I Swear, I Really Do Eat Healthy

I'm being very open about joining Weight Watchers.  I always joke that if there's one bad habit you can't hide, it's overeating.

But here's my gripe-

If one more person says "You'll be amazed at how much weight you lose once you cut out fast food and soda,"  I may stab them.

I think 10+ people have uttered that phrase to me in the past week.

Here's the deal people-

I DON'T DRINK SODA, NEVER HAVE, NEVER WILL.  I EAT FAST FOOD ABOUT TWICE A MONTH.

I am NOT making this up.  Check my bank records.

I very rarely- usually when I feel sick- will have a Fresca (even when I was in high school this was my beverage of choice when forced to have soda- people thought I was weird).  Soda makes me belch.  I also don't drink beer very often for this same reason.  What can I say, I'm gassy.

Fast food gives me the shits.  Which isn't to say I don't have an In-N-Out Burger every 2-3 months (appropriately named for me), and Taco Bell is my fast food of choice, but honestly, I don't like much of anything else.  No joke.  If you've ever hung out with me- think hard- have you ever seen me eat a french fry?  Not often.

I also am not a big drinker.

So how did I get fat? 

I love ice cream.  We live across the street from a Dairy Queen.  That was a bad decisions on our part.

I am a snacker.  I can sock away a good 2000 calories at night, mindlessly munching while watching TV.  We just put a TV downstairs in our house, by the kitchen.  Also a bad decision.  Easy access to the food.

I'm just so tired of hearing "Wait until you see what you REALLY eat..."

Well, after a week of tracking, let me tell.

I eat pretty darn well.

My normal breakfast is either plain yogurt with fruit, grapefruit and an boiled egg, or shredded wheat cereal with berries.  This was before I started "dieting."

No joke.  Ask my kids.  I love grapefruit. We always have a bowl of boiled eggs in the fridge.

I've been packing my lunch for years.  I've been made fun of for packing my lunch for years.  I usually take a salad.  I just like them.  I also don't like salad dressing, so I usually just squeeze lemon on it.  Sometimes I bring leftovers.  I went through a phase when the market was plummeting where I ate out, simply to get out of the office for a break (I eat at my desk and work through lunch).  Whole Foods was about 5 minutes from my old office. 

Now dinner, I'm not so good.  We often have grilled fish, chicken or flank steak. Maybe some sauteed shrimp or scallops.  I steamed some tiny lobster tails last Friday.   A side of frozen veggies or kale or swiss chard.  And some sort of rice or noodles.  Brown rice and whole wheat pasta.  Check my pantry.  My love of kale is odd and somewhat legendary among my friends.

Again, not joking.

Sometimes, it's not the healthiest preparation (I do have young kids), but in general, unless I "cheese" or "butter" something, that's pretty much our dinner.  I actually cook. 

Unless we go out.

Oops.  That's been a big issue.  As big as my ass. During the insanely hot summer, we were going out about 3-4 times a week.

That and the late night snacking.  I swear, I could have everything that's unhealthy out of the house and I will actually bake something to eat, rather than grab an apple.  And buttered popcorn- yum.

Oh, and my love of cheese.

But not bread- so please quit telling me to cut out the white bread.  I only see it as a vessel for butter.  I like the bread at "Grape Street", but I'm a multigrain sandwich thins, whole wheat mini bagel kinda gal.  Never been a big fan.  I don't think I've ever bought white bread- aside from the occasional Italian loaf for a "special dinner"- in my entire adult life. 

So snacking, going out, and dairy are my nemeses.

I'm so happy that you lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks by not drinking soda.  Yippee for you.  That is not going to happen for me.  I am going to lose 1/2-1 pound a week because, well, I just don't eat that much crap. 

And that's GREAT that you never had to exercise.  It's not an option for me.  I can't really cut too much more out food wise, so I have to.   And I actually enjoy it. 

Anyhow, that's my rant tonight.  It's kept me from eating.  This week I've used flavored salt in lieu of butter on the popcorn.  I also had laughing cow cheese on flatbread crackers.  I'm definitely making adjustments in my snacking.  Whether it will turn into 70 pounds worth of weight loss, I'm not sold on it.  I always said I gained a pound a month over 5 years by switching from black tea to coffee with creamers- a mere 100 calorie a day difference.  So maybe.... 

But it's one freaking pound at a time.  I don't have any major overhauls.  Which I guess is good, but it is making the tunnel  seem very loooooooooooooooooooooooooong tonight.

I will do this. I will do this.  I will do this.

And to all the people that have offered encouragement, thanks.  I'm just a little pissy tonight.  It's been a week and a pound.  A pound that let's face it, could magically reappear tomorrow before I pee.  I'm just a little overwhelmed with how long this is going to take.  One step at a time.  AAHHHHH.

Thanks for listening!!