Swiss rolls
I dodged a huge bullet yesterday. I teach French, German and Spanish to middle schoolers and I was previewing a video about French Christmas traditions to see if I wanted to show it in class. One tradition is to eat a cake that resembles a yule log and I was thinking of how I could bring this to my class. Finally it clicked, those Little Debbie Swiss Rolls look very similar to the yule log. I quickly calculated the price in my head and realized it wouldn’t break the bank to get a swiss roll for every kid as a nice holiday treat. Then I realized that even the strongest willpower would not allow me to get through the day without eating one so I decided not to bring the treats to class. But the damage had been done; thoughts of swiss rolls were swimming in my head. After making 100% healthy choices for 10 days I broke. My hubby and oldest son were out of the house and the baby was down for a nap so I scoured the cabinets looking for something that would satisfy. I was smart enough to realize I wasn’t going to eat just anything…if I was going to break my diet it was going to be for something that I really wanted. Thank God we didn’t have anything yummy in the house. Even though the craving stuck with me through the rest of the night I made it through without straying from the plan.
And let me be honest. I think part of what fueled this urge was the fact that I caved and hopped on the scale. I was feeling light (don’t ask my how I can tell, I just thought the scale would make me happy) and instead of going down the scale was up to 284.5 (I was 283.0 on Monday). Realistically I know that weighing yourself naked first thing in the morning is going to get better results than fully clothed with a full bladder at 5 in the evening but somehow I was still expecting a miracle.
So this reinforces my resolve to stay off the scale. I am going to save it for a treat on Sunday morning because I know it will show some progress and we have a party Sunday afternoon/evening which will test my resolve. Having good momentum to get me through the day is what I need. Plus, my 3 sisters will be at this party as well (they are the ones that I am in the contest with) so I think we will keep each other in check.
That WAS a close call! Good thing you didn’t have any suitable substitute in the house.
The scale can be wacky like that. Over this past week, its fluctuated as much as four pounds in two days. But first thing in the morning is always the lowest, so that’s what I use for my weigh-in days.