Tonight will be my first challenging situation I am put in where I will have to fight the urge to join in and eat with everyone else. I have been invited to an art exhibit my teacher is having and he said there would be food there, Mexican food at that which I love. I am taking my two youngest kids with me so my plan is to just focus on them and on taking pictures of the event. I've never been to an art exhibit before so that may keep my mind off of eating but you know there is always that person that asks how come you aren't eating anything. I don't want to seem rude and just say I'm not hungry, I'm just going to be honest and tell them I'm trying to lose weight. It just seems like everytime you are in a situation like this there is always a food pusher. You know what I mean the ones that say, "one bite won't hurt you" or, "go ahead and enjoy yourself, its just one time". I know some people from my class are going to be there but usually at social functions I feel like the outsider. I'm going because this counts as extra credit and it will give me a chance to get out and socialize with other photographers. I will let you know how it went when I get home tonight. This is a good learning experience for me, both for photography and for facing my fears.
Update: I attended the art exhibit and it was pretty interesting. My teacher did an exhibit on latinos because he and his wife adopted a little girl from Guatemala and they wanted her to understand her heritage and culture. We walked around and looked at the pictures and then the kids ate. The food wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. They had cut up fruit and vegetables, chips and salsa, cakes and cookies, and punch. I did have a half a glass of punch while the kids we're eating but I was able to be a good girl even though that cake with all that sugary icing was calling my name. Then on the way home I wanted a milkshake so bad but I resisted that temptation to. Why is it everything that tastes so good has to be bad for you....lol?
Here is a couple pics of the kids enjoying themselves eating. Sorry for the poor quality I just used my cheap digital camera to take these.
Oh this is exciting. I love exhibits. As for food, try to remind yourself that it's all about art and mingling with people and not about food at all. I know all about these people who push you to eat. Remember that it's not rude to take care about yourself, so if you don't want to eat - don't do it no matter what others think. I have not had luck with telling people I am on a diet, it doesn't make them stop pushing. A good strategy for me is to find something that I can eat like vegetables or fruit, put them on a plate and slowly eat them. That way you can appear to be eating when you are really not and people leave you alone. But most importantly, remember that it's all about art! Have a great time!
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ReplyDeleteRising above all the temptations/sabotage opportunities is SO SATISFYING. Heaps more satisfying than the food.
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The art exhibit was ok. My teacher did an exhibit on latinos because him and his wife adopted a little girl from Guatemala and he wanted his daughter to know about her heritage and culture. We walked around and looked at the pictures and then the kids ate. The food wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. They had cut up fruit and vegetables, chips and salsa and some cakes and cookies and punch. I had a half a glass of punch while the kids ate. So I was a good girl even though that cake sure did look good with all that sugary icing piled on top.
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Good for you, Christina! I'm very proud of you! :)
ReplyDeleteWell done! Now you know that it's possible to resist the temptation and it's going to be easier to deal with such situations in the future. I am really glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteI just started reading your blog! It sounds like you are already making some great choices. Keep it up!
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