Part 2 - Day 11 - To act, and not to be acted upon.

I was traveling for work today, so I don't have a weight.  It is just for one night, so I'll be back and have a weight tomorrow.

As part of my travels today, I was at an event for work and they had a social lunch.  I did eat lunch there, which was fajitas, but I had quite a small portion, and was feeling really good that I kept control, and I actually had energy for the rest of the day because I didn't overeat.  I didn't get a picture of the lunch due to the setting I was in.

On the drive home I stopped for gas and went in for a diet soda, and ended up getting a pack of crackers and a Slim Jim as well that I ate on the drive home.  So that didn't make me feel better.  I probably should have just got some water.

When  I got home we had dinner, which was also fajitas coincidentally:

I didn't actually eat all of that, I just ate the one wrapped up fajita and the salad.  I did not eat the other pile of chicken & peppers or the rice or noodles.

Later in the evening, I did also eat about 1/4 of a bag of chocolate chips,which now that I look at the bag is about 450 Calories of mindless eating.

I'm writing this the next morning, and thinking back to what happened.  I think I had a good weight loss, was feeling really good about my position, and let my guard down.  I think we all have a tendency to want to have time where we can just relax and let our guard down for a while, but I think we need to fight that tendency.  A day of good weight loss is precisely the time when we have a great opportunity to compound that success by continuing strong.  I think we'll be happier in the long run if we choose discipline, all the time, and not look for opportunities to "let go" or lose control.  I think sometimes we think if we can put ourselves in an environment that can control us then we don't need to control ourselves, but then we leave our success up to our surroundings, which can change and are never ideal.  A key principle here is that we ought to act, and not be acted upon.  That is, we ought to choose what we are going to do, in every situation, and not allow circumstances to control what we do.

That's it for today.  I'm feeling really good and much more committed now that I have a clearer understanding and determination to move forward.  Never give up!  Keep moving forward!