Isn’t it funny how when you think your motivation and determination is so iron clad, then it seems as though life sabotages you? For instance, you start a new diet, swearing off sweets, go into work and forgot its Jane’s birthday, and your having Georgetown cupcakes!!! Life sabotage. For me, it has been something like this…I have been working at my job for 3 months now, at a high turn over place, and the week that I enter this competition, it is my turn to train the new employees! That means we have our standard meals, post training session, that you get to eat with the new employee. Monday’s night menu was fish and chips, crab cake, grilled shrimp on penne pasta and oh yeah, a whoppie pie. Today’s menu was deviled eggs, chicken sandwich, blt wedge and banana pudding. Now yes, everything sounds and is truly delicious, and yes, I did eat all of it, but I am proud to say I did really well with my portions, and post-meal work puts (one being at 10pm one night after work). But seriously? Why the temptation?? And why the very day after I weighed in? Oh, life.
I have a couple techniques that really helped me that I’ll share. One, I drank a whole glass of water prior to the meal to cut the hunger pangs. Two, i ate off of the small, appetizer plate. I had a perfectly portioned, miny meal. For desert, I used a large desert spoon and took two of the most decadent, fully loaded bites I could, enjoyed every taste bud tingling morsel, and put the spoon down, to finish up with some more water to wash everything down. Not only did I not feel like I missed out on anything, i got to satisfy my need for picking off of other peoples plates, with out my entire entree portion in front of me as well. I probably had a reasonable amount of calories to be considered a light meal or snack, and was still able to work out afterwards with out falling into a food coma. WINNING!
Tomorrow I am going to plan my snacks, stay away from extra picking and have a really successful eating and working out day. I can already feel my metabolism sky rocketed and my body is craving foods that are hearty and good for me again, rather than the sweets I was solely living on during the holidays. I teared up when this elderly man helped his handicapped wife put on her jacket today at work, so my period is well on its way…Why not add a little more challenging aspects to this golds gym challenge!
P.s. still waiting on my before pic that is going to be sent to me by email, and still have not relieved my “challenge accepted” grey t shirt from the gym to wear and add to my public humiliation!