What I learned This Weekend
My 5 year old grandnephew was here for the weekend along with his grandfather and his uncle. Lots of cooking, special foods in the house, etc. I learned some things about myself and how I view food. I was never aware of these things before because I just ate (and ate and ate.....).
1. I read a post where someone suggested thinking of "forbidden" foods as "their" food and equated it to wanting someone's lunch in the frig at work which you would never take. That really helped with staying away from the cookies, cupcakes, and potato chips.
2. I live alone so normally when I fix a meal I measure the portions and take the meal to the table to eat. With all the family here, everything was served family style so it was all sitting in front of me. To stay on track, I tracked everything before fixing meals, determined what I could have, and then stuck to the serving sizes.
3. Emotional eating wasn't a problem because I was never bored or lonely. However, I was exhausted -- hey, I'm 63 and he's 5 -- and I definitely went off track on Sunday night. So, I have discovered that while I've developed techniques for bored and lonely, tired requires way more energy and sometimes it's ok to just have a treat.
Losing weight this time has been very different. Are others learning things about themselves and how to cope?
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