Being Healthier Doesn't Mean Giving Up Everything You Love

Today I met a friend for lunch.  It was a workout day so I could eat any food type that I wanted.  I chose to have a Monte Cristo sandwich and yam fries.  It was so good.  It left me feeling happy and satisfied all day.  I actually didn't end up eating supper until 8 pm because I got busy.  Previously, I would have tried to deny myself all the foods that I love but that only ended backfiring because I couldn't keep it up long term.

What is working for me is knowing that 3 days I week I can eat sandwiches or french fries or burgers and that I can still lose weight and still be healthy.    It has been 7 weeks since I started this journey and there has only been a handful of times that I have "cheated" on my diet.  That is the longest I have ever stuck within my daily calorie budget.  It used to be that I would eat very healthy for one or two weeks and then everything would fall apart.  7 weeks is amazing for me and I feel like I have finally found something that I can stick with for years.  Yahooooo!

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