September 2003 Non Scale Victories!:)

September 1, 2003: Labor Day: Hubby and I had cook out today and caught a couple of movies:) Stayed totally On Program and enjoyed a very relaxing day with hubby at home later that night!:)))


September 11, 2003: 9/11 two year mark: although this day got me down quite a bit, I am happy to report that I did NOT eat out of stress or emotions, as I would have in the past before starting ww! Food didn't really come to my mind at all. When I needed a break from all that was going on, I got in to a nice hot bubble bath, lit a few candles and put on some soft music to listen to:) Nice to know that food no longer controls me, even on my worst days:)))

September 14, 2003: Guess my first NSV this month would be actually finding time to get this NSV page up tonight! LOL!!! I have been so busy this month, what with belly dancing and now becoming a part of the Couch To 5K Challenge!:) I am looking forward to running my first 5K next year with a girlfriend of mine here!:))) Various NSV's this month range from newer jeans now getting loose (Yeah!!) to other shirts and shorts now becoming way too big for me to even wear at all anymore! LOL:)))

September 15, 2003: Today's NSV was that I stayed On Program when under a ton of Stress!!

First, Poor hubby woke up with an ear infection (on his Birthday of all days!) and we went to doctor's office. He was put on two medicines and he went in to work to finish some stuff up.

I was going to make a new WW salmon recipe for us for lunch but found out that the salmon we had just bought went bad that fast, so I just quickly made us up something else for lunch instead!

I had gotten us tickets to a baseball game that night, as a surprise for him, but the doctor said no way to us going, so we gave the tickets away and cuddled in at home to watch the Cowboy's game. Had plans to go to steak house for dinner (where they'd bring cake to table after dinner) but, when he came home early from work later that day due to feeling worse, we chose to stay home and ordered pizza instead. I only had one slice, had daily points available to cover it, and I was very proud of myself for that!:)))

Later on that evening, realizing we had no cake now, I quickly made up a batch of chocolate chocolate chip cookies, after finding the point friendly recipe in my new WW cookbook! (thanks WW!) and I put a candle in to one of those and sang Happy Birthday to him! LOL!:)))

I am so glad that I no longer let stress turn me to food! That was the best feeling that night!:) Ok, that and the fact that the Cowboys won their game too! LOL!!:))) So, we tossed off the bad day and we have made plans to "reschedule his Birthday" to Saturday! LOL!!:))


September 20, 2003: Bought new jeans today! Jordache jeans in size 7/8!!!!!:)))) OMG!!! I can not even remember when the last time was that I wore Single Digits!!! I am SO happy today!!!:)))))

Also got to meet Ell & K, from Newbie posting board, today too!!!:)))) They both look so great and are so friendly and sweet!!! We didn't have a lot of time to visit with them, but we are hoping to get together with them again soon!!:)))


September 27, 2003: During a somewhat stressful morning, I found myself in front of a vending machine, looking at the best package of Oreo cookies I have ever seen! LOL:) The change in my pocket called to me and I honestly considered buying them. But I didn't!!:))) I stopped and thought about how far I have come, and where I wanted to be at, and I smiled and walked away!!!:))) I felt very proud of myself at that moment and every moment since!:))))