Wow....I actually did it!
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:29 am
Tonight my daughter was in the regional spelling bee so I was, of course, in the front row for 2 1/2 hours, wringing my hands together and feeling the stress that she was trying to process on stage. (Trigger #1 - nerves/stress).
After the spelling bee, my husband suggested we stop by Culver's to get a treat (trigger #2 - major sweets-aholic) since she put so much hard work into the bee. My daughter ordered a shake....my husband ordered one.....and then as I gazed at the menu of all the delicous treats dripping with chocolate, I said with a smile, "No thanks. I'll pass."
It's like the earth stopped rotating....that NEVER happens. And I wasn't churning inside with resentment toward my diet either - I actually was okay with it! It was late, so my supper was going to be pretty late and I was very hungry, but I knew if I just waited a little bit longer we'd be home, and I could eat something good for me and feel much better about myself (instead of the dreaded guilt after giving in).
To top it off, I could've had a plateful of greasy pizza left over from the kids' meals (trigger #3 - getting home late at night and wanting to binge as a "release"), but I passed and had a huge turkey salad. NOT because I felt it was more diet-appropriate (after all greasy pizza is totally allowed on No S), but because the salad sounded more appealing to me with all of its healthy ingredients versus the quick and less-satisfying time it would take to eat the pizza.
May not sound like much to some, but the fact that I didn't eat sweets when everyone else was and I didn't go home and dive into comfort foods is SO BIG for me. YES!!!
After the spelling bee, my husband suggested we stop by Culver's to get a treat (trigger #2 - major sweets-aholic) since she put so much hard work into the bee. My daughter ordered a shake....my husband ordered one.....and then as I gazed at the menu of all the delicous treats dripping with chocolate, I said with a smile, "No thanks. I'll pass."
It's like the earth stopped rotating....that NEVER happens. And I wasn't churning inside with resentment toward my diet either - I actually was okay with it! It was late, so my supper was going to be pretty late and I was very hungry, but I knew if I just waited a little bit longer we'd be home, and I could eat something good for me and feel much better about myself (instead of the dreaded guilt after giving in).To top it off, I could've had a plateful of greasy pizza left over from the kids' meals (trigger #3 - getting home late at night and wanting to binge as a "release"), but I passed and had a huge turkey salad. NOT because I felt it was more diet-appropriate (after all greasy pizza is totally allowed on No S), but because the salad sounded more appealing to me with all of its healthy ingredients versus the quick and less-satisfying time it would take to eat the pizza.
May not sound like much to some, but the fact that I didn't eat sweets when everyone else was and I didn't go home and dive into comfort foods is SO BIG for me. YES!!!
