There were a couple of days that I ate whatever I could get my hands on, even though I had eaten all the items on my plan for the day. I just think of something, like a handful of chocolate chips, or a spoonful of peanut butter, and I can't get my mind off it when I'm under that much stress. This is why we do not have sweets in the house right now, and when I do, I don't open them until I'm ready for them to be gone.
I bought some chocolate melts to make a special dessert for my dad's birthday last week, and as soon as I opened them, they were gone. I still had a week until I needed to make the dessert! So I had to go back to the store and replace the entire bag that I had eaten.
I am a little afraid that when I reach my goal weight, whether that is sooner, based on my average loss, or later, as I had originally planned, that I will not be able to control these urges. I wish that the counseling at Slim4Life addressed this psychological aspect of my current weight problem, instead of just telling me to "eat this, not that." Maybe they do address it, and I just haven't asked the right questions. I'll need to keep this in mind the next time I go in.
Knowing that, I am not too upset about my low weight loss this past week. I plan to do better this week, and we'll hopefully find out (today!) whether we'll be moving or not. I still feel great and love wearing dresses and skirts that I haven't been able to wear for a couple of years!
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Week: 9 Weight: 242 Size: 16 Pounds to Goal: 57 Pounds Lost: 36! |