So my Step son Cade was over for the weekend and when he is over it is a free for all on what i like to call "Boy food"- Chips, cookies, pizza, pop tarts, etc. When ever the guys eat, i disappear! i do not want to be tempted what so ever by the smell or sight of the junk. today was really bad....boneless BBQ wings, yumm, so i disappeared!!!
Last nite the boys wanted to go chow down at "the land of &", aka- Old Country Buffet (OCB). Originally i had said i was not going to go because it would be a HUGE temptation, but by the time it came to go i was feeling strong. i know what to do and i knew i could do it..... and i did!!!
I went in with a game plan. it was tunnel vision time. ONLY the salad bar and NOTHING else. the other rules i had to ask myself was- is it fresh or was prepared some how.... meaning did they need to do something to it besides cutting it up before putting it out for the public to consume.
This is what i ate-
lettuce, tomato, peas, carrots, cucumber, onion, mushroom, cantaloupe & strawberries.
- if it looked like it had come from a can i avoided it,
- if it has any sauce, cream or topping i avoided it,
- if it contained dairy i avoided it.
the only exception i made was dressing. at first all i could find was their regular salad dressings, none of which were low fat or fat free, so i stuck wit the french dressing on a side plate and i dipped only a little of what i was going to put into my mouth in the dressing so that there was some flavor but not all the calories. then i snooped around a lil and found some balsamic vinegar on their condiment table then sprinkled one packet of Splenda over my salad. it was yummy!
Seeing all the people (majority were over weight) piling mounds of food onto their plates and thinking about how many calories and fat they were consuming grossed me out a bit and helped me stick to my plan as well as having my back completely turned towards the food helped big time too. the smell of the food was a lil tempting.... but i was determined. My huny even made me a glass of ice water with lemon in it. how sweet is that! that let me know that he supported what i was doing and i know he knew how hard it was to be there and not want to eat all the stuff they were eating. but i did it and now i am not afraid to do it anymore! i just have to stay focused!
now the china buffet is another story.... i do not feel strong enough for that, plus they do not have a great selection at their salad bar. the sushi for me is too tempting, only because i know it is healthy, but i do not know how they make their rice or what all they put in their sushi. i love their sushi.... which is why i cannot trust myself to go to that buffet!
one challenge at a time. one down many to go!!!!
Kelly
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