For those of us who struggle with our weight, the next few weeks are going to be exceptionally hard. As I write this, Thanksgiving is only a few days away. Then there's Chanukah, Christmas and New Year's. There is a lot of really good food associated with all of it. How do you keep yourself on the straight and narrow? I really have no idea.
I managed to get through Halloween relatively unscathed. In that I still lost weight that week. Not sure if I will have lost any this week. Need to get back to tracking my food consumption and watching the points. Only the scale knows for sure and weigh-in is tomorrow.
I would like to be able to find a pool that was not so expensive to join so that I can go swimming. That is the only exercise that I truly want to do. I tried a "land class" and missed a few sessions after my injury. I think that everyone who reads this blog already knows that I fell in my classroom. I'm better, but I don't want to go back to the class, because not matter how I try to tell myself otherwise, I don't like the class. When I swim, things don't hurt. When I exercise on land, things like my back hurt. Exercise is going to help with the hurting, but not if doing it is going to hurt.
Some words of advice that I hope I'll be able to follow. Have small amounts of everything so you don't feel deprived. Don't go to the table famished. Make sure you still eat breakfast and lunch, if Thanksgiving or other holiday is dinner. Up your exercise if you can. Put your fork down between bites. Really taste the food. Drink plenty of liquids that are not adding a lot of calories. One of my favorites is Crystal Light Peach Iced Tea. Instead of adding it to a 16.9 oz. bottle of water, I add it to a 24 oz. refillable water bottle. I think it tastes better this way and if you drink 3 of those, you've had the amount of water your supposed to have and two bottles are at least 6 8 oz. glasses of water. I know for me, if I had to drink plain water it is isn't going to happen.
I know that diet soda isn't good for you, but diet A&W Root Beer is really good and I don't believe it makes me crave more sweets. One important thing related to that is will power. Don't have that stuff in the house. When I've gone to the store, which isn't now, by the way, I stock up on Yoplait Whips, which are really good frozen. Don't try that with regular yogurt, because I did and it becomes insanely hard. Though tasty, it is difficult to eat. Also, it is Clementine season, to which I say, "Yay!" You can eat two clementines and that is a serving. In Weight Watcher's all fruit is no points, but it is probably not a good idea to eat a ton of fruit. Two clementines is just enough.
I think that more important then what you eat at the holidays, although the quantity is still important, is who you spend them with. The holidays are not just about food. They are also about spending time with close friends and family. So whomever you spend them with, enjoy each others company. I know I plan to.
