So, I had great feedback from my first post. A lot of "You made me cry!" reactions. A lot of "You did great" responses. Hopefully, I won't continue to make you cry. That would be a downer of a blog!
Yesterday was a good day. I find that my biggest obstacle is controlling my fat grams. Why is everything loaded with fat???? Can we just pretend it doesn't exist? I am trying really hard to look at what I am eating, and since using SparkPeople requires you to list the fat, I can gauge where I am each day.
I have recently started reading a blog called "Runs for Cookies". It is a great blog and an inspiring story of a young mom of 2 who lost over 100 lbs in a little over a year. I find her title very fitting - "runs for cookies". I run more TO cookies than FOR cookies! Yesterday's blog was good because she talked of not depriving herself of the good things she enjoys - candy, ice cream, cookies, etc. So - I started thinking that I needed to focus on that concept. So often I get locked into this "I can't have that" mentality, and what does that do? Makes me want it even more!! So - I decided to see what I could do with that thought for yesterday.
Addi and I are on our own for dinner this week, so being 3 what does Addisyn choose? McDonalds!! Well, I had McDonalds for lunch yesterday (grilled chicken sandwich and fries) with a beautiful friend and mentor. I wasn't in the mood for McDonald's again. So, I went to Burger King and got a grilled chicken sandwich, and you guessed it - fries. Yes - I know I shouldn't have fries twice in the same day, but really? I didn't want a salad and - I HATE FRUIT! So, I pull through the Burger King line and order my sandwich and Diet Dr. Pepper. I pull to the window, pay for my food, and the lady informs me they are cooking my chicken sandwich, so I should pull around. "Great," I thought. "I love fresh food." So, I pull around and read my book, when I finally realize I have sat and waited for 15 minutes. We have officially moved past "cooking my chicken" to "catching, defeathering, and then cooking my chicken". The little girl comes out of Burger King with my food and says politely, "I am so sorry you had to wait. I upsized your fries to a large for free." I just sat there. Not sure what I should say. I said, "Thanks", but what I really wanted to say was, "Sweetie, let's think about this. I pull through a burger joint, order a grilled chicken sandwich and a diet drink, and you think it appropriate to upsize my fries???" I just took my food a left.
All the way home, I had the constant battle of "Should I eat them? Should I throw them away? I can't throw them away because that would be wasteful. I can't eat them because then I couldn't have my small pack of candy (which I count calories for) before I go to bed." However, I gave in and had the fries, but I didn't eat the candy.
Lunch today was with a dear friend who I was able to reconnect with. We had Mexican food, but all I ordered was 2 chicken soft tacos - no beans, no rice. I also only ate 2 chips. The tacos were good, the fellowship was fantastic!
Tonight, I met another friend for dinner at Texas Roadhouse. First, let me say that I love red meat. I mean, really love it. A steak is the closest thing to manna I think I will ever taste this side of Heaven. However, Bubba has developed gout, and therefore, we have not had any red meat since last week. So, I sit down and look through the menu, but I have already decided on what I am eating before I get there. The Mushroom Chicken Sandwich, and instead of the fries that come with it, I ordered green beans. I only ate 1 roll. I texted Bubba and said, "I stared face to face with the beast and overcame!! I came to Roadhouse and had chicken!" Haha! Several times, I thought "You dummy! You could have had a steak just this one time", but I didn't. I came, enjoyed my chicken sandwich, and enjoyed the conversation even more!
I came home and wondered how many calories and fat I saved myself by making better choices. My normal meal at Texas Roadhouse would consist of a 10oz Ribeye steak, salad with honey mustard dressing, loaded baked potatoes, sauteed mushrooms, and probably 2-3 rolls. I totaled the calories and fat and found out it was 1669 calories, and 64.5 grams of fat. In reality, it is probably more than that because I would have had 2-3 cokes while I was there, too. My dinner tonight was 772 calories and 25.5 grams of fat, which is 897 calories less than it would have been and 39 grams of fat less. Plus - I drank unsweet tea with lemon which saved me even more calories. An even bigger shock? That old meal is only 103 calories shy of what I have eaten ALL DAY!!!! To put it in that perspective made me realize how bad my choices were before. and that I was just as full and just as satisfied as if I would have gorged myself stupid eating the old meal.
So - to the size 4 girl at Burger King who "upsized my fries" for free - thanks for the lesson. The lesson that I can still enjoy what I want, but I can make better choices. I could have easily eaten the large fries and then ate candy, but I decided it wasn't worth it. I also learned that the choices I make can be better, and I can be just as happy.
Lesson learned.
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