How did you do over easter?

Yay!  Made it through easter intact.  My first easter without candy.  It's wierd - I didn't actually miss the cadbury creme eggs like I thought I would.  In fact, they didn't even cross my mind until I made this post.  I didn't even miss chocolate.  The only thing I actually missed was the symbolic act of biting the head off a chocolate rabbit.  What the heck does that say about me?

Overate a little, but by no more than an ounce here or there. 

Had 1.5 cookies, but I made the decision before I made it to the meal to allow myself to have a little dessert.

Despite these minor indulgences, I realized that my new "skinny" jeans that I bought a month ago are now falling down around my ankles when I loosen my belt.

Life is good.

I was a bad girl.  I had some wine and some babka bread.  Oh well, that's how it is when you eat normally, right?  You indulge a little, not a lot, and you go to the gym and work off what you ate.

I do strive to fit into "normal" life and this is how I do it.

Congrats on the loose skinny jeans!

i did ok with Easter......I usually don't do anything special but meditate and eat what i normally do.  My family is 5 hours away so I don't risk the drive especially in my current condition.  i was gonna have a piece of SF chocolate but I decided not to since my fight with diarrhea was finally over.

THis was my first holiday since surgery.  I think I did great.  We had bought A LOT of candy and stuff to send via ups to my niece in her easter basket.  Well, since there is a 17 year old diabetic in the house, S decided to leave the chocolate in our room so it wouldn't be part of the "sneak eat" tricks of the before mentioned teen.  I do have to admit Friday moring when I moved it to get into something else I paused and thought how good it would taste and how wonderful it would taste.  But then just tossed it in the bag I had as I knew exactly where chocolate like that would send me (to the bathroom).  Then Saturday we went to the movies for the first time since surgery. S and her little brother shared popcorn and a soda; I didn't feel deprived or anything.  I used to HAVE to have popcorn at the movies.  THen Sunday, S and I bought me a small package of Virginia Brand Ham out of the deli as the family was getting one from HOney Baked Ham.  I had my 3/4 of a slice with about a table spoon or two of real mashed potatoes.  That was it.  Over all, I felt I did great for my first holiday.  OH ad I even played some basketball on Sunday afternoon and went for a mile walk sunday evening after dinner.

The morning was hard for me. The last time I saw my son was Easter two years ago. And Easter was always a really wonderful time for my Mom. She used to make these panoramic easter eggs from sugar and... well... just lots of memories. I had a bit of a meltdown and didn't want to go forward with our plans for the day. After a while I decided that I could get out and we went over to a friend's house who each year does a huge 25-person easter dinner pot luck.

Food-wise I did okay. Not as great as I could have which would have been no picking or snacking and only having turkey and a little salad for the meal. I wasn't perfect BUT I wasn't out of control. I did have some wheat thins with spinach dip (not chips and not soft bread). I did  have a couple tiny pieces of chocolate (not standing by the bowls of chocolate grazing). I did have the topping off a fruit tart (not the crust which was the part that had sugar) and I did taste a bite of cornbread (did not have a whole piece). Now all this food was over the course of five hours. So I consumed more food than I should have AND I consumed far less food that I COULD have.

What lead to obesity was not this kind of eating on special days. What lead to my obesity was overeating every day like it was a holiday.

I could have done better. And I did pretty damn well considering... considering that there was enough of my favorite foods to feed several small towns, that it was a holiday, and that I was struggling with sadness and fatigue.

What made the difference for me is that there was no blindness involved. I was conscious of every bite I took and made decisions accordingly. I chose... and that choosing consciously is what will allow me to get through these days without too much damage.

This morning... back to 3 eggbites for breakfast and all my water.

I really like your statement about our obesity being due to eating everyday like a holiday.  I just read an article in the current Oprah magazine about realigning one's thinking  to "life is plentiful and there will be enough when I need it", instead of "stocking up" and wanting more and more.  I am really trying to keep myself in that frame of mind, thus a few bites can satisfy me because tomorrow or next year, the same great foods will be around.

I can't imagine how hard Easter morning must have been for you with all the memories.  Hugs, Meg

Well, I think I made out pretty well. In my morning weigh-in, I was the same as my Friday morning weigh-in!  I had my Easter on Saturday and things went well until dessert. I had an incredible piece of lemon meringue pie. Worse yet, I brought a leftover home and had a piece last night. I am done with it now. Back to the diet. No candy and no chocolate in my house or my family. So, I avoided that temptation. -- Tom

I did make it past all the Easter candy, I ate some ham, a small spoon of sweet potatoes and corn pudding, but it was also my moms birthday  and I made a carmel cake, I had a little piece, I tried to pass it up but I could not, did do a lot better than I would have in the past, I just wish I had dumped on it!

I bombed! I ate cheese, pepperoni and crackers (they were the graineyest ones there). M&M's, veggie straws, chips. Rice meatball, stuffed shell, and a roll. A few bites of mashed potatoes and another roll. A bite of birthday cake, bite of black and white cheesecake, and a cassata. Cassatas have a buttery crust filled with ricotta cheese mix. Yummy. Hubby's aunt only makes them at Easter. Could have done worse. Could have done better but there wasn't much for me to eat.

I did ok I guess.

We had a late lunch to beat the dinner crowds. I ordered some chicken and pasta with cheese thing. I had like 5 bites and was stuffed! I took the rest home and gave it to someone.

I did, however, have 2 mini reeses cups because I hadn't gone to the bathroom in 3 days and was hoping it would cause dumping. It worked.

I ended up snacking late because our dinner was so early. BUT I did better than I thought I would.