Survived a family reunion, almost

   Last weekend our family went to a reunion in Moab.  You know . . . .reunion = food!  I had been a little worried about this, and was trying to take precautions.  I found out that the main course was BBQ shredded pork.  No problem . . . I would have the shredded pork, skip the bun and shoot for the whole foods.  It was a good plan. . . and I was really good, just taking a little bit of other foods (pork and beans, tater tot casserole, strawberry coolwhip salad, fresh vegies and fruit).  Coming back for seconds was not such a good idea, nor was the dessert . .  but amazingly enough, when I started to eat the lemon filled cake, it just wasn't that good.  I would have always finished a dessert but only ate half and couldn't eat another bite. 
   My weight on the scale looked crappy the next morning.  It took me 3 days to recover, weight wise. but I did not give up.  I try to tell myself that each day is a new day and that even if I don't do so well one day, I can start over with the good habits I have been working on.
   One thing I have learned is that it is better to stick with whole foods.  I can eat a lot more and commonly still have room by calorie count to eat things I really wanted.  It's a trade off.  Yesterday was the Fourth of July.  I was cooking, so provided plenty of whole foods - salad with lots of veggies, corn on the cob, watermelon.  My daughter had brought a patriotic ice cream cake and I did not want to miss out.  I ate my hamburger with a tomato on it, skipped the butter on the corn, skipped the dressing on my salad, and ate    1 1/2 pieces of ice cream cake.  It was to die for and I was still under the wire for calories.  I did my 60 minutes on the treadmill in the morning, so I felt pretty amazed with myself!!