F56 5'7", SW 279, CW 190, GW 160
So, I've just returned from a three week vacation to my hometown where I knew there were going to be so many things I would want to eat that I couldn't get normally.
I was counseled to take a diet holiday, which I was very skeptical about doing. I didn't want to cheat. I had a goal, and I wanted to stick to it! I didn't want to "fall off the wagon." The counselor convinced me that taking a diet holiday wasn't the end of my progress. This process of losing weight is not something I'm going to do for awhile and give up once I reach my goal. It's ok to take a break.
I did it. I tried to eat normally for breakfast and lunch, then went out with friends to dinner most nights. I had my favorite homemade banana pudding for dessert on my birthday. I had Blue Bell Ice Cream many many times over the three weeks. Kolaches and Texmex and Fuzzy's Pizza were also on the menu - haha, I bet everyone knows where I went now!
Now I'm back, and I was very reticent to get on the scale! My counselor did tell me to wait a few days after returning before getting back on the scale because of water retention from the flight. I flew back on Saturday and weighed in on Monday. What would the damage be??? +5 pounds. That's it!!! After eating everything I've been wanting to eat for so long, the damage was 5 pounds. Now I'm back on my diet without any regrets or cravings.
I'm so glad I took my counselor's advice and just relaxed and had fun. I started this process on 9/27/19. It's been a long haul, and I've still got a ways to go. Sometimes you get so focused on getting to your goal that you forget to live a little in the interim.
Good luck to all my fellow losers! Take a diet holiday this summer.
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