Best Possible Choices When Faced With Bad Options

This past weekend I was faced with making the best possible choices I could between several bad options. With food, I know this situation arises all the time for us. Consequently, this could assist in the issue of extra-unwanted pounds creeping on your waistline, hips or buttocks.
My day started with a 5-hour trip south into Virginia for a rehearsal gathering for a wedding that my husband was in. We were running late, so there was no stopping on the way. Plus, if you know you are being fed, why get any food prior? That was my first mistake because I did not know what was being served. When you have no idea what is on a menu, get a little something in your stomach (just in case). I had a few snacks in the car, so as a result I was famished. When we got to our destination, it was a very casual and inviting family scene. We made our introductions and let everyone know that I was hungry. They quickly accommodated us with the following options: grilled pork, macaroni and cheese, rice with a mystery meat, coleslaw (with little mayo), tuna and potato salads (with a lot of mayo), fried fish and DEEP fried hush puppies. So deep, I had to find the bread. Ok, so what to do?? All of it was poor eating except the coleslaw. So guess what was loaded on my plate? You got it! Coleslaw. Now, as I was preparing my plate, I got the “You better get some of those hushpuppies on your plate” comment. Of course, I could not offend. Geez, I was a guest. So I took one and took a nibble. I also had some fish for protein and some of the rice. The fish was not deep fried, so I could manage for the day. I thought I would be okay, however, my body did not like the food and I paid for it later.
I write about this because you will attend gatherings, picnics, and dinners for the rest of your life and will be faced with the same situation. You have to make the best choices when you are faced with bad options. This has to be your mode of thought and operation especially if you are on track to lose weight or change your body. Slight deviations will occur, however, the excuse that you fell off the wagon and it turned into a free-for-all is not acceptable. In this case, if you need to have a whole plate of coleslaw with a little piece of fish to hold you over until you can get something healthier, then that is what you have to do. You have to plan for situations like this and think about your plan of action. Changing you is about the choices you make.