My Diet, week 6-Badness

According to prediction, I should have lost 5 pounds. The Monday morning scale said...exactly that! I lost five pounds. Proud of myself, yes.

I confidently went to a potluck party and did not overeat.

However, I then went out to breakfast once and dinner three times. One of the dinners was Italian food that was not shared. Then my great cook friend invited me over for barbecue. Many meals in a short time. (Yes, social events can pile up.) I ate even when I felt a little bloated---because the food was soooo good. I had to take Alka Seltzer twice. I didn't sleep well. To top it off, I gained two pounds. Arrrgghh! I was emotionally distraught. Despair can creep in very easily at times like this. All that work to lose five pounds and then gain two of them back like Snap! How unfair! Well, not exactly.

Here's the truth about what happened:

• I ate too many meals.
• I ate when I wasn't hungry.
• I ate quickly.
• I ate bread.
• I had wine with two of the dinners, and not just one glass.
• I ate dessert.

I wasn't a complete pig, no more than anyone else I told myself. I acted surprised and outraged when I got on the scale. But I wasn't, not really.

Eventually I calmed down and got back on my diet. Next time, I vowed, I would notice when I was feeling bloated, when I was full, and when I didn't really want that dessert or extra glass of wine.