Are you ready for this...Thursday night a BBQ, Friday night out to dinner with friends, Saturday night out to a friends house for another BBQ and Sunday over to my Sisters for yet another party. How many temptations were there? PLENTY. In the past this would be just the kind of thing that would set me right back into old eating ways. Life's stress and other factors giving me the rationale to say "What the hell, I'm eating that __(fill in the blank)_." I could have slipped right back into free style eating. BUT.. I didn't.
I ate sensible at breakfast and lunch leaving enough in the calorie bank for dinner. At those dinners I ate moderate portions of foods that I felt would be right along the lines of what I should be eating. I even had a few light beers. I may have gone a bit over 1700 each day but not much. I stayed away from desserts for the most part... I had a small portion of some goodies at one of the BBQs but not enough to throw myself into a spiral.
I was a bit concerned yesterday morning when I snuck in a weigh in and found myself up 3 pounds after one day. But I'm happy to report that as of this morning most of that weight is gone... water weight for the most part.
I've learned a very important lesson over the past 4 days. I can function in situations where there is abundant food. I can manage my portions and plan out what I'm going to eat. I can wake up the next day not feeling guilty about eating a few treats because I ate in a sensible manner.
So let's just consider this holiday weekend a re-feed. This morning I'm back to the plan.. Greek yogurt mixed with Kashi lean cereal then planning sensible eating throughout the day.
Good choices, Self-Truth.
ETL
It is such a great feeling when you discover that you can be human still. I remember over the Christmas holidays feeling the same way: afraid that going to all of these functions would completely throw me off. When I finally showed myself that I could indulge a little and still stay on track it was very liberating. It also showed me that I was a lot stronger than I gave myself credit for. It sounds like you found that same inner strength and was able to enjoy your holiday, good job! Thank you for sharing this!
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