Day Two Hundred and Nineteen - Left Over Birthday Ice Cream Pie

I don't know about all of the rest of you, but I feel like the day of and the day after a weigh in are the most dangerous for weight loss.  It's typically after a successful weigh in that I think to myself, "it's ok to overeat today" or "I can skip that workout."  For some reason that little bit of overconfidence surges and you find yourself eating things that have been taboo for the past seven months!  In the past forty-eight hours I have had pizza, nachos, a bratwurst, a small bite of banana pudding, and Blue Bell ice cream pie three times (each time was not a large amount).  Needless to say I will be making some changes over the next few days.

I am a little frustrated at some of my choices these past two days.  My behavior reminded me too much of the way I would act in the past.  That isn't who I am or who I want to be.  I don't want to be controlled by the food.  I found myself taking one more bite of ice cream pie without really thinking about my actions.  So for the next few days I am going to work hard to think twice about everything I eat.  I'm going to avoid extra sweets and foods that I have done well to limit for the past seven months.  I don't want to be overconfident that I can just eat whatever and still have success.  I have processes that work well for me, and I intend to rely on them to help me reach my goal.  I am losing my butter half!

My calories weren't great again today.  I had a pretty big lunch at work today.  My dinner was perfect, but I went overboard with the ice cream tonight.  I walked 10,000 plus steps today!  I mowed the grass when I got home from work, and then got a full workout in this evening.