Each week when I get weighed at Weight Watchers, I'm amazed at the weight I'm losing. I've thought how jammy I am to lose it (and have had such comments made), but this morning when I was making the kids' sandwiches, I realised just how much my eating habits have changed.
1. Cheese
I've cut my hard cheese consumption right down to almost nothing (allowing the occasional small amount grated in a salad, just so that I don't suddenly go "I've not had cheese for 8 weeks!!" - and eat a whole block.
2. Bread
I've cut out sandwiches for lunch (and have salad instead) and any other bread other than the occasional slice of pizza (twice in 8 weeks). At the weekend I had a "Sub" for my brunch, but hastily changed my order from a Breakfast Sub to a Chicken Salad Sub when I saw the amount of fat on the meat.
3. Butter
Just not having any.
4. Eating between meals
Nothing apart from fruit/carrot/celery sticks.
5. Fruit
I'm making a concious effort to eat it. Not a big fan, but I'm allowed it and it stops me from picking at other stuff if I'm hungry between meals. I'm also treating myself to fucking expensive plums from M&S.
6. Water
I'm drinking more water, less coffee at work. At home I drink tea, but also more water, less beer.
So, I don't need to feel grateful for the weight I'm losing, or guilty that others aren't doing so well. I'm doing what I have to do to lose the weight. I've not even touched a crisp or chocolate for the duration of the diet so far (8½ weeks). I've been witnessed drinking halves instead of pints at the pub. I've been walking like a person with no car/bike/scooter/bus service. I'm doing it and I'm doing it well :D And most of all .... I think I can keep it up!!!!
2 comments:
You are doing very well indeed, and everything you are doing is just changing your eating habits rather than dieting as such. You’ve started a healthy eating plan, which you can continue long after you’ve reached your goal weight.
Well done Donna, I’m very proud of you (not that I’ve ever met you).
Cheers Paul :D
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