So it's been 5 days and I have to say, all in all, not so bad. I realize how often I grab for just a handful of this and a couple of these and a mini one of those. It really adds up, literally! Changing the way you eat is such a mind game. You have to trick yourself into thinking that you will be satisfied with an apple and an ounce of cheddar cheese when you really would like to eat that mini Twix Bar. The funny thing is...you are satisfied for a longer time than if you stuffed that candy bar in your mouth. So it does work, you just have to be patient.
It's strange, because I lost my sweet tooth a few years ago. I use to be a chocoholic. I even worked in a candy store when I was in my early 20's called "The Nutty Chocolatier". We ate candy all day and I didn't gain any weight. I think it's because we would just taste a little of this and a little of that. One of my favorite things they did was dipped fruit, especially the dark chocolate dipped lemons. The sweetness of the chocolate with the tanginess of the lemon was a great combo.
Which explains why I got into a salty/sweet battle. You know, a couple of M&Ms and a salty pretzel...and then another M&M...pretzel...on and on. Now I just crave salty. I'm not sure why, but I think my body is telling me something, although I don't salt things. Weird.
This is the first time I've done Weight Watchers with a specific event in mind. I don't think that I'm going to make my goal by May, but I think I will have lost a big chunk. I'm excited about that. I usually get to a place and think "If I had only started that diet 6 months ago, I wouldn't be this weight right now!" I'm looking forward to the future. What a concept.
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