Reality check from the husband...
Last night my husband and I took the kids out for a dinner pizza buffet. I scrapped the toppings off of a small slice of chicken pizza and few bites later... was full. My husband polished off three plates while my kids went for the ice cream/desert pizza. Then my husband went back for his treats, and I spent about an hour jus****ching them eat as I sat there bored.
On the way home, (in my best woe-is-me voice) I made the comment of, "sometimes I wish I could eat more than a few bites..."
My husband's reply, "Pull up some of those before pics, and I bet you'll be happy you can only eat a few bites. One buffet and it's all over! (meaning one buffet leads to another and another)"
At first, I was feeling a little insulted! Like what do you mean "pull up my before pics?? Are you pointing out how fat I was??"
As I drove, I thought about it... and he was absolutely right. I might be bored at the buffe****ching others eat, feeling a little left out at times... but I never want to go back to the way I was. For me, one buffet does lead to another... and another... and another... and another! I love buffets! I love the volume of food, I love the variety, I love the hour spend stuffing your face all while thinking about what's going to hit my plate next.
So that was my reality check-- that my sleeve was the only thing standing between me and room full of pizza buffet! I'm so glad my sleeve was there to save me from myself!!
Sometimes we do need a reality check. I'm glad you were able to see the positive out of what your husband said!!
P.S. Keep up the great work!!
I agree!! I told my NUT that I had a teary moment in a restaurant when I had created some perfect bites and my husband kindly pointed out that I was eating more than usual. She was horrified, I was grateful!! I did pout for a few minutes in the restaurant and then stopped. I would have regretted it later, physically and emotionally. Sometimes, tough love is exactly what is needed. We're childhood sweethearts married for 25 years and I am very lucky. I do tease him that I wish he had pointed out how big I had gotten over the years. I swear I knew I was overweight, but didn't realize the extent. I also have a weird issue where I still feel...like me. I know I am smaller, but I don't see the big change that others do.
Just weird, I guess.