I worked my 12 hour shift yesterday (12noon to 12 AM) at the hospital.
Before work, I spent the morning clearing out my fridge of all the Thanksgiving leftovers (except the turkey) and packing them "nicely" to take to work.
I placed all the leftovers (including a big bag of dinner rolls and a cube of butter) in the break room. Then I announced to all my co-workers that I had brought food for them.
By 4 pm all the left-overs had been eaten. Yay! I sipped on an IP chocolate shake (over ice) and then had a huge green salad with sliced turkey for my dinner break.
Now, the reason this was a "non-scale victory" for me is because for as long as I can remember in my adult life, Thanksgiving leftovers were part of the "weekend after Thanksgiving eating binge" for me.
I mean, I even used to buy an "extra" pumpkin pie that I stashed in the fridge which of course I would then eat all of it myself over the weekend.
I am talking about multiple eating events. "Snacking" all day every day (from Friday to Sunday) on the left-overs and huge slices of pie with whipped cream for dessert.
This was the beginning of
"the Holidays" every year for me!
So I am sooooo happy that I have kicked this "carb monkey on my back" to
the curb this year.
My rapid wt. loss on IP (20 pounds in 6 weeks) has been a great motivator.
I am going all the way with this!
Thanks to all of you for your great support.
Keep reading and posting here, it has helped me tremendously to stay on track.
Lilita