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atsagirl · 04-23-2007, 06:16 AM

This weekend we had a horse drawn plow day at our farm. We had @ 17 teams. The weather was great for a spring day in Michigan (got to 80!) So I went upstair (to my clothes stash, many sizes to choose from) to get a pair of shorts, tried on the 22's and they were too big, ended up with an 18 and they had plenty of room! I can't tell you when the last time I had on a 18 and it did feel great!
And now for my reality check. People started to come in on friday night to camp, so we had a hot dog roast, and everybody brought something for it. I did alright, had a hot dog, one with a bun and one without, and couple handfuls of Doritos, over about 2 hrs, I know I know, too long time. Then on sat was the big potluck, WOW we had everything, but I felt that I have made the good choices, and a small sliver of a few deserts. Then that night we had yet another potluck, I had a grilled checken breast, and those darn Doritos. Later around the bon fire we made popcorn so I had a bowl of that and some peanuts in the shell (they have protien right!)
Sunday noon yet another potluck, I ate mostly taco salad, and lunch meat, and tried 1/2 brownie. That night we had steak and baked potato and corn, I had the right amount of steak, a very small spoon of corn, but a whole potato.
My big reality check is that I can eat sugar, and fat and they don't bother me at all. So now I must be careful with my choices. This is the first time that I have ate sugar since my surgery, I really wanted it to bother me, but now I have to just plain give it up again, I don't need it anymore. I have also found that this tool does work for portion control, but not if you graze, and that is what I did this weekend.
Today is monday, and I am right back on program. The scales showed a 2 lb gain, and that was a reality check too. I have to get my brain in the right place again and build up my determanition because we have 3 more weekends of plow days comming up!
This is just like confession, and typing it out helps me realize just how I did. Thanks for letting me rant, I do feel better!
Ann