I've decided for myself what millions of others have already figured out--that it really WAS easier to maintain a healthy weight in the past. There simply wasn't that much temptation around!! There were no TV's to show you what you were missing. There was no Food Channel. And there weren't places like Dominoes pizza! HOLY COW!! I hadn't been there in years, but Catherine had discovered their parmesan bread bites which was enough for me to think that I HAD to have them to go with our Valentine's pizza from Papa Murphys. Oh my, oh my. Dominoes pizza has added some stuff to their menu! Not only the parmesan bites, but buffalo wings and bread stuffed with spinach and feta, and other breads, and molten lava chocolate cake--not to mention full blown greasy pizza--much worse for me and much more tempting than Papa Murphys. How I would have loved a dominoes buffet last night. As it was I did badly enough--I ordered the 36 piece parmesan bread for the two of us and there wasn't much leftover when we finished. When I was a kid there simply WASN'T that kind of temptation! Even a pizza joint pretty much just had pizza. We hardly ever went out as a family and when we did it was to Ding-ho's a Chinese restaurant, or maybe Chuck-a-rama buffet that only allowed you through ONE time.
The point is that knowing how much harder it is now makes me feel a little less guilty for having succumbed to being overweight. And that helps me want to try that much harder. Today and tomorrow should be right on track. Friday will be mostly on track but we're having our dinner in Benin (an African country where we're virtually traveling--see travelenvelope.blogspot.com) and on Sunday Mom is (hopefully) coming up for a turkey dinner. But the turkey dinner can be managed I think---the turkey, mashed potatoes and yam casserole (light version) are all healthy. The stuffing and the pie are problems, but if I fill up on the turkey I should be ok.
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