That old adage came to mind as I was thinking about how you all might be doing with the new plan. It's the old are you an optimist or a pessimist idea. Are you optimistic that the new changes will not only be great for your weight loss but also your cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure? Or are you pessimistic about the plan because the changes have made your favourite treat 4 points higher and your weekly extra points less? For me? Honestly at first I was a bit of both. I love striving to be healthier and age well but I was also pissed that my pie and chocolate would cost me a lot more! In the end however, my constant goal to be my healthiest self won out: the changes are worth it to me. As for the 49 weeklies? I could never eat all my 49 weeklies and lose weight anyway so I had already lowered them.
Yup, I am a problem solver too. I won't spend the points on pie because it is not worth it to me, but I will find sometime else in the "dessert" department that is worth it. And someday pie may be worth it to me again, but not right now. It gets in the way of getting to my goal, so nope, not worth it.
If you're feeling "half empty" I urge you to let it go and move toward "half full". How do you do that? First of all accept that the plan has changed, being upset/angry about it will do you no good at all, in fact non-acceptance will just mire you down. Secondly, the health benefits are undeniable and isn't that fantastic??? Embrace that and love that, it will lift your spirits! And thirdly, none of your favourite indulgences are off the table completely, the new plan just asks you to look at them in a new light and decide how much and how often they are worth it. Maybe that new light will be candle light at a weekly dinner instead of the light thrown off nightly by the TV. You get to decide.
Or beer.
Or a nice piece of chocolate, or peanut butter!
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