happy new year!
super saya ng holidays ko! december is also my wedding anniversary month and the Hub and i have a tradition that we've kept since year 2. during the past however, we indulged in every food we saw, stuffed ourselves mad, then lay down to watch tv until the carbo rush drowses us to eventual sleep. pagkagising, kain uli. lalabas konti. tapos kain uli. at onga pala, kakain pa uli hehe.
this year was different :)
the only part left of the tradition is the tradition per se, plus eating every food we saw and sought. this time however, our portions were smaller. hinayaan namin ang sarili namin to enjoy food that we haven't tasted since our eating plan - and it felt good!
merong konting guilt twing pagtapos, pero what kept us going was the fact that we knew we could return to the healthy eating plan after the holidays. alam kasi namin that we both actually enjoy our balanced, low sugar, low fat, low salt way of life. bukod sa nasasanay na ang palates namin, the results are joyful. alam din namin na hindi kami in denial about this. we had a great time!
each day of the anniversary holiday, we worked out. we swam, hit the gym, and walked the streets like we were wanting to pee so bad and were trying to look for rest rooms that weren't there. itagtag ang sweet and sour pork!! hahahaha
sobrang saya not only because of the food we got to eat again, but because we realized that on our 9th year as husband and wife, we have gotten closer because of the eating plan. we are each other's encouragement, police, shoulder to cry on (lalo na kung may feature ng cake sa tv), masseuse (well, more the Hub than me kasi ako mas madalas maglambing ng masahe hehe), chef, and fan. such a big leap from who were were to each other in terms of food and eating in the past - validation.
"let's get your tofu chips", the Hub said to me on movie day, one of the foods i wanted to eat again. but this time, he said it with a whole lot more than just consenting to my eating indulgences to validate his own. it was respect and trust. respect for his wife whom he knows makes God-guided decisions and has now learned to consult the Same when it comes to her addiction, and trust for his partner that her desire for food has become less than her desire to reach her desired weight. as for me, when i looked at him while he enjoyed his long-missed curry laksa, i fell more in love with him than i ever had in my whole life. enjoy your food honey ko, i know you'll be back to the healthy eating plan in a couple of weeks.
this is a man who has for many many years enjoyed life by eating everything in his mom's meal table and in huge amounts, who would not touch even a picture of pechay, and who has now willed to live to the full by eating the right food, and taking his wife along the journey. a great 2 weeks indeed!
eto na, weigh-in na halaaaaa!!!!! i weighed myself where i always do and around the same time and situation. another happiest moment of my life. after 2 weeks of indulgence and just 4 days back into the eating plan, i lost 2 pounds :)
my Encouragement looked me in the eye and lovingly told me "good job, honey :)" i should have answered "couldn't have done this without your support! i love you!" instead of "nice haircut!" hwaaaaaaaaa
Ninety pounds to go!
