{"id":35199,"date":"2012-12-03T08:02:42","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T16:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=35199"},"modified":"2012-12-02T17:32:57","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T01:32:57","slug":"skirts-too-tight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=35199","title":{"rendered":"Skirt’s Too Tight"},"content":{"rendered":"

I bought a skirt back in September for that Yelp party<\/a> that I went to with friends. The dress code was plaid and I ended up buying two skirts–a new one from Target and a really cute one at Goodwill that I ended up wearing to the event. Fast forward two months later and I decided I’d wear that skirt I got from Target for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving day I pulled the wool pencil skirt on and zipped it up. It was tight. Very tight. Tighter than I remembered it being two months ago. I could zip it up but the skirt felt uncomfortable. It wasn’t quite the “it’s so tight I can’t breathe or sit down” tight but it was close. I ended up wearing a different skirt for the holiday.<\/p>\n

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It was disheartening. I felt depressed about the skirt. I was frustrated that the extra couple pounds I had were effecting my wardrobe. I was angry at myself for getting lazy with my food. It was probably a combination of several things. I had gained 1.5 pounds since I got back from Hawaii and then I took a week off from the gym when I was sick. I don’t\u00a0think<\/strong> I’ve been THAT lazy with my calorie counting and I’ve definitely had more good days than bad food days…so why is that skirt so tight!??!<\/p>\n

What I’m Going to Do<\/span><\/h4>\n

Michael said it was all in my head. The combination of taking the week off from the gym and Thanksgiving foods was playing tricks on my brain. Perhaps. But I think the skirt being too tight is physical evidence that is clearly NOT all in my head. Michael suggested I ditch dairy and carbs for a few weeks. That’s a decent suggestion. I have been eating more bread lately. Dairy is too hard for me to give up. I eat a lot of plain Greek Yogurt and cottage cheese and I don’t want to give those up.<\/p>\n

What can I do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know what to do. I’ve done it many times and I need to just be more accurate with my portions, measure my foods, and count my calories diligently. I don’t have a problem eating healthy snacks because I love fruit and vegetables (my lunch today was cottage cheese, steamed green beans and 2 satsuma oranges). It’s the “other” temptations I need to focus on.<\/p>\n

Limit the Nibbles and Bites.<\/strong> I know I’m not alone in this habit: do you ever stand in front of the fridge, deciding on what snack to eat and you mindlessly munch of cheese? And then don’t count those calories? Yep, I do that sometimes. It’s a bad habit that needs to be STOPPED! Those nibbles catch up to my waistline quickly.<\/p>\n

Limit Desserts.<\/strong> My house is now free of ice cream, cookies and candy. All of the Halloween candy I had stashed and had been eating is gone and won’t tempt me. I can make better choices for dessert, and I DON’T have to eat dessert every night. Even though I want to…<\/p>\n

Limit Alcohol.<\/strong> This is easy for me to give up for awhile. While I love wine and I love pairing with meals, I rarely feel like it’s a necessity with my meal. Sparkling water is fine with me!<\/p>\n

Timeline<\/span><\/h4>\n

I started this diligent plan a few days after Thanksgiving and so far it’s going well. The holidays are coming up. There are two events that I am concerned about: my family Christmas party and Michael’s office Christmas party. I know those events will be hard. I’m going to do my best to eat what I want in moderation without getting crazy and bingeing on the things I want (i.e. Christmas cookies and egg nog).<\/p>\n

What about you? Are you feeling the squeeze from the holidays? Are you trying to reign it in?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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