Well what do you know…
Now here’s a funny thing…despite knowing what to do, I’m still making bad choices. Ain’t that original! Not bad choices all the time, but often enough to negate the exercise that I’ve been doing.
I do not like to wake up angry, yet this is how I’ve been waking for more than a few weeks now. The anger is probably just frustration with myself.
Tonight I’m sitting here with a big glass of water. I came in from work famished, and grabbed a chicken salad sandwich on that 6g Arnold round bread. The chicken salad was brought to our house on Saturday night by Jess’s friends - their contribution to a braai. Odd choice if you think about it. On the other hand, it’s something I’ve eaten but never bought, and it’s pretty good. I didn’t even look at the calories, but if WW says that 1/2 prepared tuna salad with mayonnaise is 9 points, this is probably more. OY.
I think my next choice tonight will be an orange. I’m like a person quitting smoking who has to take things down to 10 minutes at a time.
I’m not really worrying too much to count points, having come full circle again - realizing (spelled that with a z, it looks funny) I have to stick to healthful foods in modest portions which is what I’ve always known would be the only thing that really works. If I’m feeling good about life and myself and happy, this is easy. If I’m stressed and sad, somehow, everything gets out of whack.
Oh, I LOVE chicken salad!!! I make mine with white breast meat, chopped celery, lite Miracle whip and black pepper. Oh, yum! I don’t see how it can be that many calories - or points, or whatever you happen to be counting. Nice to come upon your post, tho…been missing you, RJ…
Hugs,
Z
I love chicken salad as well. I make mine with chicken breast, light Hellmans, Djon mustard, a ton of celery, a bit of green onions, white pepper, and the tiniest pinch of curry powder. I put it in 1/2 of a whole wheat pita with lots of arugula. YUMMO and not too many points.
Grrr I hate reading that you’re being so hard on yourself. Sounds like you are making more good choices than bad ones.
I had a doctor friend (cardiologist) say something to me about exercise that really helped shift my mindset - that dieting is to lose weight, and exercise is different - it’s helping on all kinds of levels in the body (metabolic, cardiac, etc) and that they are not in balance - it’s not one or the other or negating one by what happens with the other, but rather that each is important but in different ways. Made me much more at peace w exercise as a goal in itself, and not for the ‘fat burning’ or ‘calorie burning’ effects of it (which are minor compared to controlling your diet).
Anyway, hope it brings you some of the peace it brought me…
Hiya Ms. RJ -
I’m so happy to hear you are happy!!! You are right - moderation and sensible eating.
Now when I apply it to my life - I’ll let you know!
Take care sweetpea!
xo