June 7, 2018
I updated my little ticker and noticed my beginning weight, I have lost 23.6 pounds since I started this journal. But what I recorded then was not my heaviest weight. If I consider what I weighed at my heaviest, then I am down 49.8 pounds. WOW! I am impressing myself this morning.
I did well with my eating yesterday, up to the end, then stress! Man, these grandkids of ours. And my son-in-law puts the blame on the wrong kid. It is a situation where one influences and the other follows. The younger, weaker one gets the blame. The older one is devious enough to know how to make sure the blame is placed on the other. The result: me stress eating because of all the frustration of it all. I hit my hubby's stash of cookies. Like that is going to change the situation any. Fortunately I stopped at 6.
Lesson I am learning from this is that it is too easy to blame other people for my bad choices. Some people will not make wise choices, but just because they do, does not mean I have to follow. (Speaking of hubby bring in junk food, if he chooses to eat it that does not mean I have to follow his lead.) Now, this can work in the positive and I can be the one setting the example. Be a positive influence. But, no matter, because in the end we are all responsible for the consequences our own choices, whether good or bad.
Change of topic: I never did make Grandpa's eatloaf. I did not have the extra ingredients, carrots, mushrooms, etc. So I ended up making bean burgers.
Lunch yesterday:
bean burger on Dave's Killer 21 Multigrain bread (1 slice)
butternut squash
brussel sprouts
1/2 orange
Supper was a fundraiser benefit. I opted for the gluten free dish:
Salad: romaine, spinach, tomatoes
Tomato Basil Soup (vegan, but oily)
Multigrain crackers
Veggies: snap peas, brocolli, carrots
And, drumroll here, I avoided the dessert which was a chocolate mousse layered cake with lots of frosting. Hubby asked me to take the cake so he could eat mine. Ugh! I wish he'd get on board with eating healthier. There is a quote that says, "The best thing you can give your family is a healthier you." ~ That is so true. I do not want to be a burden on any of my family. But then, I do not think I'll ever be a burden on them because they are all too selfish and wrapped up in themselves that if I had problems, they'd all ignore me. I really think there is some truth to Joel Fuhrman's Book: Fast Food Genocide and the behavior caused by eating that junk the food industry calls food.
Here is to a positive day...Happy Starchin'
ps. and no, I did not give him my cake.