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so ive noticed my eating habits are drastically different based on who i am with. not to mean that i am swayed by opinions of those around me, but that before this week, i rarely gave thought to the food i put into my mouth. i always felt i dont want to deny myself of the foods i like and make me feel good.
ive noticed those "make me feel good" foods, dont really.
i started weight watchers a week ago to support kristin. we were eating a batch of cookies a night, and shes been bothered lately by the fact that her pregnancy weight is still there, and tyler will be one on friday... two days!! shes doing it to lose weight healthfully; im doing it to eat healthfully, and if i lose a few pounds doing so that'd be fine. not my real goal though.
so. as part of the plan (which i know from reading online, and kristin went to one meeting... i printed the point conversions from a website, dont bother buying the book) ive been keeping track of my points. the days i eat alone or with kristin, i eat healthfully. salads, lots of veggies, whole grains, proteins, tea, fruit and light snacks. the days i went on dates and have been here in albany (yesterday and today) with anita, ive eaten horribly. because the other person has a more active lifestyle and can eat so much more, i feel entitled to do the same, or silly for thinking differently. i ate twice my point value today. ww is good, because you get "flex points" for the week, so as to avoid discouragement from going a little off track. in other words, im still "on the diet" even with the mistakes. im not one to give up just because of one mistake, but this plan is designed to work even for those who would.
my point is that im more interested in the fact that i eat so much more with others who dont think about what they're eating, leaving me feeling overfull and a little sickly, whereas eating with kristin, myself, or my family who are also eating more healthfully keeps me "on track" in a way that gives me more energy and feeling healthier.
i just need to remember to skip the nachos and quesadillas, and stick to the brown rice and salads even when in the company of those who binge on the nachos. mmm i really do like brown rice. i go home tomorrow. i have my triple green jade (brocc, string bean, snowpeas) and brown rice waiting. ginger sauce on the side. mmmmm.
<3 happy heart. happy happy.
ive noticed those "make me feel good" foods, dont really.
i started weight watchers a week ago to support kristin. we were eating a batch of cookies a night, and shes been bothered lately by the fact that her pregnancy weight is still there, and tyler will be one on friday... two days!! shes doing it to lose weight healthfully; im doing it to eat healthfully, and if i lose a few pounds doing so that'd be fine. not my real goal though.
so. as part of the plan (which i know from reading online, and kristin went to one meeting... i printed the point conversions from a website, dont bother buying the book) ive been keeping track of my points. the days i eat alone or with kristin, i eat healthfully. salads, lots of veggies, whole grains, proteins, tea, fruit and light snacks. the days i went on dates and have been here in albany (yesterday and today) with anita, ive eaten horribly. because the other person has a more active lifestyle and can eat so much more, i feel entitled to do the same, or silly for thinking differently. i ate twice my point value today. ww is good, because you get "flex points" for the week, so as to avoid discouragement from going a little off track. in other words, im still "on the diet" even with the mistakes. im not one to give up just because of one mistake, but this plan is designed to work even for those who would.
my point is that im more interested in the fact that i eat so much more with others who dont think about what they're eating, leaving me feeling overfull and a little sickly, whereas eating with kristin, myself, or my family who are also eating more healthfully keeps me "on track" in a way that gives me more energy and feeling healthier.
i just need to remember to skip the nachos and quesadillas, and stick to the brown rice and salads even when in the company of those who binge on the nachos. mmm i really do like brown rice. i go home tomorrow. i have my triple green jade (brocc, string bean, snowpeas) and brown rice waiting. ginger sauce on the side. mmmmm.
<3 happy heart. happy happy.