant still has me cranky. The main reason that I want TCG to take the candy away is because it is upsetting my stomach, which still isn't stopping me from eating it.

I can actually eat leftover Halloween candy as long as it fits in my calorie range. Which isn't a revelation -- as long as you're mindful, you can eat most things in moderation, maybe not every day, but sometimes -- and yet it always manages to be a revelation every time I re-learn it.

Of course! But I already eat chips with my lunch every day etc. And my candy consumption so far today has been objectively excessive. And yet there is STILL MORE.

I talked to Mom today she asked if I had a spare heavy coat, I asked why and she's trying to pack things for when she flies up and I move. I told her it wouldn't be necessary. I could have worn a short sleeve shirt today.

In the next 15 days the "coldest" high is something like 45 degrees. I have enough coats, sweaters, and layers for that to be fine.

Also I gave Penny her test drive tranq tablet and test ddrove her around the neighborhood. I didn't use Feliway or put a towel over her carrier and she..wasn't happy and meowed in slow motion but there were no bodily fluids. I count that as a win.

She's also really cuddly and a little wobbly on her feet. And keeps trying (and mostly succeding) to jump on things and I'm like "you're stoned cat! don't do that! your reflexes are really slow"

Well yeah but all calories are not equal, they do different things in the body.

Well yeah but all calories are not equal, they do different things in the body.

Yeah, but I'm not arguing in favor of an all-Snickers diet, as long as it's 2000 calories' worth or less of Snickers. But a fun-sized Snickers when I've eaten 13 servings of fruit/veggies isn't a big concern to me.

I know some people are more strict with their food, but that way has -- for me -- traditionally led to obsessive behavior and eating disorders. So I eat the veggies AND the Snickers.

meowed in slow motion

Aw, that's adorable. Glad the kitty tranqs seem to be working.

but all calories are not equal, they do different things in the body

Lordy yes. And different things in different bodies, too. My BFF and I are almost opposites in what we can and ideally should eat.

You know, I think DST is messing me up more this year because it's not as cold as I expect it to be when it starts getting dark so early. It's 75 F today! In November! It's just wrong. I should be snuggled up in a sweater, not in short sleeves with the window open.

She finally conked out. I'm hoping she'll do that in the car, just get bored and sleepy and fall asleep. I also wish I could put her in a bigger carrier but that's not going to be possible.

an all-Snickers diet, as long as it's 2000 calories' worth or less of Snickers.

Didn't someone recently do that with Twinkies to prove a point?

It really depends what your goals are. If you want to lose weight and don't care about other factors you are going to want way different dietary parameters than if you want to lower your blood pressure but don't care what your weight is. Etc. People who talk about "eating healthy" as if there is just one way to do it bug me almost as much as that horrible "eating clean" phrase (which I consider utter nonsense. I'm sorry if anyone believes passionately in it, it seems to me to just be meaninglesss buzzwords that people attach to whatever their particular hobby horse is)