Farewell, My Lardly?

Both of the boys had overnights at a friend's house, so my DH and I decided to have a date night. He took me to an Italian restaurant that can only be described as heavenly. I decided to "let up" on myself a bit, and not hate myself if I were a pound or two up this morning.

The bread and a wonderfully garlic-infused extra virgin olive oil were set on the table. I ate a small slice of the bread with a bit of the oil. I ordered the linguine al pesto, as fattening as can be. Four bites. A delightful dessert? Three bites. Coffee with cream and Splenda. I walked out of the place feeling full and not one bit deprived. I was convinced that I would wake up in the morning, channeling the spirit of Humpty Dumpty.

Got up this morning...2 1/2 pounds down.

Revelations and epiphanies! I had always envied skinny people for being able to eat all the time. False! They eat bits here and bites there, not snorking everything off the plate like a vacuum cleaner. I always thought that I didn't eat so much to be so heavy. False! I ate like a whale! I always believed that leaving food on my plate was wasteful. False! Better that food be put in the trash than on my ash!

Phen is giving me the edge to treat food as it should be treated. Healthy thin people are not addicted to food, do not self-medicate with food, and are sickened by the idea of food binges. Today's lesson, a la Nemo:

FOODS ARE FUEL, NOT FRIENDS!!!

Funny you should mention

Hey loser!

Funny you should mention this relationship with food you have.  I always had the same one and I too and slowly realizing that this is not the case.

When I am in a group of people ordering dinner, who do you think orders the fattening and sugar laden dishes?  The overweight people!  The skinny ones never order those (well rarely) and instead they eat salads, grilled meats, etc. 

I have a close friend who is older than I.  She is very thin and petite but she has two daughters close to my age who are about seventy pounds overweight.  You would never believe it looking at their mother.

But, she tells me she watches her diet like a hawk and always has.  She swears moderation and what you eat are the key to any person being healthy wether they are skinny or overweight. 

Like me, she keeps bad foods out of her house and tries to shop with healthy food in mind.  It'snot like she keeps trays of chocolates and potatoe chips around. 

So, I think your right my friend and what a revelation!

I'm finding myself hungrier than you describe lately but much less hungry than I used to be and my decisions are also much easier to make good vs. bad.

Speaking of Nemo, "Just Keep Swimming".  Your doing fantastic and I am proud.

Argghh, PQA