RE: So how was your 4th? (Pat from KC)

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<<It felt good to be in control of me.>>

I totally agree Pat! Congratulations!

Now, when the B-I-G holidays come (Thanksgiving and Christmas) we can

look back at the 4th of July and say, " Hey, I did it then...I can do it

now! "

Good job!

in CO

Re: So how was your 4th?

Hi All; I planned ahead, also, and I am so glad I did. I used that rule

that my lecturer gave me, and had a tablespoon each of the items I

wanted to try for 1 point each if it was meat cheese, or dessert, and 2

tablespoons for 1 point, if it was something else, and came away from a

2 day weekend, 2 different family reunions; ( a happening that could

have been a diet disaster), and did not gain an ounce. Both days I

encouraged people to take a walk with me after dinner, before fireworks

began. I managed to walk a total of 6 1/2 miles this past weekend. It

felt good to be in control of me. This is a first for me ...going to

family occasions and not partaking of all things in a big way...I would

always, before, just sort of excuse myself and say it was a holiday, and

one day didn't matter. Well, it always did matter a lot, and I would

always gain some, be depressed, a lot about it, vow to do better next

time, etc. Usually, what I ate was really not worth the gain, and

certainly not worth the time it took to get it back off. Or maybe I was

so discouraged I just didn't try to get it off. I have been there many

times. I am glad to have another holiday past me. Pat from K.C.

So how was your 4th?

Hi everyone,

So...how was your 4th of July celebration?

I was very glad that I planned ahead. I actually stayed away from the

potato salad (which is a shock!).

We shared the 4th with a bunch of friends up at a ranch in Palmer

Lake,

Colorado. It was gray and overcast for much of the day, with a little

shower in the afternoon. But there was still a rollicking game of

volleyball and horseshoes, lawn darts, and an unplanned game of " chase

the goats back into their pen. "

I brought a Subway turkey sandwich, a salad, a plum and a peach.

(Everyone else was barbecuing, but I didn't want to wait for my food

to

cook...I knew I would start snacking if I had to wait and was hungry)

I also brought a bag of those WOW chips (a little nervous about eating

that " Olean " stuff, but I really wanted some chips and those seemed

like

the best deal for points. They weren't too bad, but I don't think I'd

make a habit of eating them)

Then for a treat, I drove into town with a friend for a Starbucks

Latte.

(really roughing it out on the ranch!)

When it was all said and done, I got out of there with points to

spare.

We set up our shade tent F-A-R away from the potluck table and I

turned

my chair so I couldn't look at it. That seemed to be a good strategy.

:-)

It was fun and I felt a sense of accomplishment - that good feeling of

being in control...not being swept away by all the food...throwing all

caution to the wind.

I expect that as I continue on program, it will get easier and become

more of a second nature to me. Right now I have to do things very

intentionally and really focus on staying on program. (It might sound

weird, but I brought my food journal and journaled everything right

there at the party...that's how intentional I have to be right now!)

I'd love to hear how things went for all of you. Good, bad, or

otherwise.

in CO