Saturday, April 5, 2014

My once a week restaurant challenge!

The roller-coaster of weight loss is nothing new to any red-blooded American.  We live and breathe food--not only for necessity but for entertainment.  Today, I have already probably had my days worth of calories and I haven't moved an inch. I've had visions of exercising, enjoying the sunshine and dancing the night away but, I'm still in the bed.  Fortunately for me I have a few hours of sunshine left and tons of options.

This month I've challenged myself to only dine out at a sit-down restaurant once a week. I'm hoping this will assist my weight loss goals and help me to make healthier choices at home.  This challenge is meant to help me to look at restaurants as a new treat where I can indulge. It's also a way for me to refocus my finances on things that I can enjoy when I reach my weight loss goal.

I'm five days in and already this goal has been pretty challenging. I can't wait to look at my bank statements and my waistline next month to see if I've made any progress. Instead of rewarding myself with food I will buy myself a new outfit to celebrate my success.  What have you given up to reach your weight loss goal?