Thanksgiving Come and Gone

Posted by dragonwoman64 on November 27th, 2009 |Filed Under Eating |

I got het up this Thanksgiving.  I put so emotionally into what I might eat this one day, I lost sight of the Big Picture.  I talked to BF about this, before and after we cooked and ate that ONE MEAL.  I’d started weighing myself sometimes twice a day.  Sheesh.  He said to me, if a single dinner is break it or make it for you, you’re in trouble.  I realized he was right.  Losing the weight wasn’t going to depend on what I did for Thanksgiving, it depends on all my choices all those other days. 

This was our Thanksgiving Day bouquet.  Disclaimer, the chocolates and brownies are strictly for bf’s consumption only (though I have eaten the chocolates now and again, have to be honest, this is my blog). 

tday flowers

 

My thinking has to change.  Not that I haven’t been working on that, and not that my thinking hasn’t changed tremendously.  I confess that there’s a part of me that still feels like picking the lower calorie, better for me foods in certain situations — like when we go out to eat — is a deprivation.  I want to treat myself.  Sunday after church we went to the local diner and I ordered whole wheat pancakes.  What was I thinking?  With Tday coming too.  I wanted to feel like I was treating myself.

I stopped with the scale (still weighed in on Thursday).  And I made decisions about what we’d cook for Thanksgiving — it would have a special feel to it by the dishes we made, but not be the all out splurge we’ve whipped up in previous years.  No yams with eggs, orange juice and a pecan, brown sugar topping.  No stuffing with pecans and dried fruit.  No baking pies.  I bought a small pie that we shared from a local bakery.  No bottle of wine, we got a half bottle of champagne.  I made a special side of swiss chard with mushrooms that someone here gave the link to, was delicious!  I did eat seconds and felt a little overfull after dinner — I’m used to eating much smaller meals now.  Today, I’m back on program. 

I’m calmer now.  I’m not going back to weighing myself constantly.  I want to do it once a week.  I want to concentrate on not making those pancake type choices and being more consistent so I can get on the right path again and get my weight down.  I do believe I can do it and that I deserve it.  I’ve lost a freakin’ amount of weight already, this is a matter of making a life choice and sticking to it.


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