Tamira

Thank you all for your comments the other day.  I was in a bad space and really needed the encouragement you all offered.  I’ve taken a few baby steps to get myself back on track.  I’ve purged my house of all thing offensive and will be going to the grocery store today to purchase the proper food items that I need.  I’ve left my money and credit cards home so that I cannot go to the vending machines or convenience stores during the day, and will have no choice but to eat the food I have brought with me to work.  I’ve also recommiteed myself to not drinking coffee all day.  Coffee black is not the problem, it’s all the crap I dump into it.  I am back to counting my calories and I can’t believe how much I was ingesting in one day. 

And the biggest “baby” step of all, is I asked one of my co-workers to come to the gym with me.  I’m not one to stand someone up, so this will hold me accountable for showing up.  I’ve never had the problem of working out at the gym, gettnig there has always been my biggest hurdle.  Keep you fingers crossed for me.   I don’t plan to weigh in for 2 weeks and I HOPE the results are what I expect.  Right now, I’ll be happy with any lose, it doesn’t have to be significant!

I struck a deal with my daughter that since Halloween is on a school night we would attend the Halloween carnival at the community center on Saturday and go to Applebee’s on Tuesday and she could wear her costume there. I’m not sure when I lost control of my house that I have to bargain with a seven year old, but back to the story. 

So, when we leave for the carnival at 6pm, I had already eaten dinner and 800 calories for the day.  I knew temptation would be there, so I wanted to leave myself some wiggle room.  Luckily, the community center had fresh apples and cider out as a snack, so I nibbled on one of those while the kids played and won their candy prizes.  I did give in to temptation and have two individual Twizzler pieces, but I din’t feel any guilt since I know they are nearly fat free.  Since they are only 45 calories each ,  I didn’t break the bank eating them.  I’m not a big chocolate or taffy fan, so there was nothing else in her bag to tempt me.

And in case anyone is wondering, in my search to find the calorie content of individual Twizzlers, I did come these other favorites:

For those that will be out driving this Halloween, please be extra cautious for little ones who may be too excited to look both ways before crossing the street or darting between cars.  When driving through neighborhoods, PLEASE drive no more than 15-20 MPH.  This minor inconvenience may make a difference in a child’s life.  Everyone have a happy and SAFE Halloween!