My changed perspective :)

I spent the day with my family in Maine on Saturday.  Beautiful day, we took a nice long walk, and some climbing on the rocks...definately a good healthy activity!  It felt so good to do those things with the kids, and not feel the pain or shortness of breath when trying to walk, or saying...no, i'm not gonna climb on the rocks, i'll jus****ch.  And another thing that made me really think about how i have changed was this...My boyfriend mentioned fried clams...he wanted some in the worst way.  Now i had packed a nice healthy picnic lunch, and we ate that...but you know...the ocean, the roadside stands...ohhhh the fried clams!  So i said, sure we can stop and get some.  He said to me...well, that stinks for you, you can't have any.  I said...well, maybe i will try one, but i'm ok with that.  He says to me..."ohhhh, thats even worse...just one...that sucks"  I responded...without even thinking about it...."honey...ya know what sucks even more...weighing 300lbs...i'm so ok with just trying one of your clams if i even do that"  I am realizing that not eating certain foods, or maybe just having a bite is not a sacrafice, its my new way of life...and worth it!  I don't know why i couldn't EVER get that perspective on any other diet...maybe its because i have just invested so much into this i don't know...but i will take it :)

By the way...neither of us had any fried clams...we snacked on some grapes on the way home :)

Thanks for letting me blab on and on!

Kris that's awesome! I know just what you mean.

 Way to go Kris!!! 

YEAH  that is not only wining the battle, that is winning a major part of the war.  WAY TO GO KRIS