Let’s set the record straight – it is HARD to be “good” when you’re snowed in with a husband that could literally lick an entire potato chip bag clean & still lose a pound. & for two days, I’ve been locked inside with a man & a fridge full of “forbidden foods.” Nate made chili. Biscuits & gravy for breakfast. & cookies. & stuffed crust pizza. He nommed on chips & dip with breakfast beers. & had the nerve to ask me this evening if we had ice cream in the freezer.
MEN!
& because this is McFatty Monday, I will admit – I caved yesterday. I had chili for lunch. Not that bad, right? Lean ground turkey meat, tomatoes, beans. Healthy portion. All was fine & dandy until I snuck a cookie. & then another. & then had pizza. OH MY GOD. What are you doing, Blair?!?! ::alarm bells going off in head:: IS THAT PIZZA WORTH IT?!
errmm…apparently so. Because I totally ate three slices. They were amazing. I suppose we all slip, right? The important thing is to not become discouraged, but to brush it off as a learning experience with ideas of how to resist next time (for instance, using a cattleprod every time I look at pizza again).
But today, I am determined to eat all my fruits, veggies, & Nutrisystem meals. It is so much easier to stay on track when I’m not asking my husband’s opinion on Haiti while watching him lick corn muffin crumbs off his upper lip (because I absolutely adore fresh, hot corn bread. with butter). I keep reminding myself that two meals, no matter how awful they were, are not going to destroy an entire week. It’s not like I pounded back a Bloomin’ Onion & a 12-oz prime rib at Outback, you know?
& surprisingly, I still lost 1.5 lbs. So I am officially down 11.5 lbs in one month of Nutrisystem & McFatty Mondays. Above is a comparison of the very begging against today, with ::gasp!:: real weight numbers. It’s not a massive difference – the good news about being 5’11″? I can gain 10 lbs & it barely shows. The bad news about being 5’11″? I can lose 10 lbs & it barely shows. But I feel GOOD, y’all. Less lumpy, a little less dimply. Not ready to jump into a polyester cheerleading uniform, or even my honeymoon lingerie (much to Nate’s personal despair), but I don’t feel like water glasses shake when I walk by anymore.
p.s. I am VERY excited about my new month of NS shipping today, since I’m down to the stuff that didn’t seem appetizing. Yet another reason it was hard to stick to it – I’m not big on sweet & sour chicken & noodles. Or an orange cranberry biscuit.
So…did you cheat this week? Or were you good? If you had one cheat meal, what would you choose? (I’m so mean, I know!)
