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Today is my birthday, and as a present my body has given me a pass into the 170s! Though, I did have to come into work. (..yay.... :P )
So yesterday I had a double-whammy of a challenge day in terms of eating healthy, and I think I passed. First, it was Food Friday, but since it was my last day at the office, I got to choose. I picked sushi, so I had edamame and an assorted sashimi platter, about 10 pieces. So that was a win.
Then, my boss was driving me home (a pretty rare occasion) and invited me in for a drink (an unprecedented occasion) and together we drank two bottles of wine. Since I was there for quite awhile, we ate dinner, which I steered towards spring mix with chicken on top with oil and vinegar dressing. Plus some cherries to snack on while we drank. It was a plus that she noticed a few days ago that I had lost weight and I detailed to her what I had done to lose it. She'd like to lose ten pounds herself (she doesn't need to though!) so was very happy to stay within what I was comfortable was as far as dinner goes.
The whole day ended up being about 1400 calories, which is exactly on target with where I should be. It was a huge vote of confidence for me that I can now freestyle with some degree of accuracy.
Today, I feel dehydrated. I am being taken to dinner by my wonderful former-cheesecake-commisserator (aka the guy who "made" me eat really yummy desserts with him everytime we went out) for the first time since I began being healthier. I think I'm going to do okay. I'm more worried about what I'm expected to do as the birthday girl, ie. want to eat a big piece of cheesecake by myself. That doesn't sound good to me, but how do I approach that without that seeming like a brush off of some kind?
One thing I really hate about food is how it's associated with love. I know that it makes me feel great to take someone out and let them eat whatever they want, as much as they want. I feel like thats a way of letting your friends and people you care about know that their happiness is important, and food is happiness. I'm a bit new at social eating within the healthy plan I've set up for myself because I've been too busy to go out since I've started!
Diet Calendar Entries for 28 August 2010:
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1903 kcal
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Fat: 125.10g | Prot: 81.49g | Carb: 119.79g.
Breakfast: strawberry, yolk, brown sugar, Heavy Cream. Dinner: mango, pea, shrimp, potatoes, Sirloin Steak. Snacks/Other: cheesecake, cashews. more...
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1978 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Resting - 16 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Happy Birthday Erin!! I hope you have a wonderful & awesome day!! Congrats on being able to eat socially w/in your healthy lifestyle!! As for the cheesecake tonight, as for a really small piece or offer to share it before you even get it! I rarely get desserts when I'm out but when someone feels the need to get me one, I always offer/demand to share, eat slowly & then say I'm full (don't take the rest home). I have yet to get a bad reaction to that & I've been doing it for years. Hope it all goes well!! *Birthday Hugs* = )
28 Aug 10 by member: Evil_Angel_Shay
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Well happy Birthday!! You are doing great. If they could make healthy food taste as good as the unhealthy there would be no problem eating out and enjoying. I love food and when I go out it is very hard to get the "good" stuff but I try. Cheesecake, Maybe get a piece and share it? Hope you have a great birthday!
28 Aug 10 by member: skinnygirl130
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I don't think there's anything wrong with politely declining something you really don't want, whether it's your birthday or any other day. And if you want to have a couple of bites, have a couple of bites & put the fork down. Don't take it home if you don't want to have it at home. Anyone who cares about you enough to do something nice for you on your birthday will understand if you don't want to go buckwild on some cheesecake! You are so right about food being associated with love...there were a couple of areas in my life where that was the case. But breaking those associations was no different than breaking the associations I had with smoking when I quit. It feels weird at first & I had to find other ways to socialize with my "smoking buddies." Same deal with our bestie couple, what we were going to eat was always a big deal because all 4 of us love food. Then the husband ended up having bariatric surgery & my hubby started the ball rolling to have it also, & I decided it was the perfect time for me to do my thang. It was weird at first hanging out with our friends without having dinner but we did it & now it's a non-issue. In fact, I believe it has really strengthened our friendship since we've all kind of shifted our focus toward weight loss & better health. So that's a long way of saying you'll have to get yourself comfortable with a new way of expressing love to people you care about that isn't food-related. You'll get there. :) Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
28 Aug 10 by member: kstubblefield
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN!!! Have a wonderful day.....Congratulations on your new milestone too!
31 Aug 10 by member: thecoach
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