WOW moment - restaurants!!

I kind of passed this WOW moment by... but it hit me yesterday...
I was at my WW meeting and the leader said, "Is going out to eat hard?" And as people said, "Yes!" in my head I said, "No.. I don't go out to eat." And all of a sudden... it hit me, I barely ever go out to restaurants anymore!

I used to go to a sit-down restaurant every day! It was dinner for me... it was an activity for me.. a place to relax.

But I realized... now I go out to eat maybe once a month. I have been doing so much yummy cooking that restaurant food just seems . And I can't even imagine how much money I am saving...WOW.

I bet it saves you a TON of money!  I know my grocery bill has gone down since I'm not buying all the junk I used to.  (course I'm probably making up for it in the protein shake/bar area- oh well)

I used to really look forward to grocery shopping on the weekend because that meant a "trip into town," where we'd stop at some place fast food on the way home.  ("Town" is about 15 minutes away where they have a Cub Foods. We live amidst cornfields)  Man I looked forward to that.  And Fridays, I used to pick up dinner on the way home from work, and always a stop to get candy and more snack junk too.  So glad those rituals are no more. 

Congratulations on that awesome WOW moment!!

It is wonderful that you are taking an interest in cooking now. I hardly ever eat out either. Food can be made so much healthier at home.

Good fo you!!

Hugs....connie d

That's cool, Elena. But what did I miss? Why WW meetings?

You didn't miss anything... I've been doing WW since one month before surgery. It really helped me get into good habits pre-op and now it's just an amazing group of support for me. My leader is one of the best in the country and he just motivates me to live healthy... so I go every week! I get great recipe ideas, food tips, etc...