I took the train into NYC today with a friend who was getting her last wedding dress fitting (she bought her dress and is using a seamstress in the city even though she lives in Albany by me).
It would have, in the past, been an eating disaster for me: pizza, bagels, fancy coffee drinks with tons of sugar... Leaving the house early, not getting back till evening, being on the train for hours and hours...
Today, it was a whole new world for me, I didn't use the day trip as an excuse to indulge or not prepare for the day. I didn't let the fun time with a friend leak over into my food. I just had a nice time, talking and laughing and doing wedding stuff!
My food:
Breakfast: egg scramble with veggies and turkey bacon
Lunch: cherry Lara bar and a 150 calorie bag of pistachios
Dinner (at the train station around 4): a grilled chicken salad with apple slices, bacon and a little bleu cheese
Snack (at home, since dinner was so early): gluten free toast with sunflower butter and cantaloupe
Nothing wrong with that. It felt great not to indulge just because I had to go into the city and my schedule was thrown all off.
I used to love buying junky, bready items in NYC and eating them on the go... a pretzel from a vendor just because, for example. I said to myself today, however, that I made a promise to myself to eat clean and eat moderately this week. I didn't want to go back on that promise! I wanted to wake up feeling proud and loving my body tomorrow.
It was more important than momentary pleasure.
That's a big mental step, getting back to this place where pride and health and self-worth matter more than a yummy treat. I was there last year and lost my way a little.
Ahhhhhh. :)
Going to bed happy!
Namaste!
WTG! Such an awesome feeling to be in control and making decisions based on thoughtfulness, not just reacting and buying the "shiny object" (if that makes sense). lol.
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