It is shaping up to be a bad week. I did end up eating the pizza today (I planned it, though, so it didn’t come as a surprise). I ate two pieces, just like I planned….and then, he spread them all out on the table encouraging everyone to eat more, and of course, I ate a third. However, it was teeny, about half a normal slice, so I’m counting it as 2.5 pieces. What’s bad about it is that it did NOT satisfy the craving, and if anything, I now want it more than ever. Luckily, I would have to call papa john’s and order it and then go pick it up and pay for it, so it’s unlikely that I’ll cave to temptation since there are so many steps in the process. If it ever comes in front of me, though, watch out. I know I would totally fall off the wagon. Tonight to “make up” for it and because I wasn’t as hungry as normal, I just ate a piece of cheese toast, and this fabulous espresso that I just made (longer story there), and an HNS. So, I did save a few calories, but not enough to make up for what I did for lunch. One of my pieces of pizza was mushroom, though, so I saved a few there, which I then made up in garlic sauce and by eating my crusts which I try not to do anymore. :( Oh well– can’t be perfect all the time, I guess.
As if that weren’t enough for the week, a couple from church wants to take me out to a CHINESE restaurant on Sunday after church– eek. What do I order at a chinese restaurant that will remotely be on my diet?? I’m not a big fan of Chinese, but last time I was at this particular restaurant (at least it’s not a buffet, so you can order what you want), I had Chicken Lo Mein and an egg roll. It was wonderful, really, even though I don’t like Chinese all that well. However, both of those things together are like a train wreck. The only thing I can think of is to do some major working out, which I don’t normally do. I have a big break during the day tomorrow (long enough for an hour workout or so and then a shower), and then I can do the same thing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I also got in all my water today, plus I’ll drink more before bed, so I’m hoping to offset the sodium. At least both of these “events” aren’t coming in one weigh in period. They’ll be split up, so that’s something.
Here’s today’s damage:
Breakfast: cheese toast, 1 egg white, HNS
Lunch: 1 piece Papa John’s mushroom (large pizza), 1.5 pieces pepperoni, garlic sauce (1 Tbsp.), carb blockers
Dinner: cheese toast, HNS, espresso with 2 Tbsp. half and half
water: 80 oz.
Dinner:
Laura
November 13th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
You’re really not doing bad. You’ve eaten one “normal” full calorie meal. Although I do worry about the craving for pizza - like me and chocolate. I’m sure your weight will be up a bit tomorrow but it’s just because of the sodium. It’ll drop right back down. Yeah, I hear ya on the Chinese. I honestly have no clue what would be remotely healthy. But I think the more important thing is not to let it discourage you. One meal is not going to derail you, and it’s part of life. You can lose weight even when eating out like that on occasion. Oh, and if you really do get in 3-4 one hour workouts, you will MORE than make up for the “damage” of both the Chinese meal and the pizza. Even if you don’t run.
As far as the working out, I personally recommend it, of course as evidenced by the fact that I do it. It’s extremely crucial to my weight loss, but I won’t go into all that. I have now been exercising for 10 straight weeks, 2 of the weeks I only got in 2 workouts and all the other weeks I did 3-6 workouts. This is the best I’ve ever done. I didn’t run when I started. My goal in the very beginning was just to make it habit of going to the gym regularly, and at the beginning I would sometimes just workout for half an hour. One thing that is crucial for me is to get myself out the door within 15-20 minutes after I get home. Otherwise I won’t go. As far as the running, I’m following the couch to 5k program from coolrunning.com pretty much to a T. There were a couple workouts that I couldn’t make it through, but that was okay. One thing that helps me is, of course, my ipod loaded with music and various podcasts. Also, the treadmills at the Y each have there own TV that you can put on the channel you want and listen through the headphones - they have the first 72 channels, so there’s always something to watch. Today I watched parts of “Friends,” “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “What Not to Wear.” It really helps pass the time.