Eating out...
I set a goal for myself for the month of June... no eating out on my own.
I'm doing this for a couple of reasons. The first is that I want to get back to eating well. I've been gaining weight this year, and I'm not happy with myself and the way I feel. The problem I have with food is that I use it as a reward system. If I do something I find unpleasant, like grocery shopping, I'll get take-out. If I had a bad day, I'll get take-out. Ice cream, fast food, candy, whatever. It's okay to reward yourself occasionally, but it's become an everyday occurrence... like that Eddie Izzard bit (seen here starting at 4:52 if you haven't seen it), "You have crossed the road, champagne!" So I am trying to go cold turkey.
I started on June 1, and immediately on June 2 I broke the rule. It was rather unavoidable, I had to take my car in early and I had to wait on it, and I didn't have time to eat beforehand. I did the best I could, and ordered what I would have eaten at home: a plain bagel with fat-free cream cheese. But since then I've been doing very well. Fingers crossed I will make it through the month.
Hopefully this will also have a secondary effect of saving me some money. I have so far this year spent almost $400 eating out alone; last month, $82. So if I could cut a majority of that out of my spending, that would be awesome.
I am not cutting out eating out with friends, as that's too important to me, but I am also going to try to make better choices when I do.
I'm doing this for a couple of reasons. The first is that I want to get back to eating well. I've been gaining weight this year, and I'm not happy with myself and the way I feel. The problem I have with food is that I use it as a reward system. If I do something I find unpleasant, like grocery shopping, I'll get take-out. If I had a bad day, I'll get take-out. Ice cream, fast food, candy, whatever. It's okay to reward yourself occasionally, but it's become an everyday occurrence... like that Eddie Izzard bit (seen here starting at 4:52 if you haven't seen it), "You have crossed the road, champagne!" So I am trying to go cold turkey.
I started on June 1, and immediately on June 2 I broke the rule. It was rather unavoidable, I had to take my car in early and I had to wait on it, and I didn't have time to eat beforehand. I did the best I could, and ordered what I would have eaten at home: a plain bagel with fat-free cream cheese. But since then I've been doing very well. Fingers crossed I will make it through the month.
Hopefully this will also have a secondary effect of saving me some money. I have so far this year spent almost $400 eating out alone; last month, $82. So if I could cut a majority of that out of my spending, that would be awesome.
I am not cutting out eating out with friends, as that's too important to me, but I am also going to try to make better choices when I do.