a first!
many things tonight. so i'll try to keep each point short and separated.
1. i picked up an old issue of O magazine at the library. the march 2007 issue. and one of the topics on the front cover read, "Weight: Blog It Off." and everything in the article was true. and it made me really glad i'm already on this blogging wagon. and really glad that i've already found support in women i don't know. at all. i haven't seen any of you. i don't know your ages or your faces. i just know that someone else out there struggles with my struggles. actually, i know that many people out there struggle with my struggles. it's beautiful!
2. i made the most wonderful lunch today. i call it "The Single College Girl's Chicken Soup." it's so ridiculously easy to make that i almost shouldn't bother to post about it - but it was so good! one can of campbell's chicken noodle soup with chopped up celery, carrots, onion, and zucchini. so good! the fresh vegetables add so much bulk! and i ate half the pot for only 2 points! awesome!
3. tonight i went to a meeting and dinner was served. i started preparing myself from the moment i got out of bed. i ate a very low point breakfast and a low point lunch. then, despite my strong strong urges to lay in bed and watch movies, i hit the treadmill for 35 minutes of walking/running intervals. good girl! at the meeting i ate 1 serving of the vegetable lasagna, 1 slice of italian bread (but no butter) and i filled half my plate with the garden salad (and no dressing). for desert i had one oatmeal and chocolate chip cookie. and the girl sitting next to me smiled and said, "they have no butter! just applesauce!" and i could have kissed her right on the lips.
my WW weigh-in date is friday. so today was day two of my good week. and i'm so proud of myself for doing well at that meeting. those cookies were right in front of me the entire time. but i told myself:
"if you don't start, then you won't have to stop."
it was the perfect mantra for the time. i felt good in the clothing i was wearing. but i'm just really looking forward to being more slim. it's hard to keep the thoughts positive, but i've learned enough to know that creeping negative thoughts get you absolutely nowhere.