my life's little lo carb victories thread

[EmDee]

OK, sometimes we just have to celebrate the little things (esp when the bigger things are eluding us...do you hear me, scale?!?)

In the last week there were three things that happened that made me very proud of myself:

(1) I spent an evening with my girlfriends yakking & yukking it up without drinking and without breaking my lo carb committment. I might have chewed a few more celery sticks and had a little more ranch dip than I should have, but I did NOT eat even ONE of those yummy looking pigs in a blanket nor did I sample one of the chocolate chip cookies for dessert.

(2) I got thru 4 days of battling strep throat and cold symptoms without comforting myself with comfort food, even though people offered to bring me things like milkshakes and apple sauce and frappuccinos....sigh.

(3) back at work today and did not bring my lunch as I normally do (cuz I had no energy to make it this morning) ~ instead of going out to grab chinese food (which I had quite a craving for), I went to the local sandwich shop, got a "BLT salad" and came back to the office to add some canned tuna & mayo...and had that instead.

I did not think I had it in me, but I did. Each time, I did have it in me. And I will continue to have it in me to resist those things that I know are counter-productive to my ultimate goal.

I do not wish to appear boastful, but I wanted to write this down to help remind myself that I DO have it in me & if this helps anyone else remind themselves of the same thing, well, so much the better!!

thanks for reading and celebrating with me!

[JulieB]

Thanks for posting that!! We so often hear about people's little failures, it is nice to hear about little victories! These may not be major milestones for you, but they are significant as they show that you are comitted. Be proud of yourself!

[EmDee]

Thank you, Julie! Yes, I agree that we need to talk just as much about what we are doing RIGHT as the poor unfortunate times when we, umm, slip up, LOL.

I am hoping the power of positive thinking will help me out!

[imagood1]

Great words -- congratulations!

[bellajgw]

Em, that is just fabulous! Good job! It can be so hard, especially when we are confronted with those old patterns that we know and loved.

[ms_blueliner]

Boast away!!! You have earned it!

[chauber]

You GO GIRL!

[liv]

Wow you had a wonderful week. Congratulations.
I am in awe of all that.
Thanks for the inspiration. I'm running with it.

[PeteinVA]

EmDee thanks for posting that- you're an inspiration! (and that BLT lunch sounded really good) I too believe we should feel free to "boast" about our little successes. Remember how we were before when things were just so out of control?

I never want to forget the before/after.

[EmDee]

thank you everybody ~ the idea that I can be inspiring just makes me giggle. Liv, I look at how close you are to your goal and I just want to BE there already! LOL

Pete, you're right about not forgetting what it was like before ~ I am appreciative of the fact that I am more in control of myself right now than I have been perhape ever before in my life.