Terre's Daily Check In
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:04 am
I'm new here, but I poked around, loved the concept, and began the diet about a week ago. I have had about 7 N days in a row-- even through the weekend days. I have lost 13 pounds so far (not in the last 7 days, but I was cutting back before then, too).
Yesterday was a serious S day, however. It was my husband's birthday, and I made some mean chicken and dumplings, all homemade (I pulled out all the stops, making it with wine, cream, buttermilk...). I realize that a meal doesn't count, even a really rich one, as long as you don't have any "esses" but I did have seconds of the chicken. And he brought home cheesecake from the cheesecake factory (how could I say no?)! And I drank wine!
So, it was a serious S day yesterday.
Today I didn't feel good, and when I don't feel good, I somehow feel better when I eat Mcdonald's french fries. After watching Super Size Me, I am mortified by that, but it's the truth. So today I had Mcdonald's for lunch, instead of my usual Wendy's salad. However, I did not have sweets or seconds or snacks. Just a poor choice of lunch.
Now the cheesecake is calling me, as there is some left, but I am working hard to wait until Saturday to have another piece!
After all that, I can report:
Day 1 - A successful N Day. My weight ends in the number 4. (Wish me luck with that cheesecake calling my name... I have to be strong until Saturday!)
By the way, I am attending my 20th high school reunion this summer, and going on a cruise. I am working hard to lose enough weight to feel great about myself. Part of my psychology is to ask myself before eating something if this potential setback in weight loss is going to add up to regret-- is it really worth it. I turned down a brownie last weekend because I thought hard about it and realized that it would taste good for the 2 minutes it took to eat it, but it wouldn't be so great that it would be worth not feeling good later this summer. Now, the chicken and dumplings and cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory really made my husband's birthday special, and they were worth "blowing the diet" for.
Yesterday was a serious S day, however. It was my husband's birthday, and I made some mean chicken and dumplings, all homemade (I pulled out all the stops, making it with wine, cream, buttermilk...). I realize that a meal doesn't count, even a really rich one, as long as you don't have any "esses" but I did have seconds of the chicken. And he brought home cheesecake from the cheesecake factory (how could I say no?)! And I drank wine!
So, it was a serious S day yesterday.
Today I didn't feel good, and when I don't feel good, I somehow feel better when I eat Mcdonald's french fries. After watching Super Size Me, I am mortified by that, but it's the truth. So today I had Mcdonald's for lunch, instead of my usual Wendy's salad. However, I did not have sweets or seconds or snacks. Just a poor choice of lunch.
Now the cheesecake is calling me, as there is some left, but I am working hard to wait until Saturday to have another piece!
After all that, I can report:
Day 1 - A successful N Day. My weight ends in the number 4. (Wish me luck with that cheesecake calling my name... I have to be strong until Saturday!)
By the way, I am attending my 20th high school reunion this summer, and going on a cruise. I am working hard to lose enough weight to feel great about myself. Part of my psychology is to ask myself before eating something if this potential setback in weight loss is going to add up to regret-- is it really worth it. I turned down a brownie last weekend because I thought hard about it and realized that it would taste good for the 2 minutes it took to eat it, but it wouldn't be so great that it would be worth not feeling good later this summer. Now, the chicken and dumplings and cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory really made my husband's birthday special, and they were worth "blowing the diet" for.
) advice. Watch out with skipping those S days. Did you have 7 N days in a row just because you didn't want anything special on the weekend, or were you just trying to be 'extra good'? The thing is, the S days are there for a reason as your safety valve, and it's part of building a good and healthy, sustainable relationship with food that you should be able to cut loose every now and then and enjoy your treats without any guilt.