Yes, I am going to admit it... I am a social eater. I have never been one to "eat my feelings", I rarely have anything in my house that would be considered "junk food".. I don't keep ice cream, chips, cookies or even chocolate in my house (never have), I really don't love fast food other than an occasional Jr. pastrami burger from Crown Burger..and a sandwich from Subway, but that is really it... but I LOVE, Love, love good food and being with friends, so I find myself eating out a lot... and way more than I should.
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| Eating out with 2 of my besties... I hope they don't mind I used the pic LOL |
When you love food, food becomes more of an activity than just away to feed your body. Most people would consider me a "foodie" I could watch the Food Network 24/7, and I love trying new restaurants, I love local places, fun eateries, pizzerias and just darn good food. I also love being with my friends... so over the years I have learned to combine my love of food with my love of friends and I end up eating out a lot, which means I spend a lot of money of food. I also have been blessed to know a lot of really great people from different work/social circles that I have become really close with over the years, along with my core group of amazing life long friends that I have known for many years... so I have a lot of people to eat out with. I am also a "yellow" personality I love to be social so... again, eating out for me became the easiest (and yummiest) way to spend time being with great people. I'm a little ashamed to admit this, but this week alone (which was a typical week for me) I went out to dinner/lunch with different friends 5 times (Zupa's
twice, Kneader, Texas Roadhouse, and Green Papaya)... and of course, it was fun, and delicious... but very hard to track let alone stay within my weight watchers points... I hope none of this comes off as conceited... it sounds a little egocentric, but I am not meaning it to be.. just trying to explain why it is that I eat out a lot.
All this eating out does reflect a lot on the scales... and no matter how much I exercise.. if I don't stop all of this social eating.. I am never going to lose the weight I need to. I have decided to offer myself a challenge... for the next 2 weeks... I will NOT eat out at all. Yep, you heard it...
I am abstaining from eating out for 2 whole weeks. This one is going to be tough for me... really, really, really tough, and I am going to need all the support I can get from you all...and your words of encouragement.. it is going to be an interesting 2 weeks, and I will definitely keep you posted!
I left a long comment for this one and then my internet went out! To sum up what I wrote, I am definitely a social eater, too! I love, love getting together with people and having the shared experience of getting our grub on! I'm not going to give it up, but instead, I've decided to eat a small portion at the restaurant and save the rest for later. That way, I get to enjoy myself without having to worry about calories. How is your challenge going? I don't think I would have the willpower to do it! I totally support you and know you can!
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