Well, I ended Phase I on Tuesday. I lost a total of 12.7 lbs in Phase I (only did 2 weeks).
I had a number of food distractions this week, including a lunch meeting at a restaurant on Tuesday, birthday treats Tuesday afternoon at work, dinner out on Tuesday (and then we went to a concert where everyone was drinking). (Ironcially, the band's name is 'Cake'.
) Yesterday I had an all-day training session where breakfast and lunch was served (and no lunch break, because there was a speaker at lunch).
I can't say I was totally on plan, but instead of stressing out I just did the best I could under the situation.
Tuesday lunch (a pizza place) -- I had a chef salad with about of tablespoon of full fat dressing. I asked them not to bring me the garlic toast that came with it.
Tuesday birthday snacks -- angel food cake with strawberries. Luckily we were the hosting department for this month's snacks, so I made sure some of the berries were put to the side in a bowl for people that wanted NSA berries. I took a small bowl of berries and skipped the cake and whipped topping.
Tuesday night -- I suggested Tony Roma's for dinner. I had chicken and pulled the skin off, with a side of veggies and a dinner salad. About 1 tbsp of full fat dressing.
Thursday -- Ugh... there were muffins, scones and dessert bars throughout the day and they looked great. But it was awesome, because I didn't crave eating them. Would I have enjoyed them? Probably. But I wasn't dying to eat one like I would have if I was dieting on weight watchers. I threw some almonds and 2 hardboiled eggs in my purse before I left the house, and ate them on the breaks. At lunch it was mixed greens with a raspberry vinaigrette, and sandwiches. So I took the meat and cheese out of the sandwiches and plopped it onto the salad, and threw away the bread before I even got back to my seat. I had a tbsp of the dressing (which definitely had sugar in it). But I didn't have any crazy cravings last night, so I think I dodged a bullet there.
So was it on plan? Probably not. I probably got sugar in the dressing yesterday and in some barbeque sauce on Tuesday. Plus, there was a ton of fat in the cheeses I ate on both days.
But I think things are going ok still. I'm mostly proud that I didn't stress about stuff or let small transgressions in the Phase II plan ruin my whole day of eating, and I thought out a game plan before I left Thursday morning for the all day meeting.
So that's why I'm giving myself a pat on the back this week. I had such a hard time with these kind of situations when I did SBD several years ago. So teaching myself to do the best I can and not stress over these things is a big step for me.
Woohoo!... I feel great
Deb
Patting myself on the back
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