1st Social Evening Without Drink

Feeling so much better than I did yesterday...phew! Last night one of my friends came over for dinner and stayed the night, we had a really nice evening and Biggy cooked a very nice Chilli Con Carne. Now the friend that came over likes wine as much as I do... doesn't drink as quickly as me but we would normally always open a bottle. This time we shared a can of cider and actually I only had a tumbler size and once that was finished didn't have any more. Biggy and my friend shared another can but I had an elderflower presse instead. Do you know what... it was good. I went to bed without feeling that I had been an idiot, said something I shouldn't or like I was going to have a headache in the morning. It was fantastic and I fell asleep feeling really good about myself it has to be said! It makes me realise that when you are with true friends you don't have to drink...something I think I did do. I didn't have enough confidence or self belief in who I am and so used to have a drink to make me "more fun"...not good! Also makes me realise that the longer I go without wine the easier it will be...I just need to get rid of the mentality that people who don't drink or don't drink as much as I do are Boring. So not true.

 

Food wise yesterday was OK...I did use some of my weekly points but I am OK with that. Because of how I was feeling I didn't eat that much during the day and then when I went home felt quite hungry so had an extra SMALL serving of chilli. I hate that... when you are feeling rough and you don't know if eating is going to help you or make you feel worse..for lunch I went to Waitrose and had a look around and just didn't know what I was going to eat. I ended up making not the best decision as I had a salad from their salad bar... to be honest it was not that great and SO HARD to point up! That is one thing I wish we had in the UK.....when ever I watch American programmes the food they get from Deli's always look really nice. On the Kardashians (I know) they are always eating ready made salads and they look so yummy and different.

 

Going to the Gym tonight, normally tonight is my cleaning night (lucky me) but I didn't go to the gym last night as I picked up my friend just after work so tonight will go to the gym and do the cleaning as well!!!

 

Also I got on the scales again this morning (something I want to stop doing) and saw 198lbs.. really really feel that I will hit 196lbs by Monday especially as I am trying to stick to just my daily points and not use my weekly allowance and now I am not drinking it should be really easy!