Day 8 - Wise Food Choices

Laura Katleman-Prue talks often about "the Child within us" So I have been trying to tame the child within me who has been encouraging me to stray for 25 years to foods that are not necessarily good for me. I already know that certain foods have things in them that leave you yearning for more - take McDonald's for instance, I can go months without going in there but once I go in and eat something, I barely can drive past a big "M" sign without having palpitations often re routing to go and have some, the child within always has space for a McDonald's and if I don't get it when i want it I have a tantrum like a 2 year old, sulking and getting angry - which usually confuses the heck out of my husband who possibly just suggested somewhere else to eat!

So I haven't been to McDonald's since I started this challenge 8 days ago and the next journey for me through the "Skinny thinking" book is really to keep those feelings of eating unnecessarily at bay and now start to focus what I am eating. I am up to the "wise food choices step 2" tried to read it last night but was so tired I fell asleep so I hope to read it today. As many people know I lost weight with weight watchers a few years back which was great but it didn't really focus on making "healthy choices" you could eat all your points in "fast food" and some days I did so this mental redirection is really good for me.

No longer do I want to judge a party by the "food table" but for the company and friends present!

Didn't eat breakfast at the right time and then I got so hungry i ate too much and now my tummy is sore! I think I ate too big a portion!!

I am feeling focused and determined to make some positive changes