Today went very well. I even went to Chick fil A with friends and didn’t eat a thing. I had just had a bar around 6:00 (late lunch because that’s what happens when you don’t get out of bed until noon) when she called and asked if I wanted to go, so it was easy to say I had just eaten. I really wasn’t very hungry anyway. It seems like it’s getting easier to avoid things. It works better for me if I just decide I am not going to have xx, and then I don’t even have to deal with the indecision/how much do I have question when I’m in the situation. If I waffle on whether or not I’ll let myself have something, I usually do, and I usually have too much. I didn’t even swipe a fry or a nugget. Go me!
Tomorrow may be a bit rough. I’m going to lunch at someone’s house, and I have no idea what will be offered. So, I’ll take my blockers, hope for the best, and try to do the best I can with my options. I’m kind of on a roll, so I don’t want to get derailed, especially if what they say about it taking three days to recover from a cheat being true. On top of that, I have to go out to dinner (Red Lobster, could be worse) with someone, so that could present problems. Luckily, I’m not tempted at all by their bread because I really don’t like it very well– I would have far more trouble with a yeast bread. So, I’m going to check out their menu online and decide ahead of time what I’ll have, that way I’m not making a spur of the moment decision when I’m hungry. I do think I should be able to stay OP there, though. The only thing I know I’ll cheat on is the salad– I don’t like it with oil and vinegar, and I’m not going to be obvious and bring my own dressing, so I’ll take the blockers again and just eat their caesar dressing, but not much of it. So, I’m weighing in on Monday, but with tomorrow in the works, I doubt I’ll lose much. Oh well– at least the rest of the week is looking okay.
Breakfast: cheese toast (45 cal bread, 1 oz cheddar), 1 hard boiled egg white, HNS
Lunch: Bar (150 cal), HNS
Dinner: 1/2 wrap (45 cal), 1 oz. cojack cheese, 2 oz. turkey taco meat (93/7), creamy HNS
This is a really low calorie day, but I’m surprisingly not hungry– I really think the drinks help out a lot with that, and I’m sure the extra protein helps, too.
weight at home: 190.5– can’t wait till I’m in the 180s- It’s getting close.
slimming back down after having my first baby
Laura
October 18th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
You did so well today! Avoiding the food at Chick-fil-a is awesome! Not even one fry! Although this is a lot easier said than done (and is something I need to work on myself), try not to feel guilty and worry about the food you eat at the friend’s house. You obviously know that one meal eating reasonable portions - even if it’s really high calorie food - isn’t going to make you gain weight, and in the grand scheme, won’t even slow you down that much. So it’s best to enjoy the moment and the meal that’s off plan. I don’t know if you struggle with that like I do - but when I eat a meal that’s totally bad for me that’s out of my control, I tend to worry and stress about it too much, instead of just relaxing and not thinking about too much. And you ought to be able to stay almost completely OP at Red Lobster, so that’s good.