Day 4 - The Movies Without Popcorn!!???

Today has quite possibly been the hardest day yet.  I went to see a movie with my husband tonight, and we didn't get popcorn.  Good for me?  Good for ME, you say?  God, it SUCKED!!!  Not the movie, the lack of popcorn.  That part sucked.  The movie was quite entertaining.

I found myself, for the first time in this whole business, really considering the implications of cheating on my diet tonight.  Heh...only took 4 days.  Luckily, my husband has been extremely supportive and my dear friend Tracy got me up off my arse for a nice, long walk today.  Even with that, I found myself wondering how many calories a small popcorn would set me back.

After all...I earned it, right? 

WRONG.  Another positive lesson learned is that rewarding myself with food is just not the answer.  Rewarding myself with food is the exact opposite of what I want to be doing, as a matter of fact.  I used to reward myself with a pedicure, a new purse, or a new book each time I hit small goals.  That is what I'm focusing on now.  If I make it a full week sticking to my plan, I shall reward myself with 3 hours of video gaming this weekend.  Sound lame?  Well, I have Dragon Age 2 still in the shrink that would argue otherwise, thank-you-very-much.

I have set an overarching goal.  Anyone who knows me truly understands that I am a purse nut and I have a soft spot for Coach bags.  Wanna see my reward for losing 35 pounds when (yes, when...not if) it happens?

Hello, lover....

A couple of days ago I talked about asking myself whether something was worth it or not.  Popcorn is not worth making myself wait to get something I can truly enjoy for longer than a moment.  This bag?  Oh, this bag I shall enjoy for a long, long time...<sigh>....