Following much thought and careful consideration, I have decided to revamp my goal for the next ten days. No I am not abandoning my smarter choices, just trying to create a plan that will allow me to not focus so much on all of the things I cannot have (which I am currently obsessing on all day, everyday).
I will still make my healthy squash casserole and roasted sweet potatoes for Christmas Eve, in lieu of mashed potatoes with gravy and green bean casserole covered in fried onions. I'm just saying I may partake in a piece of fudge, or even enjoy a Christmas cookie. The cheese platter and chex mix will not be seen as my enemy. Jeff and I can take goodies to Dan and Jenny's on New Year's Eve without me focusing on the fact I can't eat any of them. I can have a few cocktails and not worry all night about how many calories a cosmopolitan has in it.
My new goal for the next ten days will not be to lose weight, but to maintain where I am at; 196 pounds. This may not be the smartest thing, but it is necessary for me to maintain what little sanity I have left.
They say you need to change your thinking from "gatherings = food" to "gatherings = friends". For the past few weeks I haven't been able to stop thinking "gatherings = no food". My focus didn't naturally switch to the friends part, all I could think about was how much food was going to be there, and what could I eat, and what couldn't I eat, and I better not eat all day before I go, etc. It has made a serious impact on my spirit. A negative one.
Maybe this new plan can change that.
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For New Years, I'm going to pull put some recepies from my childhood. Growing up with granola eating hippies has it's positives.
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