Non-Scale Victories

[RollerCoaster]

I know it's been a while but I have still been working normal eating and making an effort. I still have total faith that this path works and honestly I would never go back to dieting. This is harder but at least i feel progress instead of the merry go round of dieting!

But looking back on dieting, one of my favorite things about the blogs, etc. was non scale victories! I think these have to be my lifeline because I don't have the scale to measure my success.

So I thought I would make a discussion where we can add our non-scale victories! I will start....

I no longer find myself doing mindless snacking in front of the tv! I have stopped buying chips because I no longer feel the urge to munch in front of the tv. I think that's a pretty big success!

I'd love to hear yours...

[Maren]

This week I havent tracked one calorie that has entered my mouth. In the last 8 months, I have tracked everything I have eaten on my computer. Last week I took off my bodybugg and havent tracked since. That was huge for me! I was completely terrified but I have to learn to trust myself. I have done better than expected!

[Susan]

For a very long time now, I'm totally okay with having peanut butter, cookies, chips, pop tarts, cereal, ice cream, and a zillion other things I used to binge on in the cupboard. I end up throwing things away or taking them to work because no one in the family eats them. I recently broke my elbow and, instead of freaking out and taking solace in food, I've been walking extra and eating normally.

[Janice]

I had a recent victory last week. I knew we were having pizza for lunch at work and I knew I would eat some. I planned ahead and brought a salad with me. I ate one slice of pizza and my salad. Normally, I would have caved and had 2 or 3 slices of pizza. This way, I satisfied my taste for pizza but I did not over do it. It's a small victory but like you mentioned, this is a hard process. But well worth the effort to eat "normal."