Oh the things we do for friends and colleagues! I've done pretty well this week. Better than getting the eating under control has been the return (for the moment) of "my resolve." If you've ever lost a sum of weight over a period of time, you know what I'm talking about. That steely determination. The ability to walk past the pink cardboard box in the break room with the expanding fat stains. The skill to shake one's head as the candy jar is passed in front of you. The where with all to drink no more, when you've reached your pre-measured allotment.
That resolve seems to have, largely, returned. This week can be looked at as less about what I ate, and more about what I turned down: breakfast burritos on the first day of school, Nugget pastries by the greasy pink boxful, a full Mexican supper at work one night, the giant plate of homemade cookies that sat in our office. Temptation after temptation. All thwarted. Few, if any, regrets (though I do love me a breakfast burrito.)
Then, at a lunch time meeting with my new group of coworkers, someone brought in Jamba Juice for all. Jamba is pure evil. You think you're doing something healthy. Not quite. Those things are front loaded with sugar, and the juice of most fruits is very high in calories, especially when the rest of the fruit is discarded.
Even when I'm not trying to control my eating, I don't usually bother with that place. But I do know how tasty they are. And I didn't want to offend my coworker with her random act of kindness. Besides, before I could turn her down, another member of the group did, and she'd never bring anything ever again if two of us said no. I had to! For the good of us all! Consider it strategic team support. I looked up the deadly concoction on my Weight Watchers app. It would count for 20% of my daily food intake. I would never make it to the measuring cup of wine if I dared indulge! So, as we all do with all things, I compromised, I drank half, thanked my beneficiary, excused myself to "do some work", and tossed the remnant into the trash in my room.
It was the right thing to do, of that I'm quite sure. Such drama for a trifle of juice and ice.
LMAO-I've SOOOO been there! All I can say is that I hope it was a Mango-a-go-go...as they are the best ;-P.
Good Job-proud of all the successful turn downs! keep it up. I'm right there with you in the journey...and you're doing better than me!
Jodie
Posted by: Jodie Hoffman | July 21, 2011 at 10:19 PM
Nicely done on the eve of the first weigh in.:)
Posted by: Hannah | July 21, 2011 at 10:43 PM