Successful Test!

It just hit me that my vacation was a challenge. Could I get through a few days without eating out, especially without having access to a microwave? Of course. Just make sure to plan, plan, plan.

However, last night was my first test. My husband, daughter and I went to visit my Grandma-in-law at her retirement community. It was a bit early in the evening, maybe 4:15 p.m. About 5 p.m., Grandma said it was dinner time and could she treat us to dinner. I didn't plan for this or even think about it being a possibility. How could we say no to that kind, generous offer, not to mention spending more time with her? I mouthed something to my husband about it being okay for us to go to dinner and that I wouldn't eat. And down we went. Oops, did I mention that the retirement community has a really nice restaurant? And the closer we were, the better it smelled? Sigh. I had to watch our Grandma eat a delicious looking beef vegetable soup, my daughter eating some tasty chicken strips with mixed veggies and orange jello salad, . . . and my husband eating a mouth-watering Philly Cheese Steak with onion rings. May I say crap??? But those calories, sodium and not-good-for-you fat cried louder and stronger than the smells that reached my nose. Grandma didn't understand why I couldn't find at least something on the menu that I could eat. How do you explain that is not the point right now? I'm sure I could find something that I wouldn't get yelled at too bad for, but I knew I would regret it. And by Monday night, everyone would know that something went wacky over my week at home. On one hand, I can't believe that I stayed strong and stuck to the guidelines. On the other hand, I have to believe that I am strong, more than I realize! I'm proud of myself for keeping my goal in mind: consciously eat healthy, lose the pounds that don't love me, and feel so much better physically and mentally in the end! So did I past test? Awwww, yeah! I gave myself an A++ :)