Monday, April 11, 2016

Weekend eating spree…ugh!




Just when I thought I was getting my eating habits back under control, the cravings came just in time for the weekend. Lucky me.  I don’t drink nearly as much water on the weekends like I do during the week, so that has been a challenge but was getting better.  I have started bringing my lunches again, so that is another bonus.  As I control what is going in my food and I only have a half an hour lunch now (got my work hours changed so I can leave earlier YAY.)  I was feeling great, not bloated or blech. 
Then here comes the weekend….the stupid chocolate donuts that my husband brings home, the stupid Jalapeno Cheetos that hubby’s friend introduced us to (they are good and it’s almost as bad as my past Nacho Cheese Dorito habit I worked so hard to kick), microwave popcorn and more Cheetos.  Not to mention going out to eat at Mongolian BBQ, then again for breakfast and having a very fattening yet so good Shrimp and Eggs Benedict with amazing potatoes and a mimosa to wash it all down.  How much water did I have to drink over the weekend?  I would equal it to a glass.  I did have an apple, so that counts as healthy right?

So now I am dealing with the after effects, feeling bloated, blech and sluggish.  I wasn’t hungry for breakfast as I feel so icky from this weekend, but knew I had to eat.  Am drinking so much water I feel like I’m going to float away and am trying to get back on track.  I can’t wait to get back to the gym so I can work off this icky and really need to get my eating back under control.  They say that exercise is 20% of it and the other 80% is your diet.  Oh my hell, that is the hardest part.  I have the exercise part down, although I have been slacking on the weekends as it’s my only time to clean and Sunday is the only full day I get with my husband.  I know…excuses, excuses.  Whatever.  I can go for a run before I clean or if it’s going to be a lazy Sunday I can go then or even after hubby goes to bed. My brain knows this but my heart tells me “Nah girl you are good today, just chill.”  So I do, then regret it and get mad at myself for it.
I would like to say I won’t do this again, but I know it’s not true because everybody has a relapse.  Since spring has sprung all the good fruits and veggies are now coming back, I can keep more of those in the house and munch on those instead of those stupid donuts and Cheetos.  More strawberries and vanilla yogurt instead of vanilla ice cream.