I think you made a very good point and showed not only how it could be done but also what results you have to prove it can be. Your weight lose and ability/determination to stick to this way of eating for the past couple of years.
I was in my own little cocoon before June 30th when I came back to stay with my Dad while Mom is in the nursing home (which we are hoping she will leave in the next several months to come back home). As I said in another post, my sister and my Dad eat out all the time! I didn't tempt myself before with this except in places that I knew the menu like the back of my hand and where I had a supportive DH. (I feel so sorry for those of you who don't)
Now, I have to find restaurants here where I can follow SBD as closely as possible and then eat very clean when I am at home. It doesn't help that they offer to pay for my meal on top of it plus I am riding in the car with them. (I had considered asking them to drop me off at home).
I no longer feel deprived because I feel that the rest of the world is eating crappy. I watch my sister hopped up on caffeine, loads of sugar, cigarettes and lack of sleep. She is going to crash one of these days. I am feeling so sorry for her. I have decided that actions speak louder than words. She has already commented how healthy I eat and how firm my body is and how great I look. I am not bragging here but there are benefits to eating this way, ladies!
My Dad has been eating 1-2 meals out everyday since Mom has been in the hospital since January. Recently, he visited his own doctor and his B/P is up so she gave me a stronger prescription. I told Dad that restaurant food has a lot of salt in it so if he is going to eat out, he should make sure that he drinks plenty of water to flush out the added sodium. Yes, I am cooking for him but I also am working from their home so I have to juggle cooking and cleaning, working full time and visiting Mom besides. However, I did buy us groceries and as long as I can control what food is in the refrigerator and cupboards, I can do this!!
Saying No to food we don't need or want is really saying Yes to loving ourselves without the extra food. Well said,
Nessa. As I have often heard, what part of No don't you get? The N or the O! Here's to saying No!!!
Just kidding, I just wanted to share my success because I was beginning to think I didn't have it in me. I've been struggling with cravings since last October, ever since I got back from the birth of my granddaughter. I had lost 40 lbs and then lost control and was struggling to keep from gaining it all back. I knew I needed to get my butt into a low GI program and I've been reading books and trying to research how to sensibly do that when I came across this forum and this weekend was the first in months that I felt I was in control and the relief is indescribable.
It applies to so much in our lives. The bad thing is when others don't accept this. Sometimes we have to get really tough before they get the fact that we just don't wanna eat it. Ya know?
from all you Chicks - thanks for being such an inspiration.
Thanks for sharing that Nessa!
