My wife’s family’s annual gathering was this weekend. She is one of 29 first cousins. Every year at this time, the family makes the trek to Granny’s cabin. The population of Mulberry Grove , Illinois
This is my ninth trip to the shindig. We go for good food, great conversation and Kubb.
This is the first year I’ve gone to Granny’s weighing less than I did the year before. Pretty impressive, eh?
For two weeks now, I’ve gotten up early and worked out before going out to work. I’m getting into a pretty firm routine. My muscles are killing me and I’m loving it.
I had a few options as this weekend approached.
Option A: I could have avoided it and worked out instead.
Option B: Attend, have fun, eat sensibly.
Probably the best bet. I could go, make mostly healthy choices and indulge in a few treats. Hopefully the rest of my life will look like Option B.
But there ended up being a third option.
Option Jay: Attend, have fun, eat way too much for way too long.
Woops.
We were on the way home before I realized, “Hey, maybe I should have thought about what I was eating!”
For 48 wonderfully terrible hours I reverted back to Eat Everything Guy.
And I blame the cheese.
A friend of the family brings this garlic Velveeta contraption that captures your imagination. It boggles the mind. It controls the will.
I would walk through walls for that stuff.
What is it about family gatherings that tend to make us revert back to what we were?
I should have asked for help. Surely one of my wife’s 28 first cousins could have talked me down off the cheese ledge.
I should have gone to the opposite side of the yard where I wouldn’t have heard the siren call.
Instead, I start over this week. I don't know how much weight I put on this weekend. I do know that I begin again tomorrow.
So, what’s the best way to keep motivated at family get-togethers?
Do you revert? Do you stand strong?
I'd like to know. Because knowing is half the battle.
I think either option B or option Jay. I have had to endure lots of parties or social gatherings while I was trying to eat healthier. A lot of times I will bring something yummy but still healthy that way I know there will be something that I can eat way too much of and not feel horrible. On the other hand, I have completely blown it too. I think as long as you can get right back to it when you get home, that is how you maintain long-term weight loss. You adjust accordingly when you need to.
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