Well, the chaos of the holidays have finally come to an end, and although our apartment looks as though a tornado has struck, things otherwise are looking good.
For Christmas day and the week that followed I gave myself permission to pretty much eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted with one catch- I had to enjoy it. In other words, if I wanted chocolate, I could only eat it as long as I was consciously enjoying it- no mindless binging. Well.... let me tell you, I sure know how to enjoy my food! lol
Actually, by the end of the week I was
craving healthy, fresh, nongreasy foods and drinking water by preference. As I mentioned before, I've become more conscious of the changes that poor food choices bring upon my body and my energy level. So, switching back to healthy foods wasn't nearly as difficult as I had anticipated. What
is proving difficult is sizing down my portions to an appropriate size and fighting the strong desire for another Coke and some more chocolate. The desire for chocolate can be combatted with a piece of fruit, because what I really want is a sweet capper to the end of my meal. The portion thing... well that's just going to take time for my stomach to shrink itself back down to pre-vacation size. But the Coke.... oh the Coke! I want it! I want it! I want it now! lol Seriously, you know those people who drink like 4+ cups of coffee a day? That's how I could be with Coke. In fact, there was a time I drank up to 3 Cokes a day on a regular basis... and I know there were a few days when I had as many as 5 in a single day! Looking back, I can't imagine why I didn't gain even more weight! So.... unfortunately, for me, the desire for Coke is always there and the only way to combat it is plain old self-discipline. Something I am NOT good at. I am so grateful that I have a supportive husband who is also trying to limit his soda intake. This means that we just don't have soda in the house unless we are expecting company or if one of us is sick (and then it's a clear soda). If it's not here to drink, it's a lot easier to resist. ;-D
So, what are the results of all these Holiday & Vacation indulgences?
My scale is still debating itself.
Yesterday I weighed myself at the appropriate time of day, in the same state of dress, and on the same tile in the bathroom that I always weigh myself on, and........I weighed 185.5 .... then I tried again and weighed 187.5.......then 185.0.......then 186.5.......then 187.0.... then 185.5.....then 186.0......then 186.5..... I think you get the picture. So... I have decided that since the range is 0.5lb to 3.0lbs in weight gain, I'll choose the approximate middle ground of 1.5lbs and go with that.
Not too bad, I think, for a whole week of indulgence. Of course, it probably helped that I spent two days hauling Ethan around in a sled and "walking" in snow so soft I was often in it up to my knees. And it probably didn't hurt that another two of those days I spent attempting to kill myself (& a few innocent bystanders) by flinging myself down the side of a mountain on a couple of flattened out sticks. And on my one day spent entirely indoors, I still managed to do about 15min of Dance Baby Dance, as well as some yoga that left my muscles trembling for half an hour afterward. All of that probably had
something to do with my lack of massive weight gain. ;-D
