So, this morning I got up and had only lost .2 pounds and felt gyped. Then I thought about what I ate yesterday and I remember at dinner making so many greens and grilled chicken that I was forcing it down and felt stuffed afterwards. I was going to beat myself up for overeating, then I realized none of those veggies had calories and the chicken was protein. And how often can you gorge on a diet and still lose .2 pounds. PLUS, I'm waiting for all those greens to exit my body, so to speak:) So, I told myself to knock it off. Even if I don't lose another single pound, I FEEL so much more healthy. Eating all those fatty, high sodium snacks left me feeling sluggish.
At lunch today -- another trip to not so sunny Naples, FL, I was watching plates of fish and chips being delivered to tables. It looked disgusting to me. Boy was THAT a fast attitude change! Then I looked at the people eating them. Not one of them looked healthy -- bloated faces, frizzy hair, tummies. The next few days will be the test of how much will power I have. I sure wish there was a scales in my room!
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Hang in there, the pounds will come off. We have another thing in common - elementary teacher. I hope you are enjoying your retirement. I retired last June. I am definitely enjoying my retirement. Good luck on weight loss.
You can do it! Keep up the good work. .2 pounds is a sucess anyday. Enjoy yourself and know that you are moving in a healthier direction.
Well, I cheated a little at dinner, but rationalized (pretty good at that!) that a taste was WAY better than eating the whole thing. I DID look on the menu for things I could eat. What I figured out is that if I don't want to eat the rice, then just ask them not to put it on the plate. Then, it isn't sitting there staring at me waiting for me to take a bite and I'm also not wasting food.
Thank you both so much for the encouragement!
And yes, 1205wall, I LOVE retirement. The BEST thing is Sunday nights. I can stay up as late as I want -- even though there's icky tv shows -- because I don't have to get up in the morning. 25 years!! I taught middle school art and language arts for one year (the kids almost did me in) then switched to elementary and spent most of my remaining years teaching Young Fives - second graders. Loved them all!
Hello Sunny Naples from the Rainforest of BC! Love it there! I envy you the opportunity to walk on the beach in the dawn light! Congratulations on the attitude! I too notice that I'm no longer tempted but for me it's chocolate! Whew.
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