So last week’s weigh-in wasn’t so great.
I put on a couple pounds. There. I said it.
And it sucks! While I’m still below the magic number of 130, I didn’t like the increase and had to face a few truths about why I veered off course. Actually, it boils down to one thing:
Sweets… and more sweets. I started this endeavor insisting that I was not about to give up dessert and that there had to be a way to have my cake and eat it too (so to speak). Who wants to live a life without chocolate? But what began as a portion-controlled treat after one meal a day (loving those 100-calorie cookie packs) seems to have evolved to a portion-controlled treat after BOTH lunch and dinner. And if I’m being honest — I was grabbing a treat here and there BEYOND that, too. Looks like it caught up with me.
So I’ve dedicated this week to getting back on track.
I didn’t start off on the right foot, though. My husband and I had one of our rare dates and I indulged. We’re talking chocolate chip bread pudding. Wow. I ate half Saturday night and the rest on Sunday (thought that was somewhat of a compromise).
To compensate for that, I have been doing some kind of exercise every day — I’m not trying to win any races — just committing to 30-45 minutes every day (which has helped keep my stress in check, too). And I went the whole day Monday without one single treat. No tiny cookies. No peanut butter m&ms. Nada. It was hard, too. Hard enough that I now realize that I NEVER go a whole day without something sweet. While I feel strongly about indulging once in a while, indulging every single day seems almost childish. It’s certainly not what skinny chicks do. Maybe, just maybe if I can go a couple days a week without ANY dessert, I can actually enjoy a really good one more often — like that Cold Stone Creamery I haven’t had in forever. And when I say “more often” I mean once a month, maybe. I’d sure like my son to grow up thinking that dessert is an occasional treat rather than a must-have after every meal. Seems like a healthier way of life to me, anyway. So — that’s my goal.
Wow. A treat that’s really a treat. Interesting.