Lose weight the fun way.

Posted on August 20, 2014

I went to my brother's wedding last week. Amazing how a joyous accasion can be fraught with peril. I am so glad to be home, I cannot describe it.

Don't get me wrong; I am very glad to have gone. I saw friends and family, made new acquaintances, forged new bonds...it was a lot of fun, and I was on the coast of Nova Scotia to boot. Truly one of the jewels of the planet. But I lost total control of my eating, and worse, lost the will to do anything about it.

The problems started when I arrived at my brother's house. His soon to be mother-in-law had been very busy, making buns, cinammon rolls, pies...it was awesome. If you are like me, white flour is my crack pipe. I can shovel it in long past any point of comfort.

From there it just kept going. Lobster, fried clams...the list went on and on. All delicious, fresh stuff, and in moderation, not really such a bad thing. But I ate to the point of discomfort every single day. I really don't think my stomach was empty once in that week.

At one point, I just resigned myself to it, and told myself that when I got home, I would get it under control. Which I have, but that is not the point. In an earlier blog post, I talked about the smugness that can set in, where I convince myself (yet again!) that I have it all under control. Then I move out of my comfort zone, and all hell breaks loose. Going to the in-laws for Christmas. Going to a potluck. Even here, under the right circumstances. Anywhere there is a bucketload of food and routine is broken, there is serious potential for carnage. When I do keep things under control, I feel so powerful. It would be nice to experience that more often.

Since I have no interest in becoming a hermit, I need a solution. Intellectually, I know what they are. I've read the books, the internet sites, all the tips and tricks there are. But I have yet to find a consistent solution to this quagmire.

So now I am back home, eating lots of veggies, etc. Very simple food. I am regaining lost ground, but always apprehensive of the next foray out of my cocoon. I am going to a potluck birthday celebration on Saturday. Will I arrive home feeling light and powerful, or bloated and frustrated?

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Lynda H.

08/24/2014 6:42PM

I've struggled with this too. The last time my dd was in town it took me almost two weeks to recover--and I was in my own home! She's coming back for 10 days on the 3rd so I need to plan ahead so I can do better with it. I may resort to the one treat meal, too, but I think I'll do lunch rather than dinner as much as possible so I'm not going to bed on an over full stomach.

adrienne121

08/21/2014 2:38PM

Mickjam, I can definitely relate to what you're talking about!!! Been there; done that!!! I was going through that for years!!! I know it's hard, but you can do it!!! What works for me (same thing I told Elizabeth) is to have one "treat" meal per day. Decide on what you want, & go from there. Eat a healthy breakfast & lunch, & let your dinner be your treat meal. Give it a shot!!! It can't hurt!!! Even if you don't do it every day, it's better to start somewhere than nowhere at all. It's also better than pigging out on any & everything in sight the whole entire time!!! I'm learning to control what I eat by practicing that. Believe it or not, when you set it in your mind that you're gonna eat 2 healthy dishes & plan for that treat meal, it helps!!! :-)

Also, when you go to the birthday celebration on Saturday, make sure you eat dinner. If you're already full, you'll be less likely to want to overeat. Enjoy yourself, & good luck!!! You can do it!!! :-)

Catzear36

08/21/2014 5:35AM

Yeah, my hard spot is out on date night with my husband. I try to look at the menu before hand, and try to find the most nutrious thing on the menu.

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Elizabeth D.

08/21/2014 12:15AM

I feel your pain. I blew it during the time I took off last week for my father in law's birthday. Next week I'm taking even longer - a full 7 days - to celebrate my husband's birthday. I had a good game plan for last week and ended up in an awful, multi day binge. I was given lots of suggestions and am thinking of going with the 1 treat meal/day. I'll be eating more calories than I should, probably, but maybe keeping it to 1 meal will prevent a huge catastrophe.
Good luck at your pot luck!

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adrienne121

I hope eating that one treat meal per day helps Elizabeth!!! It works for me, & I hope it works for you too!!! Good luck next week!!! :-)