Ok, I'm posting here partially as a diversion technique. But I would love to have any feedback possible!
I'm having a rough time of it today - I've been doing very well for the last couple weeks, since I finally had a "click" moment and buckled down, with the goal of being in the best shape I can for our wedding in May. I've been on-again-off-again not-really-trying to lose weight for as long as I can remember, but in particular I've been attending WW since last March and had lost and regained the same 5 pounds, ending up 5 pounds higher than my start weight! So, about 2 weeks ago I realize I've got a wedding dress fitting Feb 28 and 3 months until the wedding, and I want to make a concerted effort to make as much progress as I reasonably can.
At the same time, I don't want this to be a loss "for the wedding" - I just want to be well on my way to a healthier size and ongoing healthier life when the wedding comes around (and, honestly, to look as good as I can for the wedding, too!)
Anyhow, on to today - I'm just struggling to make the healthy choices I know I am capable of. I was nastily sick Mon-Wed this week with food poisoning, and allowed myself to eat whatever I wanted yesterday on the grounds that I needed sustenance (leftover spaghetti for breakfast, fruit and a sandwich for lunch, and a burger and salad for dinner - not unhealthy, but more fat than my usual choices). Today, I'm trying to get back into my normal routine, but I'm struggling with being on my own tonight. I had a provided seminar lunch (pizza served with full-sugar soda - I opted for one slice instead of two, but still had almost 200 calories of sugar-water that's not my norm). Between my normal breakfast and snacks (an orange and raw veggies), and an above-average lunch, I'm only left with about 350-400 calories for dinner. Not really a problem, normally, to eat a modest dinner, but my fiance is off visiting his family this weekend while I'm stuck here due to exams next week. Unfortunately, my traditional choice is to "splurge" when I'm on my own - order pizza or other delivery and indulge (the old it-doesn't-count-if-no-one-sees mentality).
I know better. I know I will feel like crap if I eat crap.
But I'm still fighting the urge, and it's only 5 pm. I'm trying to think of other ways to "spoil myself" that don't involve food, but I'm only coming across the basics which aren't terribly tempting (take a bubble bath... I'd need to scrub down the tub first! How relaxing!) Part of me wants to go to the gym and sweat it out... but I've had a history of "exercise bulimia" and I've promised myself I'll stick to a reasonable workout schedule (I lifted this morning, and I'll be attending a class tomorrow morning... an hour or more on the elliptical tonight is NOT a good idea).
So, what can I do? What do you do when you're tempted to go off-plan for no good reason? Any and all suggestions would be great!! (And I'll admit - reading and posting to 3fc is definitely on my list of distractions! Thus I'm here!)