It is Monday morning and I feel like I’m off to a great start following a good weekend. Friday was a solid day and I didn’t face much temptation. That evening my brother and I went to Batman and on the way home he asked to stop at a gas station to grab a soda. This isn’t uncommon for us, but I am trying to eat better and instantly began thinking “I can buy a diet soda”. Yet, as I went inside I realized I simply wasn’t hungry or tempted. Why do I even need a soda at all? As a result, I passed on getting anything. It felt great to simply pass. I got home and had a big glass of ice water.
Saturday was a good day. I have planned since day one to have one “free” meal a week. We were going to have a party that evening at a friend’s house and I knew they were going to serve dinner and dessert. As a result I planned on that being my free meal. That morning I got up and ate a great breakfast—healthy but very filling. We were heading out of town for a church event and I planned by packing healthy snacks and ensuring I wasn’t hungry. It was a good thing as the event I attended offered up cookies and they looked great! I was able to pass twice (once as they offered them and second as my two year old finished with over half left and tried to get me to eat it.
On the way home we stopped at a restaurant with two other families and I faced my first restaurant temptation. I literally felt strong but found myself justifying how a burger could be healthy. It sounded great and I stood in line thinking, I have eaten well, the burger isn’t terrible and my free meal for the week is in 3 hours—I can eat this. Fortunately—perspective prevailed as I begrudgingly ordered the salad and sat down and enjoyed that. Hopefully next time it will be easier.
Today I got on the scale and determined I was down 5 pounds from the same weigh in last week. That is a great feeling and it was very rewarding to look back and realize I won a lot of small battles. It is funny how that increases your self esteem in itself. This morning I woke at 5 am, I hit a spinning class, lifted and swam. I feel great right now and feel totally prepared to attack my day.
Saturday was a good day. I have planned since day one to have one “free” meal a week. We were going to have a party that evening at a friend’s house and I knew they were going to serve dinner and dessert. As a result I planned on that being my free meal. That morning I got up and ate a great breakfast—healthy but very filling. We were heading out of town for a church event and I planned by packing healthy snacks and ensuring I wasn’t hungry. It was a good thing as the event I attended offered up cookies and they looked great! I was able to pass twice (once as they offered them and second as my two year old finished with over half left and tried to get me to eat it.
On the way home we stopped at a restaurant with two other families and I faced my first restaurant temptation. I literally felt strong but found myself justifying how a burger could be healthy. It sounded great and I stood in line thinking, I have eaten well, the burger isn’t terrible and my free meal for the week is in 3 hours—I can eat this. Fortunately—perspective prevailed as I begrudgingly ordered the salad and sat down and enjoyed that. Hopefully next time it will be easier.
Today I got on the scale and determined I was down 5 pounds from the same weigh in last week. That is a great feeling and it was very rewarding to look back and realize I won a lot of small battles. It is funny how that increases your self esteem in itself. This morning I woke at 5 am, I hit a spinning class, lifted and swam. I feel great right now and feel totally prepared to attack my day.
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