My son's birthday -- an initial skirmish against temptation before the holiday onslaught

[LuckyTheDog]

I did fairly well, I think. As far as I can tell, I stayed within my "points" budget over the weekend. But it took planning.

To get through the birthday party Saturday, I shoved a couple Fiber One bars in my pocket and munched then instead of cake. I also took a moderate serving of the spaghetti and turkey meatballs we served. And just in case, I ate light the day before.

Today, I lived very dangerously. We decided to take the kid to Chuck E. Cheese because today was his actual birthday and we wanted to do something as a family that we usually don't do. I tried initially to talk my son into settling for one of the chain restaurants that has a low-calorie menu. But then I thought "he's only going to be 6 once, I can adjust."

So, I figured out how many points 2 slices of pizza would be. I limited myself to that and stuffed myself at the salad bar -- just the green stuff and fruit, no dressing. I added a couple more points for that.

Gawd, I hate having to do so much food-related math. But it's the only way I'll get though the holidays without a weight gain.

My loss over the past 9 weeks has been about 20 pounds. I am feeling a lot better, but have a long, long way to go. I do not want to backslide now.

[mzteris]

1. 20 pounds?

Wow. Good for you!! And it sounds like you're being pretty sensible about it, too. Are you exercising or walking as well? Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:


Oh - and Happy belated Birthday to your son!!!

:party:

[LuckyTheDog]

2. I am exercising

I have been going to the gym. I can't say that I'm working out enough to "get into shape." But my goal, really, is to keep my metabolism up so that the dieting will work.

Thanks for the good wishes. It helps.

[lildreamer316]

3. Best of luck to you..

I've got faith you'll do fine.