Wendy Gets Fit

Today was a great day! This is my oldest son, Triston. :) Look at those dimples! :) We spent the day together. A rare day of just me and him. We went back to school shoe shopping and even to lunch! :) His choice. He chose Olive Garden. As we were pulling in (its right beside Logan's Roadhouse) he says "oh lets go to Logan's" I say "NO! The ROLLS WILL TEST ME AND I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH YET!" lol

We both laughed about that but I was so serious.

Last night I had a heart to heart with my kids. I explained to them why I'm doing this and why its important for me to get healthy. I explained to them a few of my medical conditions and told them that this wasn't some diet or temporary thing, it was life or death for me. If i continue down this road,  I won't be here much longer and I need their help. I need their encouragement and I'd like for ALL of us to get healthy. Together. We laughed, we cried, we promised each other that we would work this out. I love my kids. This morning Aubrey and Trevor made me a glass of ice water and brought it to me and said to remember to drink lots of water today! :)

So, we go into The Olive Garden and I order water with lemon and the soup and salad (I love their salad and although I'm a huge pasta fan, their salad wins for me so I didn't feel deprived at all) The waitress brings the bread sticks out and I look at them and literally have a WAR in my head...

This blog would be so awesome if i said "nope, I didn't have one single bread stick."

Well, it will just have to be awesome without me saying that because I did have ONE bread stick.

BUT, I think that's awesome because the old Wendy would have had several and the waitress would have brought a few baskets of bread... I can't explain my love of bread. Sweets are NO problem for me... not even cheesecake but bread...ah, its my weakness.

I got one bread stick and I broke off little pieces and made it last the entire meal. I really feel like I did good! :)

I ate mostly salad and I didn't even finish my one bowl of soup. It was the Chicken and Gnocchi which I know probably has a lot more calories than the Minestrone but its so good. I said no to the cheese and I drank almost 3 glasses of water with lemon.

I probably burned a few calories laughing at Triston. He ordered the Chicken Parmesan and I was trying to explain why they gave him a spoon and a fork and attempted to show him how to use it. He had me laughing at him so much that the lady at the table next to us came over and said her daughter (who was in her late 20's) never uses the spoon either but she told Triston "The way your mother is trying to teach you is the proper way. Keep trying, you'll get it." :)

He still thinks its stupid that you get a spoon with spaghetti lol.
"Just twist it with your fork and shove it all in your mouth." Haha, He'll understand one day.

I guess the point of this blog is my awareness. My awareness of what I should be eating and what I shouldn't be eating... I'm more AWARE. Aware of what's really worth it. That's a step in the right direction. I'm really making better choices. I could have ordered the eggplant parmesan or the FRIED RAVIOLI (damn you, Olive Garden) but I made better choices! :) Today was a good day.

The best part, I am being a good influence on my kids. Aubrey asked for a snack today when I got home. (she is 6 for those of you that don't know) and instead of a bag of chips, she chose an apple and brought me one and said "I'll eat healthy with you, Mama." :) Made my heart smile!

Have A Healthy Day!

<3 Wendy