On of the girls in our program got engaged this past weekend. To celebrate she brought in chocolate cake today. My first instinct was to avoid it with all my power! But then I convinced myself to have a small piece. I thought if I deprive myself from this cake I might binge the entire day. So I asked for a small piece, maybe 1/3 of what others were having and eat it very slowly.
It really is true that if you eat slowly you eat less. I have to keep reminding myself to do that. All of us finished our cakes about the same time, but I eat about 1/3 of what the others eat, and enjoyed every bite.
I am glad that I didn't deprive myself. Actually I came home and read the article about emotion eating (I posted it below) that suggests "let yourself enjoy an occasional treat ".
The rest of the day I decided to have lower calories, had roasted veggies for dinner and then when I added up my calories for the day I saw that it was less than 800. I want to consume about 1000 calories a day and not go any lower to slow down my metabolism. So I had 2 cups Cheerios and brought my calorie intake close to 1000.
I am still very pathetic in the exercise department. I really have to get motivated to go for a walk or ride my bike. But there is hope for me maybe! I am starting my second job, at the gym, tomorrow and they are giving me an off peak hours gym membership; basically weekdays mid morning, mid afternoons, and late evenings. Hopefully seeing all the gym goers tomorrow afternoon shall motivate me to go to gym to workout on Friday.
My friend, who found me the job, teaches yoga on Friday mornings. Hopefully I shall go to her class.
8 am: Atkins bar and coffee
11 am: Atkins shake
1 pm: Small piece of chocolate cake
3 pm: Atkins shake
6 pm: Roasted veggies (mushroom, cauliflower, and asparagus) and 2 cups Cheerios
8 pm: Sugar free Jello
Consumed calories: about 965 (bar 180 + 2 shakes * 160 + Small piece of chocolate cake 160 + Roasted veggies 65 + 2 cups Cheerios * 100 + Sugar free Jello 40) good.
Water: 13 8 oz!
Exercise: none!
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