Navigating Easter

Ugh.  The lure of chocolate eggs and marshmallow bunnies.

We traveled over Easter, spending time in two households and a hotel.  There was even a big Easter party with friends -- that included a pot luck and lots of Easter basket treats.  At first I did pretty well, but by sunset on Easter I had to admit that my little snacks, nibbles, and taste tests added up to quite a bit.  I really should have tracked my Weight Watchers points; that honesty would have helped me stay on a more even keel despite declaring it a splurge day.  The next day was my meeting and weigh-in.  For the first time since joining in February, I was up instead of down.  It was only a half pound gained, but it was demoralizing.  For a couple of days I skidded and spun, craving sugar like crazy.  I've had sugar all along, but only in isolated bits and after a meal.  I also splurged and had several Diet Dr. Peppers.

It was kind of miserable, really.  I badly wanted sugary, carb-laden, over-processed foods but at the very same time I knew that they weren't satisfying me.  I'd eat one thing and immediately want another.  I gritted my teeth and stopped the treats cold turkey.  After two days of eating well and good exercise, I felt normal again.  And the scale is dropping again.

Whew!

I don't want to go back there again.  I think those sugary treats are almost always going to have to be isolated, separated by good food so they don't become a downward spiral.  And any sort of smugness I felt about these changes being permanent is gone.  I'm going to be careful.