What a crazy week. Well maybe not so crazy. My life has become pretty vanilla. Black and white. So maybe not so crazy. The week started like it normally does. Eat really good (still not great) and exercise. I do still like my occasional bar food. You know, the chicken wings, poppers, Texas toothpics. Eating 3 chicken wings really sucks! All that work on 3 wings for chicken wing goodness. Sometimes it doesn't make it worth it. We all need our fix every once in a while. Thats the key right?
For all you calorie counters out there.
3 wings from Applebees is 385 calories and 29 grams of fat!
So just think about it. Eat 3 and eat more stuff. Or eat 12, exercise like a mad man for HOURS. Then squeeze in some great food. No thank you. This is the whole reason why I count my calories. Its a pain in the ass, but for once, I finally know what goes into my body. Don't get me wrong. I'm not going to deny myself these foods. I LOVE these foods. I just limit them. MODERATION is my key. I've tried eliminating these foods from my diet......scratch that NOT diet. Take 2. I've tried eliminating these foods from my new healthy changes. But it seemed to make it worse. I craved these foods. I mean super duper CRAVED! Once I ate them, it sent me into a downward spiral. 6000+ calories later, I was on an emotional roller coaster. Anger, guilt, depression.......stuff that nobody should be dealing with. So I've learned MODERATIONS. Its taken me years to learn this and not to diet. Just eat right and exercise.
I'm down 2lbs this week. I couldn't tell you how. Normal days earlier in the week. Then I got sick half way through the week. No exercise since I've been sick. To make it worse, I really haven't eaten well or eating food at all! I'm not too worried about it though. As soon as I'm not sick, I will be back on track. Next week is going to be tough. Lots of baseball stuff going on. Pretty much will be this way for the next few months. Finding time to exercise will be tough. Making sure I eat good meals will also be tough. Quick and easy will rule the next few months. We'll have to fight that urge, so lots or pre-meal planning for the next few months. My goal is to avoid fast food as much as possible. And to avoid the quick and easy frozen meals. I know how to do this, we can do this.
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