It's my first week on WW at home and last night was to be my first hurdle. I was meeting a couple of friends for dinner at our favourite Thai restaurant and I knew I would be haunted by the noodles and rice dishes. I had thought about it all day and was determined to go in and make the right choices.

It was extremely tempting, as my friends were making choices that I would have easily made at another time, but was extremely proud that I made healthy choices that didn't even use up any of my bonus points for the week. I had some delicious cold shrimp rolls, a couple of shrimp dumplings and chicken lettuce wraps for my main course. They were delicious.

And I spent my time focusing on the amazing company and laughter rather than on daydreaming about what I'd rather be eating.

I was proud of my accomplishment, even though it doesn't sound like much. Other times I have been on WW, I would have made the wrong choices while out for dinner, and excuse the behaviour for one reason or another and then would have felt guilty about it later. No guilt for yesterday...which allows me to go into today feeling great!!!

Good for you! Now you know you have the willpower and mindset to make the healthier choices and that has to feel great!

ya, exactly! It took some convincing but the fact that I still enjoyed myself, ate delicious food that I would totally opt for if it was in my own kitchen, and didn't have any guilt last night or today!! Thanks Steph!!!

what a fantastic night out for you! Good company, good food and no guilt, way to go!

What a GREAT accomplishment! You are well on your way to not only *healthy, sustainable weight loss*, but a whole *new lifestyle*!!

DH and I have been working on our weight for a year now, and wouldn't think of ordering the typical fare off restaurant menus nowadays. Too "costly" to our health!

***I DO sometimes dream of a Deluxe Nacho from Taco Inn...have had one order in 2010...maybe another one next year. ***

Congrtats!! That is an awesome accomplishment! I still stuggle with Making the healthy choice when eating out sometimes.

thanks everyone!! The support means so much to me!

I feel like this time could actually be different for me, as before I would use any excuse to eat outside of my points when I went out for dinner because I don't go out all that much. But, this time, even though i was tempted (and could easily have done it no questions asked because the girls I was with didn't know I was following WW), I reminded myself why I was doing this and what baby steps I would need to take in order to see changes down the road.

I am a results-motivated type of person and tend to give up when I don't see them quickly. This time, I'm reminding myself that the good behaviours are what will make me feel good before seeing results, (alleviates guilt etc) and the number on the scale is sure to go down if I continue...

I can do this.

I had a challenge this weekend! It was my best friend's 21st birthday party. (Strange I know that I'm a smidgen away from 30 and my BF is only just 21, but whatever!) Anyway, she lives a bit of a ways away, so db, my daughters and I were spending the night. I had eaten a great breakfast (2 low-fat Eggo whole grain waffles, Walden Farms Calorie Free pancake Syrup, and 2 slices of turkey bacon) which did on purpose so I would have more calories later on. We wound up getting a flat tire on the way, and had to go to Wal Mart to get a new one. DB hadn't eaten at all by then, and Wal Mart was making us wait 2 hrs for the tire. Bestie came and picked up my daughter's and brought them back to her house so they wouldn't be bored.

DB exclaims he simply can't wait to eat anymore, and by then I am also hungry. Quickest solution? FRIGGIN MCDONADLS!! Yes he insisted we go since it was "RIGHT THERE!". (he is a skinny little thing(150 on a good day) who literally needs to eat as soon as hunger hits him or he turns into a beast!) I did the best I could do, since the had NO SALADS at the moment! I got a grilled chicken sandwich, only lettuce and tomatoes on it, I then put a small squirt of their BBQ sauce on it myself from the little packet they give you for the Nuggets, this way they couldn't defile it with a ton of sauce. It was honestly really delicious since I hadn't had anything fast food in over a month. Dinner that night (not by my choice) was not till VERY LATE as everyone was sooo busy talking and drinking (not me btw!) Though I did eat about 5 or 6 baby carrots, and probably 4 sugar snap peas with NO DIP WOOHOO! I made myself a burger (No cheese :-D ) lettuce, tomato, and a squirt of mustard, and there were TONS of things out 3 different types of cheeses, pickles, mayo, ketchup I avoided it all along with the baked beans that smelled like the devil himself made them just to tempt me!! LOL
Again, though it was very plain, very basic, it tasted fantastic! I proved to myself and db, I could resist temptation, and though it wasn't what I ultimately would have wanted to eat, it could still taste great!