I had an incredibly difficult weekend. My husband made a black forest cake and the chocolate cake scraps on the counter were calling my name. I totally gave in and ate 1.5 of my free indulgences worth of the cake scraps. I tried really hard to eat mindfully, paying attention to the flavors and textures, but mostly just wanted to eat it by the mouthful. I will tell you was delicious and totally hit the spot. However, I was then left again without any free indulgences as the weekend began.
We had a big lunch for a family occasion on Saturday and that's where the black forest cake was served. I had to have a bite or 10. Then we went out to dinner than night, because we were just coming back into town and everyone was starving. I was just concluding one 6 week program and about to start into another one (my own Eat 2 Liv program) and wanted more than anything to just eat what I wanted. I made a conscious choice to enjoy my meal with my family and not give up all of my satisfaction, just for points. Now, I was still reasonable, but some of the things I chose to eat gave me negative points because my free indulgences were all used up.
Want to know what was totally worth the negative points? The yummy Sizzler white dinner roll, and real live ranch dressing on my salad. I didn't even hit the dessert bar, because I was already satisfied. I took a look at it, but nothing looked absolutely fabulous, so I passed. It wasn't a matter of self control- had I really wanted it, I would have eaten it. But it was a matter of listening to my body and mind, and realizing that I was satisfied where I stood, even without dessert.
I came up with another truism "My body is not a take home container!" So obviously we were at Sizzler with an all you can eat salad bar. I, being the penny pincher that I am, would normally gorge myself on "all I could eat". Why? I have a couple of good excuses ('I don't want to be hungry later', or 'Dang it, I paid $10 for this buffet and I'm not leaving until I got a deal'). But no good reasons- are there any good reasons for eating yourself sick? Really, if $10-$15 is too much to pay for a normal amount of food, then don't go to that restaurant.
You're body is not a take home container!
Okay, enough rambling. The results for the Fit in 6 program . . . Nothing! If fact I had a friend that was at least a couple hundred points above me and she didn't even get first or second place. I must have been down near the bottom- it's because of all of my rebelling against the no eating after 8 PM rule.
That's okay. It was great motivation and I am so pleased with the healthier habits I have created over the last 6 weeks. Thanks to everyone for your support and for joining me on this journey. I intend to continue posting here as I continue my own educational journey on healthy eating. But you won't see posts with the same frequency as I will be spending a lot of my time assisting others on their journey to LIVING through my Eat 2 Liv program.
