Well, I found out Saturday that I made my goal of 100. Sunday, I went out and splurged. Well, there is more involved than that. Some of my family is moving out of state so I invited them out to week...this is my last weekend with them! We went to Claim Jumpers. I have ONLY been there once before and I ate healthy! So, this time I wanted to really taste their food and see what al lthe hoopla was about. Here was my menu.
1 mozzarella stick
6 onion rings (small)
baby back pork ribs
baked potato (super nig) cheese, bacon bits, butter and sour cream to the side- I did eat some of it BUT not alot.
Only water.
A slice of chocolate cake- w/ chocolate icing

Anywho, afterwards we went shopping...I am about a size 16 and fit comfortable in a XL.

To stop damage..I am going to eat 1000-1200 cal a day. Id ont mind not losing this week....but gaining I dont want to do.

Im at work...so I will check in later.

Anyone else still celebrate/socialize with food???

Athena, not so far, but all that has been on my mind lately is what forbidden treat I am going to allow myself on my birthday. I change my mind hourly, but right now, a doughnut is in the lead. This is not healthy! And I've got 3 weeks left to obsess!

I haven't really made anything too off-limits so far. I am just counting my calories and if I eat something a little naughtier then I budget it into my day.

Way to go on the 100lbs-- you gotta be thrilled!

Congrats on 100 pounds lost!

Honestly, it's a lifestyle, not a diet. You can't just tell yourself, "I'm never going to eat cake or an onion ring again!" and expect to get very far.

I think as long as you plan for it and budget your calories for it, it's perfectly fine. As long as it doesn't become a habit, I say no harm, no foul.

100 lbs! What a major accomplishment ~

I do still celebrate with food! Just yesterday the fam went out for my bro-in-law's b-day. I saved up my points & went all out at our Hibachi dinner. (I even had the most spectacular Dragon Roll.) Totally worth it.

It was one planned splurge, so I know it's not going to dampen anything this week.

So, was your dinner menu as delicious as you hoped?!

congrats on the 100 lbs, major life accomplishment!!!

I must admit when something happens, and i want to celebrate, my first thought is what restaurant to go to! I make a better choice AFTER i have that initial thought, but still !!

I think of it like learning another language - you always THINK in English and then translate. So i'll always think in FAT SPEAK and then translate it into real life! Can let that spoiled-child appetite of mine win no way!

again, congrats on the 100 lbs, that's amazing!

While losing weight, I really limited celebrating with food, and celebrations were NEVER linked to weight loss (that just seems completely counter productive to me). I did celebrate my birthday with a wonderful dinner out and I did celebrate Christmas dinner with my family.

Now that I'm maintaining my weight loss, I try to limit "food celebrations" but it's really hard, because I live in a culture that uses food to celebrate. I just try to decide if it's really "worth" a celebration (my birthday, a promotion for me, a major holiday) or not (a coworker's birthday etc).

If I have a "celebration" meal, I use it for my planned, weekly "treat" meal. Even then, I still try to stick to my major "rules" for my own healthy living and weight maintenance - no fried food, limited alcohol (one glass of red wine), no cream based sauce, try to stay out of the bread basket (hopefully 0, but 1-2 pieces max). I definitely do splurge at these meals - I drink wine, I split dessert but I really try to stay true to my lifestyle change.

You did really really good by limiting your celebration to one meal and getting right back on track! That was a personal hard lesson to learn

Eating out can truly be sabotaging, but you can be smart about it, and if it's a really bad place and the decision was not up to you, then do the best you can and forget about it. Like others have said, one dinner is not going to cause you to gain 25lbs, 50, 100, etc. Maybe you'll maintain or gain 1-2lbs, but that's only a minor setback. I've gone through enough of those, but once everything is said and done, I'm still losing about 10lbs a month, which is NOT bad. That's 100lbs a year. If I can do that, then I will be so excited! If I can do it faster then great, but 10lbs is nothing to sneeze at. Even 1lb a week is a great accomplishment!

Congratulations on the 100 lbs. loss!!

I don't celebrate weight-related stuff with food, but I do celebrate certain occasions with food. I look forward to those occasions, but it's always nice to get back on my plan. Eating out and eating off plan even for a day can cause me to gain a bunch of weight, which seems to take forever to take off. Sometimes it's worth it, but most of the time it's not.

I've discovered that fantasizing about a certain food is almost better than eating that food. The food never seems to quite meet my fantasy standards. Now that hasn't stopped me from eating it, but I think soon that I'll realize eating all of something that isn't 100% quality just doesn't cut it.

Ann,
Congratulations on the 100 lbs!!! I'm so proud of you!!!!
I agree with Sara...it's a lifestyle. I have already figured out that for the rest of my life, I'm going to have to be careful..FULL OF CARE about what I put in my mouth. That doesn't mean I have to forever deprive myself of something delicious. I just don't have to have enough for 12 people!!
It looks like you are very conscious of what you ate. You had a taste of what you wanted...you didn't have huge portions. Afterwards you walked around instead of laying down!! AND, you are limiting your caloric intake for a couple of days!!! How great is that!!!? You're being mindful of your actions...that is everything.
So happy for you!!! Congratulations again!!!!

congrats on the 100 lbs!!!
I don't think the food choices where that bad, I am sure it won't make a huge difference by the end of the week. cheryl

Whoa! 100 lbs that is awesome Ann, and definitely worth celebrating!! In the past when i have lost large amounts of weight I would celebrate with food.

I am a big breakfast fan and frequent a diner in Toronto called the New York Cafe - their Eggs Benedict are the best i have ever eaten hands down. I used to celebrate every 25 lbs lost by treating my self to their eggs benny. It was a good motivation and was indulgence without guilt. The fact that you are aware of everything you ate and motivated to act to justify it - shows you are in the right head space for such celebrations.

Again - Congrats!!!!

Congrats on the 100 lbs.

Celebrate with food... No. Not so much.

Take advantage of a situation I have to be in and enjoy it? Yes! Absolutely.

Go out of my way to have a special treat without guilt? Yes!

Contrary to the celebration factor... I had a family event this past Saturday.I made the choice to enjoy my lasagna, greek salad, and followed it with an apple crisp as it was a late afternoon dinner (with 30 people in a restaurant). *I can almost feel a few people shudder over that* But I had a no-fat yogurt, and kammut bread toast for breakfast, with frozen grapes, and raspberries as my mid-day.

My only real regret... I didn't get enough extra water into my system and the 7 hours in the car kicked my butt.

Celebrating with food is something that is hard to break but if you are consciously aware of what you are consuming then you should be fairly ok. It is when things get out of hand and you lose your plan for days on end that you really have to work to get back tot he point you were at.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement!! Yeah, I dont splurge often. Usually, I tell myself that I will allow myself to cheat..I don't. I don't have the urge or I fit something I want into my calorie count. But I had only eatten at the resturant once before. The last time I went there I was soooooo good. I had chicken and rice but this time I wanted the full experience. In the end I think it was worth it....even I just maintain or have a small lose this week. I've thought about it and I have got to live a little! I didnt even have vegetables Next time I will incorporate some fruit....it is an option for the substiture side dish. I took home a menu so that I can plan my meal next time.

Thanks everyone !!