Small Changes

It has been hard to go from being pregnant and indulging in all my cravings to having the holidays right after...ugh. I have put on a few pounds and I am upset with myself. Anyway, I have decided to make small changes to get back to where I need to be to losing weight again. So, today, and believe me it was hard, I threw out chocolate candy that I got for christmas and I threw out a whole bag of choc covered pretzels (which I love and only got last night as a gift). It was hard, but I was proud of myself. I bought some soda the other day because they were dirt cheap but I haven't touched them. I am drinking a bottle of water as we speak. So, those are my small changes for today Anyone else care to share?

I feel you Robyn.... well not the being prego but the holiday cravings. I really tried hard to be good today but tomorrow is a new day and I am sticking to it! Good luck Barbara

Those were great changes. I've been sick for the last couple of days so I haven't been eating much... I got rid of cookies and candy that I had for company during the holidays. I didn't want it staring me in the face when I went into the cabinet... None of us need that extra temptation. Marcia

Good for you, honey! I know it's SO hard, but unfortunately, we all have to go through this!~ I can't throw things out, because, Michael eats, like 24 hrs a day, and he forgets a lot of things, now, but he sure remembers what food is here! ha Once I make up my mind, it is really pretty easy for me to just ignore! I have my own snacks, and that helps. Plus I cook, what he likes for him. Tonight, we had fish, and I made him, fried potatoes, w/onions! I put on 4 pounds over the holidays, and now am back in low carbs, and no sweets! I'll still have my special bread, and if I make casseroles, I always use low carb pasta, and such, but no more mashed, and butter, and sweets, and ............

I threw out a brand-new bag of Harry & David's chocolate covered blueberries my sister put in my stocking. I almost cried because they are my favorite and expensive---but not worth it. So there they went in the trash and there they stayed. Liberating! Tonya

Chocolate covered blueberries? I love the chocolate covered cherries - not the ones with all that gooey stuff but the chocolate & dried cherries... OMG to die for! Oh, good for you for throwing them away. I don't know if I could have done that.

I went through my cupboards the other day and threw out everything I could find that would sabotage my efforts to stay away from junk. I threw out my favorite bag of chips and I even pitched my dil's famous bars. I felt so wasteful, but I just can't have it around right now. Of course, I got through the whole day eating wonderfully...went to bed...and saw the box of chocolates I had forgotten about sitting on the bureau....yup, weak as I am I had two! Sigh...they are out of here today.