NSV #6
May 6, 2008 by Bella
I’m so proud of myself! Yesterday we had a little celebration with my grad school class at a Mexican restaurant, and I didn’t eat anything!
Since it was a mandatory event, I had to go, but I was worried that I’d be tempted to break the fast. I’d heard that the food at this place wasn’t that good, so I decided it wouldn’t be worth it.
Even with my mindset ready, I was still worried that it was going to be hard to be around food and drinks without indulging.
You know what? It wasn’t at all. Sure, I would’ve loved to have a Corona, but I can wait for the party I’m hosting on May 16th to imbibe with friends. The food smelled great, but I just kept telling myself that weigh in day is today, and I don’t want to blow everything for food that’s not going to be worth it.
This showed me that even when I’m back to eating real food, I can make the decision not to indulge in unhealthy food if I don’t want to. No one asked me why I wasn’t eating or drinking, they just enjoyed my company. There are always going to be tons of celebrations in life, and in order to keep on track with my weight loss and eventual maintenance, I’m going to have to learn to pick and choose which events I fully partake in and which events I simply attend.
I can’t wait to see what my results are going to be this week. I’ll make sure to post it as soon as I get back, later tonight.
Good for you! That’s really great, being around food and being in a social situation and not indulging…
I always end up being one of those “Oh, a little bit won’t hurt anything…”
Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t.
Welcome to the healthy you challenge, I’ve found a lot of support or encouragement and ideas with this group and I hope you like being here!