Up, Up And Away

It finally happened. I went to weigh in and I was up 0.2 pounds! Okay, so it wasn't a pound or even half a pound. I wasn't too surprised. I had gone to a Dodger game Friday night and had to have a Dodger Dog and a beer and peanuts. I wanted cotton candy, but I drew the line. I think I made the right choice between the peanuts and the cotton candy. Seriously, I had that conversation in my head. I just could not justify the sugar. The peanuts at least have some nutritional value. The truth is, I could have had both, but did I really want both? Did I want to waste my points on cotton candy when I had a wedding to go to the next day at Gordon Ramsey's The London?

This is how my brain works now.  I used to think about what I was eating and knew it wasn't the best choice, but now I'm thinking about how what I want and when I want it. It sounds exhausting, but it's really becoming a habit. It's really easy to make the right choice, it's when I want something that isn't the right choice where the argument comes in. Sometimes you just have to give in to the temptation. This doesn't mean that I can eat entire pint of ice cream or a pizza pie (yum!), but it does mean that I can have a scoop of ice cream and a slice of pizza and still feel good about myself.

Saturday night was the wedding. The good thing about a reception at a hot Hotel/Restaurant is that the portions are small, but flavorful! I drank wine, ate a piece of cake and had a macaroon. It was so worth it and that's the point (literally!). You have to pick and choose. I appreciate food a lot more than I did before. It just tastes better and I'm more selective about what I eat. Not always, but most of the time. I mean sometimes, you just gotta have some beer and peanuts!

So I'm up, no surprise, but honestly, I will be on the down side next week. I'm back to my regular schedule, have no Dodger games or weddings in the future and have my eye on the prize. Doesn't mean I'll turn down any offers, I mean Easter is right around the corner.  I'm just living my life differently and it feels so much better.