Not really, but at some point, this may apply…..

Here I am, my first real weekend trying to be good.  It’s a beautiful Saturday morning and I have tried my best to book up the weekend with fun activities to keep my mind off food and other things that generally induce that emotional eating we all try and deny.  So, to catch up, let’s run down Thursday and Friday, since I’ve been remiss:

Thursday – 45 min brisk walking, yogurt and blueberries for breakfast, some chicken salad and a flour tortilla for lunch (HUGE temptation of cookies and brownies – but I JUST SAID NO), and spaghetti and salad with a french roll for dinner – maybe a little more than I should have eaten, but it was darn good.  Drink-wise I actually behaved myself and did NOT have any Coke or tea during the day, but was forced into a Mountain Dew with dinner by my 12 year old….lol – okay, there wasn’t much force involved.

Friday – The day of my demise……  Started off good – 45 min brisk walk- a few strawberries and 2 small clementines (similar to tangerines for those of us lay-folk), went to Arby’s and tried to be good at lunch- a chicken salad wrap, curly fries and a sweet tea.  The wrap was NASTY, so I just ate the chicken and apple pieces out of the inside after wiping off most of the disgusting dressing, only a few of the fries, and did NOT refill the tea before leaving.  I felt that was a success.  I had about 5 peanut M&M’s back at work and lots of water.  My sweet, afore-mentioned 12 year old had made biscuits by the time I got home – ARGHHHHHH – so I had to eat one, or two…lol – 2, and they were YUMMY….hahaha.  And she had a friend over, so we decided to go to the movies.  Okay – here is where it gets messy – got to the wrong theater, so picked another movie – an hour later – hmmmm, let’s go eat – nothing remotely healthy is open – let’s hit the Harris Teeter (grocery store – in case ya didn’t know).  I got a pre-made salad with light ranch dressing and some gummy bears for the movie.  Oh yeah, and a Coke.  I’m not even going into the nastiness that the girls picked out….just believe that none of it was conducive to healthy eating.  Soooooo – the salad was gross.  I ate a few bites, tried the dressing – ewww… Threw it out.  Still hungry when we got to the movies, so I’m all in – #3 please – the nachos and medium drink combo.  Yeah, I ate about 1/2 the nachos, all the cheese, and took maybe 4 drinks of the Coke.  Not too bad with regard to will power, but I still feel a bit of a failure for the lack of substance…. Well, that was Friday. 

Let’s see how the rest of the weekend goes.  Wish me luck.  I’m hoping I’m too busy with the rest of living my life to get overly obsessed with my food intake, and that I make healthy decisions.  I’ll keep ya posted!

A diet blog with pictures of Oreos? Scandalous!

Everyone knows that eating a whole package of Oreo cookies while you catch up on your DVR is probably not a good idea. You probably won’t lose a lot of weight doing that any time soon. But cutting out everything you love isn’t right either. Going cold turkey on your favorite treats makes you all the more susceptible to cheat on your diet.

The AOF tip of the day? Treat yourself on occasion. Whether you can handle six days of stringent dieting with one balls-out (or clam-out, as it may be) cheat day, or if you eat sensibly everyday but enjoy a latte or cookie once or twice a week, that is up to you. Just remember, life is too short and God did give us a whole lot of taste buds to exercise. We need to be taking care of our bodies and keeping them healthy, but you have to admit, sometimes the movies just aren’t the same without some Sour Patch Kids.

How to more easily eat treats in moderation: Going to the movies is a great example of a place where you can practice gluttony in moderation. Instead of getting the value pack large popcorn and coke with a huge box of Milk Duds (Its only 50 cents more, right?), stop at the gas station or even the bulk candy place in the mall before you go in. Get a scoop of Swedish Fish or a small bag of M&Ms, maybe a small Coke at the theatre if you *have* to, and enjoy every morsel. You deserve it!

(They make lunch-box sized Oreo packages too, so invest in one of those if you’re so inclined. Just go with skim milk, eh?)