Remember last Tuesday when I could barely drag myself through a mere 21 minutes of running, well yesterday was not a good day either, in the eating department. We were up late the night before and I only got about six hours of sleep, I like to get around eight or nine, at least.
I slept in and was rushing around in the morning, which resulted in me forgetting my apple and bottle of water.
I ate breakfast at 7 a.m. so by 10 a.m. I was starving. There is a Tim Horton’s in the same building as all my classes and I usually try not to go there because they generally have un-healthy things and as you all know I am trying my damndest to stay away from un-healthy things.
But along came exhaustion and hunger and they led me astray, yet again. I temporarily forgot that the muffin is the donut’s ugly twin in disguise. The muffin is disguised as a nice, healthy snack when in fact it is just as evil if not more evil than the donut. My hunger blinded me and I thought to myself, “A whole-wheat carrot muffin can’t be THAT bad, right?”
Wrong!
That “healthy” whole-wheat carrot muffin packed a whopping 400 calories and 19 g of fat. Egads! A honey-dipped donut only has 210 calories and 8 g of fat in it! I could have had a much more delicious snack for half the calories. I must get away from hunger and exhaustion before they cause even more trouble.The rest of my day was going well; I got in an hour workout at the gym and had sushi for lunch. But I spent my day on the go and going and by the time I got home at 5:30 p.m. exhaustion and hunger had caught up with me again. Neither Eric nor I were any mood to cook dinner so we got the brilliant idea to order in takeout from Boston Pizza. I got a spinach salad, and we split the quesadilla and poutine fries. OK, OK, not GREAT, but I still would have escaped and been just over my calories for the day, if I’d stopped there.
Once again, hunger and exhaustion blinded me and for whatever reason I thought it would be a good idea to order the chocolate explosion cake for desert. “I’ll only eat half of it and throw the rest out,” I reasoned.
Now, I know myself better than that, and even when my stomach was bursting at the seams and my taste buds were screaming at me to please stop eating the rich, delicious goodness, I kept eating it, every delicious bite, all 870 calories of it! It was the most decadent cake I’ve ever eaten. I ended up going over by 1000 calories yesterday! Not good.
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that happens to me some days, and i will just eat any and everything i want. The next day i start feeling bad about my decisions, then the way i deal with them, is I accept what happened the day before, and realize that the only thing left to do is to move forward. Make your next day a great daY! don’t let one day make all the rest of your decisions spiral down. Having a splurge day is completely necessary, but turning one day into a week, or a month can be really easy to do. So today WILL be better. And having your apple handy will start off your morning on the right foot! you got it girl
Congrats on the 10K! Which one?
Get assessed by someone who knows what they’re talking about. Head to a Running Room or other running store. Find the shoes that fit you–what works for me probably won’t for you. Be prepared to spend anywhere between $100 - $200. But they’ll last a good 500K and your feet will be forever grateful!
H =)
Those muffins will get you every time! Stupid muffins.
How do you get back on track? Just do it.
I’m right there with you, Steve has been on this baking kick…I really don’t mind him cooking but when he’s on these dessert making missions its dangerous! We’ve also started back at the gym, since our time off in December. And last night he made reese peanut butter marshmallow squares! They smell and taste like heaven!!! Well with just him and I there, its inevitable that we eat the entire thing ourselves. So I decided that instead of saying no to it completely that I would at least have a little taste, I had two bites and that was good enough for me. I know if I don’t I will finally cave in and have half the pan…..lol Seriously these are HEAVEN!!! So my plan is to bring them into work and share them so they aren’t in the house for use to eat. I wouldn’t beat yourself up about a bad day, it happens and is needed. You did hit the gym, it isn’t a total loss right. Keep it up!! I’m totally feeding of your energy that’s for sure!! I got gym partner today, other then Steve because I know I can get away with murder with him.
PS I’m at 3k now WAHOO!!!
Katrina
Get some protein every meal, particularly for breakfast. Every friggin’ day, I eat two eggs, 1 cup of yogurt (unsweetened, but that’s because of my own issues) and 1 cup of fruit. Then, the muffins and other yumminess isn’t quite as tempting.
I’ve been having the problem where since I’ve been running, I think I can eat more. Not a good plan!