Pounds Lost: 12.5
Goal: -50 lbs.
Holidays and special occasions are part of life and learning how to handle them is a critical element to maintaining a healthy weight. But did I have to pick the holiday season to start? Apparently, the answer is yes. The good news is that if I can lose weight over the holidays, I am on my way to achieving a lifetime healthy weight.
One of the hardest days on program so far was Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. We had a family celebration planned and I was terrified how this would impact my progress. The first thing that I did was take control of the main course. Even though I HATE to cook, I volunteered to cook a roasted whole chicken. This assured that I would have some healthy on-program food. Then I made a commitment to myself about what I would and would not do; I pledged to not drink alcohol or eat dessert, and, other than that, I could have what I wanted in moderation.
The house began to fill up with delicious aromas as my daughter cooked a traditional (but calorie laden) Kugel. Layers of noodles, cream cheese, brown sugar and more! She also baked fresh Challah Bread for the first time and it looked and smelled amazing! During the day I followed the Program and did not skip cookies to "make up" for the dinner meal.
At dinner, I filled my plate with chicken breast, fresh vegetables, a sliver of kugel and one slice of bread with butter. I got to enjoy everything and was truly stuffed by the end of the meal. Now that I have learned to be satisfied with less, my stomach actually hurt from all that food. I did not miss skipping dessert at all!
The final step to my plan was to send away as many leftovers as possible!. I only kept the minimum amount that my immediate family wanted to eliminate the temptation to drag out the holiday munching for days.
The next morning was weigh in day and I was terrified! But I weighed in with an additional 3 pound loss bringing the total loss to 12.5 months in less than a month. I am very happy with that and feel confident that I can make it through all the holidays between now and New Years.
Goal: -50 lbs.
Holidays and special occasions are part of life and learning how to handle them is a critical element to maintaining a healthy weight. But did I have to pick the holiday season to start? Apparently, the answer is yes. The good news is that if I can lose weight over the holidays, I am on my way to achieving a lifetime healthy weight.
One of the hardest days on program so far was Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. We had a family celebration planned and I was terrified how this would impact my progress. The first thing that I did was take control of the main course. Even though I HATE to cook, I volunteered to cook a roasted whole chicken. This assured that I would have some healthy on-program food. Then I made a commitment to myself about what I would and would not do; I pledged to not drink alcohol or eat dessert, and, other than that, I could have what I wanted in moderation.
The house began to fill up with delicious aromas as my daughter cooked a traditional (but calorie laden) Kugel. Layers of noodles, cream cheese, brown sugar and more! She also baked fresh Challah Bread for the first time and it looked and smelled amazing! During the day I followed the Program and did not skip cookies to "make up" for the dinner meal.
At dinner, I filled my plate with chicken breast, fresh vegetables, a sliver of kugel and one slice of bread with butter. I got to enjoy everything and was truly stuffed by the end of the meal. Now that I have learned to be satisfied with less, my stomach actually hurt from all that food. I did not miss skipping dessert at all!
The final step to my plan was to send away as many leftovers as possible!. I only kept the minimum amount that my immediate family wanted to eliminate the temptation to drag out the holiday munching for days.
The next morning was weigh in day and I was terrified! But I weighed in with an additional 3 pound loss bringing the total loss to 12.5 months in less than a month. I am very happy with that and feel confident that I can make it through all the holidays between now and New Years.
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