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- Feb 15, 2003
Bumping this back up for HappyMom2 that is headed towards the ,to see how everyone is doing, and to give a little update.
I find it very hard to "diet" in the summer, I need a predictable schedule and that flys out the window in the summer time. Even with the best of intentions I find myself in situations that I truly just have no good options. And frankly I find myself in a lot of situations where I don't want to resist temptation! My goal then was just to maintain or at least try to keep within 5 pounds of where I was. I am very happy to say that I have maintained exactly where I was when summer started.
We went on a cruise and I didn't gain anything. The food was good but not great so didn't end up "pigging out" like I had given myself permission to do. I have tried to maintain a balance all summer and realize that one day won't make or break me. If I decide to indulge a little today then as long as I make good choices over the next few days it won't kill me. And I also have tried to ask myself "is this REALLY worth it?". Sometimes the answer is yes so I enjoy it all, sometimes it is not really so I only have a few bites, and sometimes the answer is no and I walk away.
I have also been getting a whole lot of compliments from friends. No one seemed to notice until summer came (I guess the summer clothes?) but now just about everyone that I haven't seen in a while has noticed and of course that definitely makes me more resolved to get the additional 50 so pounds off. We are back to more of a routine so I am back trying to work on actual loss but until September I am still taking a relaxed approach.
So who is still sitting in the sand with me?
I find it very hard to "diet" in the summer, I need a predictable schedule and that flys out the window in the summer time. Even with the best of intentions I find myself in situations that I truly just have no good options. And frankly I find myself in a lot of situations where I don't want to resist temptation! My goal then was just to maintain or at least try to keep within 5 pounds of where I was. I am very happy to say that I have maintained exactly where I was when summer started.
We went on a cruise and I didn't gain anything. The food was good but not great so didn't end up "pigging out" like I had given myself permission to do. I have tried to maintain a balance all summer and realize that one day won't make or break me. If I decide to indulge a little today then as long as I make good choices over the next few days it won't kill me. And I also have tried to ask myself "is this REALLY worth it?". Sometimes the answer is yes so I enjoy it all, sometimes it is not really so I only have a few bites, and sometimes the answer is no and I walk away.
I have also been getting a whole lot of compliments from friends. No one seemed to notice until summer came (I guess the summer clothes?) but now just about everyone that I haven't seen in a while has noticed and of course that definitely makes me more resolved to get the additional 50 so pounds off. We are back to more of a routine so I am back trying to work on actual loss but until September I am still taking a relaxed approach.
So who is still sitting in the sand with me?