Getting Healthy

So day two of my Biggest Loser challenge was just that: a challenge.  I didn't work out due to the cramps as a result of my long overdue monthly friend but I did try and monitor my eating.   Throughout the morning and early afternoon, I just felt rather blah and kind of down.  However, I had a decent talk with Katie over IM about it and she gave me some good advice saying that it I didn't have to do an all or nothing approach.  We talked about my horrible habits and recent addiction to fast food.   Initially, I expressed some sadness over not allowing certain indulgences.  Katie encouraged me to not give up my loves but to try and find some alternatives to make at home.

Honestly, that makes more sense.  I don't want to diet, lose the weight, stop dieting, then gain the weight back.  I have no desire to begin yo-yo dieting.  I've already lost the weight and gained it back during the past year and it's not something I want to continue.  Therefore, it's a lifestyle change that needs to occur, not a diet which means that I can't give up my favorite foods.  She mentioned trying to just replicate my favorite fast food meal at home and not worry so much about it being "healthy" at first.  After, I could then look toward healthier options.  That makes so much sense to me and in the end I want to cook our meals at home, eat when I'm hungry, stop when I begin to feel full, and increase my activity level.  I'm not looking to become the next great-American athlete or model.  I just want to lead a healthy lifestyle and be healthy in mind and body.

Tonight Dave and I cooked our dinner together, shut off the t.v., turned on some music, and just had a wonderful dinner together at our table.  It was really nice and it's definitely something that I want to continue.  We then cleaned the apartment a bit more and spent most of the evening just talking.  How incredible that just having some dinner together without the distraction of t.v. can change the entire tone of the evening.  So yeah, the first two days of eating home with Dave went really well.  I hope we can keep it going.