I was super prepared for this week. I had written this post last weekend about the food challenges I could anticipate in the week ahead. This turned out to be a great thing. It got me thinking and planning about how I would tackle each event; it gave me a game plan. I did great food-wise this week and made it to 97 pounds lost at my weigh-in on Thursday.
The weird thing was that this week I thought so much about Monday through Thursday that when Friday came, and I hadn't thought about it at all. So today, when I was kind of tired and not feeling the mid-day work out and suddenly* found myself thinking that I needed to eat lunch out, I had no defense against this train of thought because I had given Friday no advance thought. (Note, I did have a prepared meal for today's lunch available.) An unscheduled lunch out on a Friday is a particularly poor choice because I usually eat dinner out with friends on Friday and eating out two meals in one day makes it virtually impossible to stay within your calorie count for the day.
Anyway, I went to Moe's with a friend and suddenly* found myself thinking, "Well, if I'm going to eat out, why not 'go all out' and order the Billy Barou." The Billy Barou is their nachos, which I love, but are practically a full day's worth of calories. I came so close to ordering them, I really did. The guy at the counter even had to wait while I had an internal battle with myself about. He was seriously staring at me for like 30-45 seconds while I was debating about it. (This is after debating it the whole time I was waiting in line to order.)
In the end, I ordered the Joey Jr. burrito, which is one of the better options, calorie-wise. Victory #1 of the day. I was still certain I would eat dinner out though, just because I always eat dinner out on Fridays. However, after work I decided to do my weekly grocery shopping early to get it out of the way before a busy weekend. After spending 45 minutes shopping for healthy food, I decided to go home and eat the chicken dish that I was supposed to eat for lunch today and didn't, instead of going out with friends. Victory #2 of the day.
Against all odds, I met my regular food goals today: I stayed within my calorie count, ate all five servings of fruits and vegetables and I drank all of my water. I didn't work out, but I think my body deserved the rest. It was a successful day, even though it was a battle. Now I'm beginning to think about the week ahead. I want to be as dedicated in the upcoming week as I was this past week, because even though I have no big events on my schedule, there are no easy weeks. I need to be ever vigilant as I close in on my goal!
*I love how I use the word "suddenly" in this blog. I am very good at sneaking up on myself!
As Mad-Eye would say, "CONSTANT VIGILANCE!"
ReplyDeletep.s.I love the tiny asides at the end of your posts. : )
you are so right, there are NO easy weeks! Its when we THINK we have an easy week, and we relax our guard, we are tempted to sink back into the inertia we created. So yes, we have to stay vigilant and more importantly mindful at all times, not letting a moment sneak up on us that we are not prepared in advance to handle.- Cindy
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Jill! You are awesome!
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