On every diet or weight loss "program" I've ever been on, the weekends are always the hardest to handle. The lack of routine and scheduling hurt me so bad. So this weekend wasn't the greatest...I didn't eat a cake or anything but I didn't do much working out and my healthy trim stayed in the car (which works during the week but on the weekend, out of site out of mind) I did however cook a whole bunch of food to put in the fridge which helps me from running out to some greasy fried fast food place when I am hungry. I'm attempting to set myself up for success rather then failure! I've been eating lots of fruits and all my breakfast's have been pretty healthy because the little boy that I nanny for has to eat right and I just eat w/e he's having. When my friends and I went out to eat over the weekend I ordered shrimp and a baked potato instead of french fries it may not make too much of a difference but the little things count right? And it was delicious :D
I have started to notice that this pill is working too, when I go to eat what is "normal" for me I can hardly finish and I'm filling up on smaller meals. It's hard to trick my brain into thinking smaller will fill me up, but it will. If I could just get that through my head that I don't have to eat everything on my plate or it's okay to put less on my plate, then I would be doing alright. I've been eating one way for so long that my brain doesn't like when I try to feed it less but that's part of the struggle.
I've learned that my "sweet tooth" is completely manageable too. I never knew it was but I've started to buy something sweet (most the time ice cream) and leave it in my freezer and it surprises me when 2 weeks later I still have it (if my greedy lil roommates don't eat it all) but it's like as long as I know its there and when I need it I can have it then it lasts longer for me and I don't feel the need to eat something sweet all the time. It's refreshing.
Next week is vacation for me. I hope I don't blow it too much, I don't think I will, I feel pretty committed. I'm not limiting myself to anything I'm just trying to be more conscious of what's going in my mouth and the alternatives that could be healthier. I'll be in Florida at my Grandmothers and so it shouldn't be too hard to stay on track but things are always harder with out my normal routine.
Anyways I have to go for a walk now...
So until next time,
Elizabeth
