My mother and I had this conversation a few weeks ago... A friend of hers has a son who was arrested for drinking and driving. His license was revoked and he was told by the judge that if he was caught either drinking OR driving (didn't even have to be together) he would be arrested and thrown in jail for a long time.
You would THINK that would be incentive to stop drinking... Also, he was told by his parents that he could only remain in their house as long as he stayed clean... Well, after a job interview that his dad got for him at his company, the drug screening was done... Guess who was kicked out of the house. Mom started talking about how she just couldn't understand how he could keep going back to drinking when so much was on the line. Then she made a realization: She knows that she should lose weight. She knows that her eating habits are putting her health at risk. Yet that doesn't stop her from eating junk and sitting in front of the TV all day. She KNOWS what she should be doing, but doesn't. And now she partially understands why he keeps slipping up.
Food IS an addiction for some people. I'm amazed by friends who can leave food sitting on their plate without a problem, or those who say they just can't eat when they are stressed. For me, I'm having to train myself (and it's not an easy process) that it is okay to not finish everything on my plate (or all the salsa at the table) and stress is not an excuse to pig out. It's not just my weight I'm battling (which I'll fully admit isn't as terrible as it COULD be), but also my addiction to food. My ultimate goal is to be able to go to a restaurant and eat ONLY enough to satisfy and not come out feeling like a stuffed sausage that needs to be rolled out the door. In my case, it's not WHAT I eat so much as the QUANTITY I tend to eat.
So, does this realization win me brownie points?
Despite exercising on my Wii Fit every day this week, I'm sad to report a 2 pound gain.
And I'm not about to use the "muscle weights more than fat" thing, because I know I can attribute all of the weight gain to the amount of food I've been eating. Though I will say I'm quite proud of myself for yesterday. I left food on my plate both at lunch and dinner (spent the day with Nathan's grandmother and aunt and ate out for both meals). That's not to say I didn't eat more than I should, but I COULD have eaten more.
Today is my first official day of summer vacation (summer school ended yesterday!
). So now the battle really begins to eat healthy and not turn into a couch potato!
Guess I should go get out the Wii Fit!
