Hummm....

I have made a decision regarding my eating.

I gave up chocolate candy over 5 years ago.... went from eating 5 0r 6 candy bars per DAY at my worst, to no candy bars and I have not wanted a candy bar since I made that decision.

This med the dr. put me on for some weird reason has wiped out my taste for carbonated drinks. Thats GREAT because I was drinking up to 3 or 4 per day. I drink bottled water now.. or occasionally iced tea. No carbonated drinks since mid-October at the beach.

Another "food demon" I have been dealing with is snack cakes... I could work a Little Debbie into my food point allowance till that would be about ALL I could have for the day... no points left for anything healthy. I have not had a snack cake since mid-October. Praise God I don't want snack cakes...

HOWEVER.... I still have a hankering for something sweet on a daily basis. That's when DH bought the bag of 400 tiny teeny tiny tootsie rolls. 12 make up a serving. I have been eating groups of 12 on and off all day - bet I've had 60.

My heartburn tonight tells me to draw the line and leave those things OFF. I NEVER have heart burn. Tootsie Rolls are off my list. I am going to limit sweets - I will figure out the best way to do it and not be deprived if I want something sweet.

I have done miraculously WELL. We ate at Olive Garden tonight... got the mixed grill which is a combination of steak, chicken, grilled veggies and potatoes. Delicious! DH and I split the platter only I gave him 95% of it. I took one piece of chicken and one piece of steak - both about the size of a silver dollar. Three or 4 little potato chunks, a spoonful of veggies (squash), 1/3 of a bread stick, and a little bowl of salad. I've also had a banana today and 3 tea muffins. At lunch I had a small portion of his Greek salad with grilled chicken - not over a cup.

Today's food has been more than I have eaten in one day for the past 6 weeks. I will be glad when we get home!!!!!