Long time no post! I got distracted by the holidays, traveling, and the new boy. I stopped tracking and weighing in for the past two weeks because of all the celebrations and traveling I had to do for the holidays. Needless to say, when I went to weigh in yesterday I was sure that I was going to be up 5 pounds. But somehow, miraculously, I only gained 0.4 lbs! I haven't even been exercising because it's been in the 20's and 30's here. Normally I'd be upset with a gain or a plateau but in this case I am extremely motivated by the fact that the holidays barely did anything at all to my weight loss efforts. I'm feeling positive and I'm back on the points, so I hope to see some losses in the next few weeks.
One problem I was having is my new boyfriend doesn't really keep much food in his house and tends to eat out a lot. (He's one of those people that is blessed with a freakishly high metabolism or something.) I solved this by bringing my own supplies to his house: splenda, non-perishable snacks, and frozen SmartOnes meals as "emergency rations." I also encouraged him to start keeping food in his house. I told him I would help him shop and teach him how to cook. So, we went shopping last weekend! Now his kitchen is stocked with healthy options. The biggest thing, though, is that I was honest with him and told him I'm on a diet (which I used to be too embarrassed to admit to men) and that I don't want to go out to eat a lot and I need healthy options wherever I am. So far he's been very accomodating, and he hasn't laughed at me for measuring spaghetti sauce or writing down everything I eat. At first I was afraid that this new relationship would hinder my weight loss, but now I think it's going to be fine :)
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