Feeling in Control
Hi y'all. It was gorgeous here today! It got up to 73 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. It felt so wonderful. I would have loved not to have had any responsibilities today, I would have went and bought some roller blades, come home and loaded my dogs up in the car and I would have found somewhere to roller blade with them. It's supposed to be just as beautiful tomorrow.
Today I took my MIL and SIL to see a family member, tomorrow I'm going to take my SIL to Wal-Mart to get a few items and some of my MIL's prescriptions that need refilling. My husband is taking the weekend off from work, so he'll play chauffeur Satuday to his mom and sister. Hopefully I'll be able to lay up and sleep-in, something that I've not been able to do in a long while.
I felt really great today mentally. I made homemade Beef Stir Fry with Vegetables, it was low in fat and calories and I also made brown rice and frozen veggie egg rolls from Wal-Mart ( the egg rolls were high in fat and calories). I only ate half an egg roll, and 1 cup of the stir fry and rice. I was satisfied when I was done eating and I didn't eat until I was sick. I could have ate 2 very large portions of it not because I was hungry but- out of HABIT. But I kept thinking of how far I've come and also how far I still have to go.
It was an easy choice after I thought of it like that. It took all of 2 seconds to decide that I didn't need a huge plate full of food to make me feel better, or good. Just enough to nurish my body and then after that I was fine.
I just feel really good about myself today. I have been really stressed this week and I normally would have turned to food for comfort, but not this week. I just dealt with it and went on with my life. It feels good to be in control like that. I'm not really use to being in control when it comes to food. Looks like I'm learning and doing pretty good.
I'm doing the WW Points again and it's going really well. I'm eating my fruits and veggies and drinking my water. I'm showing a level of self control that I've not had in over 14 years. I'm being consistent, and I think that's the key to weight loss. It's not about starving or becoming a workout maniac or both. It's about making better choices more often than makng bad- unhealthy choices. Balance is the key, at least for me. Healthy food choices, and moving my body more than I use to move it.
I know I can still have a cookie every now and then. I just can't sit down with the whole bag and eat them mindlessly while watching TV. I'm learning to have better self control and this week has been full of stress- it has taught me I don't need food to make me feel better. I can deal with stress in other ways besides eating the stress and shoving it down into my stomach.
I'm just really proud of myself for being in control.
I've been trying to catch up on reading EP blogs this week, but there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day. I've been inspired by so many of you. I love seeing the before, during and after pics of you all! It makes me try harder so I can add my after pics as well. I'm still working on losing the last 27.4 pounds I have to lose so I can make my goal of 120.
It's coming off slow, really slow - like at the pace of a snail, but I'm working on it. Hopefully I'll have a loss by next Friday March 16, 2007. Until then-
Wishing you all the very best,
~Tink~