Determined To Succeed

It’s hard sometimes to cut things in half.

Yesterday I attended a party and a pretty fun party at that. There were the usual drinks flowing and merriment to be had. There were also the usual bad finger foods lying around – fried appetizers, chips (with delicious dips) and cake.

Oh man, was there cake.

If you read my Determined To Succeed blog with any regularity (and I hope you do – hint hint) you know I eat anything I want. Even though some who have lost weight cut out certain foods completely I am not one of them. I eat whatever I want I just do so in moderation, choosing to eat “bad” foods as treats not everyday meals or snacks (at least I try to – I am human after all).

So I’m at this party having a couple drinks (gin and Seven-Up) and that’s when the urges hit me. “Go ahead. Have the appetizers, Bill. Eat all the dip you want…” Jeez! It didn’t help that my judgment was impaired which makes us all tend to eat things we really shouldn’t. Like “Yeah. That voice was right. It’s OK. Go ahead…”

That’s crap!!! And I know it!!!

It is really damn hard at times to keep your wits about you in social situations when it comes to food but I did it. I decided I was just gonna put half of what I would take normally onto my plate. Instead of four pigs-in-blankets I took two. Instead of having tons of chips and dip I took a few. And as for that cake, I had a very small piece.

Then I sat and let it settle. I gave it time to let my brain know I didn’t need anymore. And it worked. I was able to leave the party knowing I enjoyed it, and its foods, and still watched my weight OK.

Sometimes it’s bloody hard to be “good” when it comes to food. Food is a weakness for me. Always has been. But as I fight this Battle of the Final Ten I know it’s not tasty fried things I want to taste…

…it’s the sweet taste of weight loss success.