Day 5: Temptation

My healthy eating streak was really put to the test last night. My dear friend, Jennifer, and her family, and another dear friend, Krissan, came over last night. I bought cheese and smoked meats and my favorite Trader Joes cilantro jalapeno hummus with garlic naan, and we ordered Giordano's pizza. 


We also had an apple caramel slab pie from Trader Joes and had Gale Gand's salted caramel sauce to drizzle on top. It all looked SO delicious, but I was so caught up in getting food put out and ordering that I forgot to eat anything. By the time I was ready to eat, it was past 8 p.m., and that is my deadline for eating with intermittent fasting. So, unfortunately, and unhealthily, my dinner consumption last night was two of the wafer-thin crackers we put out and one slice of Manchego cheese, along with two glasses of wine. Ugh. I had eaten very little the rest of the day (just a smoothie) in anticipation of eating more in the evening. I think my calorie consumption was only about 600 calories. Not so good.

I guess what is encouraging, though, is that I had a great time with my two oldest friends without eating or drinking a ton. In my mind, I conflate time with friends with robust eating, so that they are intertwined. I almost always "allow" myself to eat a lot when I'm with friends. That is a pattern I need to re-wire. 

Oh, and the upshot is I was one pound down this morning. 168.4. I'm glad these first few pounds have come off quickly, because I know that this will slow down. My pattern is usually an initial burst of weight loss followed by a slowing down. It can get frustrating when only one pound comes off per week (or I even gain a pound), but I need to keep the long view in mind. 

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