Look to the Positive

The main stumbling block in any type of program for me, and likely for others, is the fact that we reach for quick things to eat when we are hungry. There are almonds in my freezer, which are a great food but not in the quantity that I can eat....especially when making dinner, or making reservations for dinner. The fruit thing and the veggie thing...not so easy if they are not prepared. One is going to reach for something easier and quicker to eat if things are not prepared. 

   I turned over a new (lettuce!) leaf today and prepared a huge amount of salad and raw veggies. There won't be an excuse for the next few days. Bought fruit, and grilled some chicken. Walked for 20 minutes with some "sprints" on the treadmill. "Baby steps" to changing a lifestyle.

   The main success was not eating out today. Too often, we do that, because it is just "us" at home now, and it is easier, social, and time gets away on us. Big mistake. No matter how much I know about ordering in restaurants, it all escapes me once I am there. Portions, bread, preparation.....chicken wings! Would be wise to avoid restaurant eating for a while, but already I know that isn't going to happen. Tomorrow there are plans to eat out again. One day at a time, though, and providing I don't feel the urge to go into the kitchen tonight, it was a day in which I recorded some successes.