family gatherings

Family and weight loss ... sometimes just doesn't work.

I used to hate getting together with family. Not because I didn't want to see them, but because there were always so many food obstacles. And then I would have something that I wouldn't need (can you say cookies, cake). Then I would feel bad about eating the wrong things, and then I would just spiral downward! It was a nightmare, and I desperately wanted it to stop.

This last weekend I was visiting family, and for the first time in years I wasn't worried. I wasn't tempted to eat the bad things. I finally felt in control.

When mother's day came around, I did have some bread. Bread and excess carbs are no-no's for me. In the past this would have sent me over the edge and would have resulted in weeks of bad choices. But this time I just knew that it wouldn't happen, and I was able to get right back on my good eating habits.

Family and weight loss really can go hand in hand for me now!