I found myself in a situation this evening where I was standing in front of a table full of pieces of a pumpkin-based dessert of some kind. It had a cobbler/crisp hybrid crust and lots of whipped cream on top. I looked really tasty. I took two plates; one for Ellie and one to share with Jack. Both kids took one bite and they didn't want anymore. So I had two plates of this delightful dessert in front of me. I took about 4 bites and realized that I didn't need to eat the whole thing. It was good but it wasn't the greatest thing in the world. So I threw them away. The starving people in China are crying on their pillows right now, but I did it. I threw them away because I didn't want to eat them. It was a small victory.
And I totally ate a sundae at Chick-fil-a today.
Emphasis on small! But a victory none the less. And I chose a small sundae instead of the peach milkshake so yet another small victory. The peach milkshake is so good...
I feel good about the choices I made today. I don't feel deprived and I'm happy with who I am today. I can do this!
Love the remark about people in China crying on their pillows.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! And you know what I've decided? Eating more food than you need is just as wasteful (and less healthy) than just throwing it away. Whether it's eaten or not, food is wasted if it's more than needed, so why should we let that be an excuse to indulge in food that will in the long run make us unhappy?
ReplyDeleteAlso, the more real food I eat (minimum processing, fresh, lots of produce and whole foods) the more my concept of what tastes good changes to favor more healthy things. It's amazing.
Oh my gosh you're so right on the eating healthy stuff makes non-healthy stuff not as good! I ate a doughnut Saturday morning and it just wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. Then I ate another doughnut that was just plain glazed and still hot. That was really good. But I do find I'm pretty picky about the non-healthy stuff I want to eat. It has to be fantastic for me to eat it.
ReplyDeleteKind of weird for me. But in a good way. I weigh in tomorrow. We'll see how it goes!