Today I went to pick up Maddie from college and we stopped for lunch at P.F. Changs. There are gluten free options on the menu, and I chose a ginger chicken with broccoli, a chicken wrap appetizer and some fried rice. They are very good about providing you with gluten free soy sauce as well.
But afterward I felt not so great -- not horrible -- but not as good as I normally feel when eating something like a salad or even something left over that I've made. I mean, even though we know in our heart of hearts that eating out isn't good for us -- it's just so hard to give up.
Last night we went to eat at a local restaurant that serves delicious food. I ordered roasted lemon chicken because I had been craving roasted chicken. OHMYGOD it tasted amazing. This is a fancy restaurant so the portions aren't astronomical -- and it came with green beans and some mashed potatoes. Again, I know those aren't good for me, but a few bites is worth it. YUMMY. I felt satisfied and happy after that meal. But I felt full and a bit bloated after the meal this afternoon.
Choices. It's all about choices. And just because it says gluten free doesn't mean that it's good for you. It's just not as bad for you as something with gluten/wheat is. Not really the same thing.
Friday is my weighing day and I lost a pound since the last time I checked (a week ago). That is good. A solid pound a week is supposed to be a healthy weight loss. It seems like an interminable amount of time, at a pound a week, to get where ever you want to go. But common sense prevails ... while it seemed the weight went on overnight, it didn't. It went on a pound at a time, and that is the same way it will come off. I truly believe staying off the scale on a daily basis is going to be much healthier. I would have sworn that I had lost more than a pound, because I FEEL as though I did. But I am sure it went up and down all week, and yet, all week I was just sure it was falling off me! I do try to keep visualizing that as well.
Bye bye fatty poo!
The one question that people ask me, both my family and friends, is when will this be done. How long am I going to "do this." And my answer is forever! Now that I feel that I have identified the culprit -- the big bad meanie Wheatie -- there is no way I am letting him back in! He can huff and he can puff but he's NOT blowing this house down!
When people ask me how long I am going to be doing this, they are referring to the FACT that this is something that I have been doing for years. And years. I have been doing some odd kind of diet plan, and often around Thanksgiving and Christmas, because that is when you tend to realize the weight has gone on. You spend all summer wearing shorts and t-shirts, and then when you go to put on your pants, you realize that they don't have the elastic waists like the shorts. Uh oh. Well, that of course prompts a realization that SOMETHING needs to be done! Ahhh, I am tired of it. Soon it will be a distant memory though. I will eat to fill myself with good food, but I will not eat to throw myself back into that merry go round of addiction and craving. UH UH NO WAY HOW!
Though Maddie and I briefly toyed with the idea of going to a movie this afternoon and I instantly thought POPCORN. Oh yummy yummy popcorn! Now, where did THAT craving come from? It came from lunch. Sure, it was gluten free, but it is not pure, clean food. That's the ONLY safe food. And let's face it, if I am in a chinese restaurant I want bad stuff. I want egg rolls and crab rangoon and chicken fingers dipped in sweet and sour sauce! I don't want steamed broccoli and chicken in a ginger sauce. I truly think the problem with those restaurants is the grade of chicken they use. It just seems .... off! No, I don't think it is a cat, but I think it is just not that great. No free range chicken for sure!
I also did a very bad thing. I stopped at the Lindt Chocolate outlet on the way home and bought a ridiculously expensive amount of it. I only ate way more than I should have. But I didn't eat it all! Consider that progress!
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