Super proud of myself right now. Just got back from the doctor's, and rather than the year I'd thought it had been, I actually lost 40 lbs since January! She says I'm doing GREAT things for my body and heartily approved of my regimine. Unfortunately, the weight loss might be contributing to side effects in my medications, but that's another story.
This weekend I kicked butt! We had a wedding to go to that ended up being a 6 hour drive each way. So not only was there the delicious wedding buffet, but stopping to eat at fast food places along the way. But, I had brought my own things to eat - snack veggies, nuts, etc - and I resisted the temptation to have ANY of the fast food. I was eating jicama and a granola bar at McDonalds, which must have been a sight, and even refrained when my husband cruelly bought McDs apple pies for everyone as a late night snack and the smell filled the car. And at the wedding, I thoroughly enjoyed the buffet and even a drink, but was able to keep to true moderation.
So I'm feeling pretty happy with myself. I didn't even feel terribly deprived when I started to ask myself how much I would *really* have enjoyed those things, and how long any fleeting satisfaction would even have lasted. when I remembered a few minutes at most, somehow the feelings of deprivation melted away.