It’s all up to me

I finally chose to eat something not on my plan tonight.  It actually wasn’t at dinner, I did very well there.  I ate a late lunch so I wasn’t starving and my youngest son cooperated by taking a late nap so we were able to arrive when everyone else was already eating.  Then I had to feed him so by the time I made it to the table there weren’t too many people to notice I was only eating from the relish tray.  It was honestly what I preferred, beyond the fact that it was the healthiest choice because his grandma went simple this year (finally) and just had shaved ham sandwiches.  I HATE shaved ham so I wouldn’t have chosen to eat it even if I wasn’t avoiding bread.  Anyway, I made it through the night and chose not to eat any pie or goodies.

Then we got home and we were putting out cookies and milk for Santa.  My older son wanted to share a cookie and I figured why not??  Half of a sugar cookie would taste good and it wouldn’t be so much that it would throw me off track.  If I had stuck with the 1/2 cookie I would be ok but between the time he went to bed and now I have eaten 2 1/2 more cookies and nearly a whole piece of that damn cherry pie we brought home from my MIL.  Borrowing an idea from Round, though, I enjoyed every bite of everything I ate

So why am I blogging at 11:00 pm on Christmas Eve?  This is like a confessional for me.  Now that I am posting it here I can forget about it and move on to tomorrow.  I made some sugar-free jello to take to my grandma’s and I know there will be a big relish tray and roast beef that I can eat.  I am going to allow myself to eat a peanut cluster or 2 but I’m going to save them for right before we leave so I can’t be tempted to eat more as the day goes on.

Time to go to bed, kiddies will be up soon enough to see what Santa brought them.