by ForMe » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:27 pm
In my past attempts to lose weight I used to have weekends off and eat whatever I wanted, thinking that it would keep me motivated, and the same thing happened to me....I would just keep the weekend going into the next week and eventually give up on the idea of losing weight and getting healthy for life. I'm only into my second week this time but part of my plan now is not to get to the point where I feel so deprived that I have to consider the weekends as the only time I can relax my eating habits. I haven't had any particular strong craving yet but if I do I plan to have whatever it is I am craving, check my portion control and satisfaction feelings, and be done with it, weekend or whenever. That way I reckon I can keep moving towards the goal but live everyday happily. I think its about really believing that you have a choice and the strength that comes from that. For me its not about "I can't have that because I am depriving myself (and the world sucks that made me overweight and unhealthy!)", it's about "I can have that if I chose and I will be responsible for the consequences". That's the only way I think I can get off the yoyo.
Having said all that, I too reckon you have to be able to factor in a pub meal and some vino in your weightloss journey. There's always something healthy on the menu so you can have your cake and eat it too! And if there's not much looking healthy, you can ask for something to be modified a bit to suit. You can chose an entree size of something you really love that's a bit naughty too and have it as your main. You can socialise and laugh and whatever and not feel like you are deprived of normal social contact just because you've chosen to get healthy.
My downfall is the vino. My only "binge" since recommiting to losing weight has been a couple of nights where I had lovely white wine with my partner and probably too much for my own good. I am still losing weight and feeling heaps better for it, so I reckon I need to watch that I manage my "wine nights" to make sure I am not blowing away all my good work elsewhere.
ForMe: Hayles