@Samalama217
Will power and discipline? Who, me? I am afraid you must be talking to awood08, saraj91, or almost anyone in this discussion group other than me! I have no will power! I am so weak. Yesterday was supposed to be the first cheat day I skipped because I cheated Monday at book club. I was doing fairly well. I swam in the morning (about 2 miles); I walked 4 miles in the park with a friend. I got my 10,000+ steps in before noon. We had Panera for lunch, and I had one of my normals: You Pick 2, Chicken Cobb with Avacoda Salad with a baguette on the side and a Chicken Frontega Panini. Yes, there are plenty of carbs in that meal, but there are also loads of veggies and plenty of good protein, as well. We were both feeling as if we could use a light dessert, so I suggested CherryBerry (frozen yogurt). I got about 6-8 ounces, I imagine. I hadn't had froyo in months! It was delicious, and I felt little guilt (I had probably worked out and off more calories than I had eaten). I then went to Sam's to do some grocery shopping, and they were doing a lot of sampling. I don't recall so much on a Friday early afternoon--before 2:30! I sampled rather freely--although it wasn't much of anything. The worst things I ate were a small piece of Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich and ice cream bar and two rather small meatballs. Later that evening, however, I was making dinner for my kids. Friday night is pizza night--"pizza!" she says, much as Homer Simpson talks about almost any food he loves! I opened the oven door to put the pizza in, and there were two hamburger buns from dinner a few nights before. I believe I must have lived another life during the Depression because anyone else would have thrown those buns away. They were days old! Not me. I couldn't do it. I ate them both...with some Vermont cheddar cheese on top. They had been in the oven while it was pre heating. They tasted like croutons! It was after 7pm, so (like Rob mentioned earlier), I just threw in the towel. I ate my last box of birthday candy (the Sour Patch Kids), a small slice of pizza (how I wanted more! but it was about a 2-inch wedge) and a piece of my birthday fudge from the freezer. Sound like willpower to you? Discipline? I am a disciplined junk food addict! I am so mad at myself that I am not eating anything today but vegetables if I get hungry. I am so determined to get to my goal weight "this time" that my motto now is "You play, you pay!" It's a nice day today (about 50F!!), so I am going to go for a run. A friend just called me and reminded me that I agreed to go to a trivia night tonight. Have you ever gone to one? Everyone is expected to bring snacks (SNACKS!!), and for 2-3 hours, a group of up to 10 people at a table answers trivia questions and chows down on junk. I told her I am bringing carrots and apples in case I have no will power. That is all I will eat. It will be after 7pm, and I doubt I can do it. Someone, please, grant me strength!! Maybe you will want to be changing your opinion of me, Sam? Sigh.
Swimr
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