Last week I was on vacation, so didn't post. But it was an instructive two weeks. The first week I had to contend with food gifts from my coworkers, which was very kind of them, but I would rather not have had to make the choice. I gave away some and ate some of the goodies, but it was hard not eating them up right away. I didn't do too well for the most part, and it made me realize that I still don't handle well those eating occasions where I have to say "no, thanks" to people who are trying to please me. I generally take the treats, then tell myself I will not eat them. That doesn't work very well, but refusing seems wrong too. I'm going to have to think more about what to do next time.
Though I didn't stick strictly to my meal plan during the holidays, I paid attention to what I was eating, evaluating my decision to eat what other people were eating. For instance, I ate meals with my mother at her nursing home that were high on carbohydrates and fat and low on vegetables; the protein was about right, at least at the noon meal. I ate the desserts, and on Christmas day, I ate the foods my sister served--though not in mass quantities--including fruit cake, ice cream and whipped cream for the pumpkin pudding. It was filling, but I don't think I overindulged. I passed up the chocolates (except for one chocolate Jordan almond), but not the egg nog. It was an experiment--an attempt to eat "normally"--and for the most part I think I did okay. I didn't go crazy with eating, but I didn't refrain either, and was able to avoid those arguments about dieting techniques that tend to spoil the holiday mood.
I did try to keep up with my exercise, and succeeded for the most part. That probably helped to keep my weight gain low: only .4 pounds over two weeks.
I'm pretty happy with how I got through the holidays this first year of my new eating plan. I incurred no massive weight gain that will need to be reversed in the first month of the year, and I think I ate more like a person without a weight problem. I had a good time as well. Thus I learned that the holidays really could be enjoyed without ingesting mass quantities of fattening food! Amazing!
I'm looking forward to another year of learning to be thin!
See you next time and Happy New Year!
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