Weight Loss Journey, Entry April 23, 2014. Our Dog Eats Better Than We Do

Last year my husband and I joined a gym and made a commitment to get healthy. We are so tired of being overweight. We look decent enough, but who wants to be decent? We want to be hot!

For a few months before joining the gym I had been writing down what I was eating in a spiral and it really opened my eyes to how easy it is to reach 1000 calories before dinner. I've never realized 9-10 chips is aproximately 150 calories and 2 tablespoons of salad dressing is easily 145 calories. No wonder I'm so freaking fat.

I decided to journal my weight loss journey. In my new journal I am going to record my thoughts, struggles, what I eat and when I actually exercise. I'm hoping that I can eliminate emotional eating by writing about my emotions instead of eating my emotions. I will also use the journal to keep me motivated and help me do better, eat better and exercise more often.

This is the first page of my journal. I realized while writing that my dog, Chimi, eats better than my family. Not only does she make better choices but we also make better choices for her as well--don't let the dog have chocolate or junk food she might get sick. My kids can freely choose their own food for snacking usually pick junk food. But our dog, she only gets junk food when it falls to the ground. Plus, our dog would rather have lettuce than Cheetos. She ignores the junk food on the floor and only when she realizes we are done eating for the day then she will eat it.  I think it's time to revamp my attitude towards food and start being mindful of what I eat and copy the dog. I also must start shopping wiser so my kids won't have the temptation of junk food in the house.

Journal Entry:  April 23, 2014

Chimi the Chihuahua

This is my dog, Chimi. Her real name is Chimichanga Chunk. She is a big chihuahua.
Chimi does not think that she is a dog. She never lets any dog near her. Only one time she allowed another female chihuahua to sniff her, but that only lasted for about 15 seconds. I have tried presenting a newborn puppy to Chimi and she was deathly afraid of the puppy. She wouldn't even look at it. Anytime we try to get a dog around her she acts as if we're abusing her and looks at us like "What have I done to deserve this?"
Chimi does not lick people, does not dig in the dirt, runs away when you say "come", does not chew on dog treats, and only likes mild weather.  She definitely does not act like a "normal" dog.
Actually, Chimi thinks she is human and thinks that she is one of my kids...seriously. When I say "time to eat"  or anything towards my children she gets excited as if I'm talking to her. Just like a kid she takes all her toys out of her toy box but doesn't play with them.  And Chimi follows me as I walk around the house which my kids used to do when they were toddlers.

Chimi @ 6 years (human)

Toddler Chimi

When Chimi was a puppy she fit in a shoe box.

Today I moved her bed and found her treats that she had hid. She has barely chewed any of them.

Here is what she would rather chew...a napkin.  It's a mystery.