As I wrote in my recent post about gaining weight, I’m starting to do my best to change my eating habits. It hasn’t been easy since we were recently at Disney for 3 days and visiting my Aunt at the Rehab Center means not eating at home too often.

What I’ve tried to do is eat meals at the Rehab Center if they are healthy. Believe it or not, they are not very often. I looked for some restaurants today that are not fast food places and that offer salads and other foods that will help me with losing weight. I found a Cuban restaurant where I know I can find rice and beans and a place that has pitas and salads. I’ll probably go to those to see if the food is better when there’s things like sandwiches and chips for lunch at the Rehab Center.

Now that we’re home, I’m eating more fruits and vegetables. I bought my vegetables that I like to put in salads. Tomorrow I’ll cut them up so all I’ll need to do is mix them together and possibly add tuna, chicken or sardines. I also have whole grain rice mixes. They do have a lot of salt so if I eat them I’ll be sure to add beans but no dressing.

I do treat myself to a piece of chocolate every day or some other small piece of candy. That’s my treat after I’ve eaten a good healthy meal.

Slowly, but surely I’m making the changes in my eating habits so I can stick to them. I’m not expecting dramatic weight loss either.

Tis the season to eat. And I’ve been doing my share. Way too much though and it’s all been things that aren’t good for me. Cookies, chocolate, cake and all kinds of Christmas yummies like fudge are surrounding me.

I know it’s not healthy to eat these kind of things, but I try to eat a little bit and not overdo. I think we all need to have a something tasty and sweet once in a while. If I ate all the goodies that are in my house now and the ones soon to come I’ll be needing the best diet pill. Thank goodness for my my willpower.

Photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography