Quote From: ritehere I haven't posted any progress reports on this thread for awhile. I lost a totol of 5lbs over the first two weeks of my diet, then gained some back during Thanksgiving week and the rest back during last week when I was out of town.
I haven't given up though. I learned something very valuable. Since I've lost weight before, I know how difficult it can be, and I've found my biggest stumbling block. During Thanksgiving week, I hosted the dinner. I had all of the traditional high calorie foods, but I didn't eat large portions of anything. I did have dessert and rolls, though, which I'm sensitive to and cause me to retain water. I also didn't allow exercise time since I was cleaning house, shopping and preparing for the dinner. Lesson: I need to watch my eating AND workout regularly to see a positive change on the scale and my waistline. If I blow one of these, like missing a workout, I have to compensate by eating much less. If I eat too much, I need to compensate by working out longer or more intensely. And that's just to maintain my weight.
When I was out of town, I did fairly well the first part of the week, we were in a hotel and I used the gym facilities and watched my restaurant eating. It was the last part of the week when we stayed with relatives that I fell down. I actually listened to my self-talk, (thanks to Dr Phil) and heard myself saying," I've been good, I can afford to eat this dessert, I'll lose it when I get home." Or "It would be rude to turn down this food, they made it for me!" Or "Well, they dished it up for me, it's not my fault."
Lesson: My major blind spot is around visiting family and friends. I need a plan in place and I need to set boundaries. It will happen again. Now I'm back home and working to lose the pounds I lost before, AGAIN, and not liking it. But that's life, and it will always be there.
I have more "practice" coming up, I have a Christmas party to attend Friday night, and another one next Saturday out of town.
Hello,
So you know what works and what doesn't that's great. Next time you find your self in that situation and you don't want to upset or offend, just eat half of what ever they dish or serve. It's etiquette to leave food on your plate. You shouldn't let other people dictate what or how much you should eat, and you shouldn't worry about upsetting or offending your hosts, eat what you want but in moderation. And when those special occasions parties and alike are over than get back stuck into doing what works for you. Just a question; Who would you rather upset? them? or your self? remember you still have to deal with your choices at the end of the day, so if they ( family, friends) get there noises out of joint then let them deal with that. Don't let guilt or saboteurs undo all your hard work.
