Well that was fun! We had a family party on Saturday and I went with out preparing my self for it. So instead of making sure I had healthy alternatives to the junk I knew was gong to be there I first gave into that one little cookie, then the Bacon Mac and cheese then the Lasagna then the cake, then the cupcakes then more cookies – then the killer straight form the sugar devil himself, a concoction of whipped cream, angel food cake, strawberries and sugary syrup – and before I looked up I was on the other side of a 3000 calorie “lunch” – if you can believe that I was able to count everything. On top of that – I spent 4 hours in the car getting to this event and getting back to it. Katie had a play that night so of course I used it as an excuse to skip out on my work out that day (“no time” – reality just too lazy to get up earlier to do it)
Now in the past because I would have used that as an excuse to berate myself and say oh well the day is gone the weekend is gone and tomorrow I have 2 planned meals at a restaurant with family for lunch and church small group for dinner so the weekend would have been lost and I would have eaten at least 6000 calories in 2 days. Not any more. Because I failed to plan and then was weak on Saturday I decided to make Sunday a day of fasting. So on Sunday I only had coffee and water. At the Outback Steak house – my table was filled with steak and salmon and French fries – I had coffee and water. At dinner at a local Mediterranean place the table was full of Pasta and Steak salads and Gyros – I had coffee and water. So instead of a 6000+ calorie weekend I ended up with about half that! Back on track and off to another week of driving the needle down on weight and up on healthier living!
Great work James! Keep it up and “hold the line!”
Thanks Mike!