Week Forty-Six: Small Successes

Little triumphs can feel more remarkable than the big ones.

This week was a series of minor successes- Woohoo!

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My down days stayed down days. My up days had healthier choices. I overate once. And even as I was overeating, I could see where and when I should have stopped. Instead, I just ate everything because I felt the need to finish the plate. 

Learning to not eat everything given you has to be the most challenging hurdle yet. My daughter was kind enough to make me dinner, and she filled my plate to the brim. I need to teach the kids to stop doing that for me- and themselves. I don't eat like that anymore. No one needs that much food!

Even my husband was surprised I finished off my plate. But he wasn't the only one. Eesh.

Yesterday we decided to gather over the fire pit to cook our own sausages, and I had a few monster shrimp waiting in the freezer for just such an occasion. It took forever for the food to cook on our campfire forks, but the conversations were laughter-filled, and there was no chance of overeating. So instead, I savored the flavor of fire-kissed shrimp and enjoyed a pepper and onion sausage with cheese on a homemade sausage roll (like a hot dog bun but bigger). 

It's nice to slow down and enjoy food and company. I don't know why we don't do this more often.

I feel so much better this past week! I feel thinner, my energy is up, and I've been more active. It's also great to see the house getting neater as I become more mobile. 

Down days are becoming my favorite days unless something particularly yummy is brought in that I have to delay eating. Though it does help me plan my up days better! Planning menus on my up days are also improving, and there's a lot less food waste in the fridge. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this lifestyle!