I noticed a major change in my habits this weekend. I found that I can actually survive going out to eat without overdoing it. It was huge accomplishment for me since I am a big eater.

My mother was in town for her sister's big 60th birthday party so we decided to go out to dinner on Friday night. My mom picked a great little restaurant not too far from our home that has some of the best barbecue around. You know those places that when you just mention the name, your stomach rumbles in excitement? It is one of those places.

After taking our drink orders and an order of Texas Egg Rolls as an appetizer, the server brought us a basket full of wonderfully soft, warm, yummy rolls. Now the pre-Weight Watchers George would have had at least 3 of these rolls before dinner arrived not to mention a Texas Egg Roll or two. But I made a better choice. I skipped the Egg Rolls entirely and only had one roll all night.

I will admit that at first it was difficult but I felt good about my choice. The fact that I made the decision to not give into habit or desire and did the right thing felt really good.

When I looked through the menu, I decided to keep up the good decision making and ordered a grilled chicken salad. It was wonderful and honestly, if I had not made those decisions I would have never even tried this entree. It was really good and extremely filling. In fact, there was still a lot left in the bowl when I was finished.

I know that the reason I made this choice is because it was the night before our meeting, but it worked. I did not give in which was the bigger accomplishment for me.

Oh and I am at 40 pounds lost so far so I do not want to mess up!

Do you have any tips for me on sticking to my guns? Willpower is sometimes hard to come by.