If I won the lottery....

The other day as I was day dreaming, I got to thinking about winning the lottery.  We've all done it, well most of us anyway.  In the past I've thought about how many cars I'd buy and what type of house/mansion I'd get.  Seven cars right?!  One for each day of the week!  A home with a movie theatre and a giant game room for all the gaming I'd play.  Big ass swimming pool and of course a giant garage space for those seven cars.  On the lake!

What does this have to do with living forever?  Not much in reality.  Just like when we read about the movie star who is getting in shape for some movie they're going to star in or the TV show where all these over weight people "show" us how to lose weight.  This is a fantasy as in both situations the help they are getting is not available to the rest of us. 
So winning the lottery would allow me to work out every day with a trainer and get meals that would satisfy me plus be healthy and nutritious.  Hey, I could be just like a movie star!  Or a reality TV star.  Maybe I'll skip the cars and mansions? 

Living a healthy life is probably a way better use of the lottery win.  Okay maybe a couple of cars.

Since I haven't won the lottery, not for want of trying might I say, I have to rely on common sense among other things.  That includes my experiment of not eating in front of the computer/TV.  I've now tried this for a couple of meals during my work week.  The results are interesting in that I found that it does seem to make a difference.  The difference being that I don't have that expectation at the end of the meal of still being hungry.  Something I notice way more than I should when eating while watching a movie or TV show.  I'm going to try to keep this up, at least as often as I can.

I also rely on my workouts and my trainer to keep me focused.  I've started back at the gym.  I have a plan as I've said and that plan includes getting into the gym most days of the week.  Spending time with L is a huge help.  The other classes are going to make it fun and exhausting at the same time.

The first weeks food program wasn't as focused as I'd like but that is always going to be an issue.  Again L had some good input.  I'm going to readjust the lite food day as I think I'm fooling myself that I'm actually cutting back that day.

I've lost three pounds in the last week so it's started and it's up to me to keep it going.

Next time: What "they" say about how to eat out and make it work for you....