FatBloggers.net A little push to lose the tush.

Last weekend we traveled to Michigan to attend and celebrate my wife’s youngest brother’s high school graduation.  Of course this meant there was copious amounts of delicious and not terribly healthy food available, that I had no hand in preparing, so I had to guess, poorly, at the calories.  I found myself immediately drawn back into my old eating habits - eating fast, wanting to get seconds, popping down an extra piece of coffee cake standing at the counter.  It’s scary how quickly being outside my comfort zone affected my eating.  I tried to be conscious of it, and I was able to eat less than I really wanted to, but it was a LOT harder than when I’m at home.  I’ve gone to Michigan twice since the diet started, and both times, I gained weight while away from home.  I’m sure there’s stress involved there, but it’s still scary. I’m not sure what this means - perhaps it just serves as a reminder for how fragile weight-loss can be, and how hard it is to break habits, especially the bad ones.

 On a better note, this visit was the first time I’d seen quite a few family members since I’ve lost a lot of weight, and I don’t think there was a single person that didn’t comment to me to my wife about how good I looked (which is code for less fat than before).  This is nice, but I’m really not used to being the center of attention, so it was a little awkward.  I guess it’s a good problem to have though, I’m not complaining.