I'm not eating "bad" today, because . . .

 . . . I deserve to be happy and I feel terrible when I eat thing that are just not good for me.


So here's my reminder for the day.  What's yours?

This stems from having food "stuck" last night.  Even at 1 year out, it can still happen.  I had a black angus burger and it just sat there.  I know I should have only had part of the burger and probably would have been fine if I had stopped with half, but still in my mind, I need to empty my plate.  (Stems from those starving children in Africa)  So I did clean my plate and then about 20 minute later it just sat there, in my chest and wouldn't move!  Hell for the next few hours!!!

Great idea!!!  I'm gonna have to think on this one for me, though.

I feel your pain with the stuck food.  1 year or 4 years post-op, it can STILL happen, and it's STILL not pleasant!!!  I have a problem with burgers because the ground beef is so compacted - I don't care how moist, etc.

Painful lesson reinforced, huh?

Hugs!

T

Yes, and it was a black angus burger.  That meat seems to be more dense than regular burger.  And it was a 2nd day leftover, so it was dryer.  I knew it wasn't going to sit well going down, but I just kept eating.

This is great:

I am not eating "bad" today because I want to feel healthy and vibrant.

When I eat bad I just feel so blah  and depressed so I will eat healthy today!

You DO deserve to be happy!  I agree when I eat things I shouldn't or too much I always feel guilty. Knowing ahead of time that I'll feel guilt should be enough to persuade me to eat right.

I had a nice dinner the other night.... burger, cucumber salad, baked beans and corn-off-the-cob.  After a few bites of burger... I looked at my plate and exclaimed... "I've got a buffet!! I can eat a little of this and a little of that, but don't have to eat the whole buffet!"

Maybe that will work for you instead of being a member of the Clean Plate Club you can join the Buffet Club?

Here's to staying true to ourselves today!

OH!.... and I'm not eating "bad" today, because... I enjoy watching the scale move in my favor!

~hugs~
Ren

I am not eating bad today because I want to feel good and not be so down in the dumps. Started today out w/ a protein shake so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Fingers and legs crossed for ya hun!

No luck needed.  I know you can do it!!!

I'm not eating bad today because...........I didn't bring anything bad to work.  I want to be healthy and keep my scale moving and be more active. 

Actually Ren - I am a Clean Plate Club member - and I've learned this.  So - what I do is not pile on my plate.  One cooking spoon worth for two items.

Last night, I fixed New York Strips - and had a crockpot of black eye peas.  I scooped one cooking spoon of the peas on my plate, and cut my new York strip in half, before I put it on the plate. 

At home, I have the little 5 or 6" paper plates, those are going to be my dinner plates from now on.  :)