Tea and Gianduja
My mom’s little diet program is going pretty well.
Okay, so I completely abandoned it this weekend, but only in celebration of Luca’s birthday.
And today I did technically eat a piece of gianduja, but at the last minute I sat down before eating it, so at least I only broke one of the two rules. (The rules being don’t eat standing up and don’t eat dessert).
Plus, I drank tea afterwards to make up for the slip (Rule Number Three: Drink tea instead of eating when you get hungry)–do I get bonus points for that?
I haven’t actually lost any weight yet, but you have to remember that my scale is in kilos (chilos in Italian), so I have to lose 2.5 pounds before the numbers on the scale change.
Since I’m working out five times a week I feel a lot better at least; the not-drinking-alcohol thing makes you feel so pure! I enjoy that. Mom says that every time you’re about to give into temptation you need to remember your objectives! Eye on the prize!!
(Sidenote: The Janet McConologue Lifestyle Diet is based on a two minute conversation I had on the phone with my Mom a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t acutally talked to her since then, but having a long-distance relationship with your personal trainer requires a little imagination).
You can bet I’ll be venting my food frustrations in Toothsome
Speaking of keeping your eye on the prize, I have a couple. One is a skirt that Dad bought me in Costa Rica last year. It still doesn’t fit but I keep it hanging in front of the closet so I don’t forget about it. The other is my wedding ring which I haven’t been able to get off for years. I still can’t but at least I can move it towards the knuckle. Dad’s afraid of what will happen if I ever am able to take it off! Not to worry!
I have a distinct feeling that the close to 10 pounds I lost in the “blushing bride diet” (ie you’re so busy and nervous that you forget to eat or don’t eat very much) has come back.
I think rule #3 is probably the key to the diet – I think so many times we think we’re hungry, but we’re really just bored or thirsty. I have a box of pear green tea at work that I’m going to have to try using for this Janet diet method.