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Weekends are a little more difficult for me and my weight loss goals because I spend the weekends with my best friend and her family. They have to make meals that will stretch to feed 7 people. Therefore, the meals always contain some sort of high carb "filler" such as pasta or mashed potatoes or both.
Knowing this, I made a point to take several meals worth of food with me as well as the normal stuff I take to help out. This way, I was able to maintain my eating plan without disrupting her plans for feeding 5 kids. I appreciated that she did not take offense that I brought my own meals rather than eating what she cooked for the family.
I am also very proud of myself. The only thing to drink in that house, ever, is soda and tap water. I took my tea pitcher with me and even with the Mt Dew all over the place, I did not even have so much as a sip. I drank my tea all weekend.
My son wanted to get something special on the way home tonight and I was seriously craving a cheeseburger from Sonic (my fav place to get burgers). We went to Sonic, but while he got an oreo blast, I had an unsweet iced tea with lemon.
So maybe this isn't major breaking news, but with all the temptations around me the last 2 days, yes, I am taking pride in my choices. I am also finding that except the occasional craving (like the burger), the more often I make good food choices, the easier they are to make the next time. I really want to make this a habit and not something that I have to work on every time I put something in my mouth.
I have decided that when I lose 30 lbs, I get to reward myself with either a new blouse or a dress or maybe a really cute pair of shoes. It will be something not too expensive, because I have no intentions of stopping at 30 lbs lost, and I don't want to spend a lot of money on something that I won't be able to wear for long. However, I think it is important that I learn to reward myself. All my life, it has been giving and giving and giving for others (especially my kids) that I always forgot to do something just for me. I've been told that being proud of yourself and rewarding yourself is a good and healthy thing, so I'm going to do my best to try that change out while I'm at this whole lifestyle makeover business.
I have a deal with T. She's trying to quit smoking and I'm trying to lose weight. My first weigh in is on Feb 7. If I have lost at least 10 lbs and she has stopped smoking, I am going to try to find some way that the two of us can reward ourselves together, that does not include food. For undisclosable reasons, our choices are limited, but I think between us, we can think of something.
T has been a great support for me on this journey so far, and I know that will not change. I really appreciate her support and encouragement, it makes this journey so much easier than it has been in the past.
View Diet Calendar, 16 January 2012:
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1309 kcal
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Fat: 78.25g | Prot: 68.00g | Carbs: 73.02g.
Breakfast: Sweet Apple Slices, Creamy Peanut Butter, Unsweet Brewed Iced Tea. Lunch: Cube Steak, Picante Sauce, classic iceberg blend, black olives, fancy shredded fiesta blend, Brewed Unsweet Iced Tea. Dinner: Unsweet Brewed Iced Tea. Snacks/Other: Sargento Sharp Cheddar cheese stick. more...
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3896 kcal
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Exercise:
Sitting - 5 hours, Housework - 2 hours, Driving - 1 hour, Resting - 8 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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