I am very guilty. Very, very guilty of eating all the wrong foods for about 3 days. It all started on Christmas day. I got up and ran for 30 minutes to get my body and metabolism going. I ate some Greek yogurt before we went to my mom's for Christmas breakfast. I ate scrambled eggs with peppers and onions, turkey sausage and lots of yummy fruit. I did have a couple pieces of chocolate and some grasshopper which proved to be my terrible downfall for the day. So I did OK. Then we went home to hang out for a few hours. We relaxed, watched TV, and played Colton's new game Candyland. I ate some steak left over form the night before. I think I also ate some carrots and an orange. Then we finished up the day at my dad's house for dinner. I brought a large pan of veggies for roasting in the oven so I was confident I had at least one good dish to indulge in. I felt that I ate ok including some white lasagna, but only a little bit. Then, my dad brought out the grasshoppers again, and it was all downhill from there.
On a weak whim, I had a little bit of coconut cream pie and a little bit of apple pie and I felt so sick! Talk about a bloated belly. I suffered all the way home and even complained in a text to Lisa (my Physicians Weight Loss Center counselor). She pretty much laughed at me and told me it was a holiday, enjoy it, but remember it.
The next morning, I ate a good breakfast, but on the way to Green Bay (Tom & I had tickets to go see the Packer game on Dec 26th which was AWESOME!) I ate Arby's for lunch, pizza for dinner and lots of drinks. It was a rough day on Monday. I was hungover, tired, bloated, my face was very puffy, it was really unattractive. But it also gave me a new perspective on this "clean diet" I've been on for the past 2+ months. I also didn't have a very good eating day on Monday and my stomach paid dearly again.
Just think, if this is how THAT food makes me feel, why-oh why would I even want to eat it. Normally, the big three eating holidays aren't really that bad if you only eat that day. I don't and probably won't ever eat like that again for 3 days in a row. The trip to Green Bay was one that we have planned since September so it was special.
I couldn't wait to wake up on Tuesday morning and work out and eat good again. I now know that creamy drinks, fast food and heaving meals make me feel YUCKY and meals filled with lean meats, veggies and fruits make me feel energized and confirmed for me again that eating clean is how I want to do it and I want to extend this to my family as well.
I am a little scared to go in to PWLC and see what kind of damage I really did, I think I will wait til later this week. I'll be back at the end of the week to talk resolutions!
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