Well the past weeks have definitely been a challenge to say the least! I had a bridal shower, thrown my my mother-in-law back in Thief River, followed by a bachelorette party and shower thrown by my wonderful Maid of Honor Laurie. While these festivities were AMAZING and some of the most fun I have had in quite some time (see blog pic!), they did take a toll on the scale. BOO!
In the recent 3 weeks I have put on 3.2 lbs, which most people would agree isn't life or death...and I would tend to agree. However, I now am beginning to realize how slippery the slope of American eating can be!
While in phase one I never wavered...never cheated...never went "out of the box." Now in phase two, I am struggling with all of the temptations that surround us in the world of food. I feel like a shark that had it's first taste of blood....FEEDING FRENZY!!!! Seriously, this is much harder than I expected. I have tried to go back "in the box," meaning eating nothing but HMR approved entrees, shakes and fruits and vegetables, but now having been reintroduced to "real food" it seems impossible. So how am I coping? Well, to be honest...I'm not! haha! No, I am continuing to eat entrees and shakes and fruits and vegetables, hoping that the more of those that I eat, the less other food I will want. Some days it works....some days it doesn't. It's going to be a lifetime balance that I will just have to find along the way.
Alcohol...how I've missed you!!! This challenge has proven to be harder than I expected. I don't necessarily find the urge to get completely smashed every weekend with mass amounts of Bacardi Diets (former BFF!), but I now have the constant desire for a glass of wine. Like, seriously...EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! And many of you may say, "The American Heart Association says drinking one glass of red wine is actually good for your heart." To that I must say....DON'T TEMPT ME DEVIL WOMAN! I have absolutely no off-button when it comes to wine. I have tried....many.....many times, with no success. I consume wine in bottle increments instead of glasses, so if I am having wine, I better hope there is only one bottle in the house!
What I am taking away from this is that I am not immune to gaining every single pound I have lost back...and if I want to avoid that fate, I need to find some balance. Or I need to invest all of the time that I am not drinking and eating to running my fat ass off!
