Day Two Hundred and Thirty-Five - XL Clothing and Learning to Avoid Temptations

I'm posting the picture above to show that even after losing 110 lbs., I still have a lot of weight to lose (e.g. the inner tube around my middle).  I'm not being negative or beating myself up about it (I know I'm so much thinner than when I started last fall), I just want to be honest along this journey.  FYI, that's an XL shirt and shorts.  It's been a long time since I fit into a size without a repeating letter.  I haven't done the greatest job since my last weigh in with my eating.  Today I did a much better job avoiding sweets (a tiny bit of ice cream, but no Easter candy).  I did overdo it a little at dinner.  We needed something quick for dinner, so I grabbed a few hot dogs (Ball Park, of course!) while I was at Walmart tonight.  I grilled them up, and there were extra.  I ate two, which put me a little over my calorie goal, but still within my max.  I think I've realized what happened and how to prevent it in the future.

I realized that I ate my dinner fairly quickly tonight, and then was sitting around talking to Bekah and the kids while they finished their dinner.  I was still a little hungry, and noticed we had extra hotdogs (like enough for two or three meals), so without thinking I grabbed a second one and a bun and ate it.  It was delicious (like I said earlier, they were Ball Park)!  Still, I had a few options I could have chosen instead.  The best choice would have been to eat a banana.  I didn't have fruit today (which I usually have daily), so that should have been my number one choice.  The second option would have been to forgo the second bun.  If I was going to eat a second frank, I could have avoided the empty calories in the bun.  Here is what I realized though.  After eating the second hot dog I was tempted to eat even more food.  That is when I was honest with Bekah and let her know I needed to excuse myself to keep from overeating.  I know now that when I was thinking about grabbing the second serving, I could have gone ahead and excused myself from the kitchen.  I am learning that if I don't have the will power to turn down the food, then I can simply remove myself from the area.  If I can learn this now, then it will be very helpful when I'm finished with my journey, and working to maintain my final weight.  It's been a good weekend, and I'm losing my butter half.

My calories today weren't bad, just not perfect.  I ate more than I should have at dinner, but it will be ok.  I got a full workout in, and I will be getting up early for my 6AM workout in the morning.