Welp, you all know that my family is competing in a family-style edition of the Biggest Loser. I was feeling so great by Wednesday. Did all my workouts, was following my eating plan and when I stepped on the scale, I was down well over 1 pound (which when we calculate body percentage as opposed to pounds lost, I would have been doing okay). Then comes the curve balls.
What I have always been fascinated by with the Biggest Loser is the bubble concept they use with the contestants. For much of the beginning weeks of the show, the contestants never leave the ranch. They have to workout, eat what their fridge is stocked with and don't have the distractions of the "real world." It isn't until the show releases the participants back into the wild, if you will, that you watch them struggle and fight. Yep, totally understand this concept. I had a babysitter come over on Friday in the early afternoon. I went into Watertown and did some shopping, just for me. Without kids, I flew through everything I needed to do and then it all came cumbling down for the remainder of the weekend. I had to go to Target....which means I had to make a pit stop through Starbucks. I needed to pick up dinner because as soon as I was finished with my "me time," I was working the Augustinian Academy Parish Fair. I picked up Chipotle. Of all my fast food options available, I did feel like Chipotle was the best possible choice. But it didn't end there. Oh no, my friend, the downslide continued. A highlight was when the lady who was in charge of the volunteers walked around handing us food vouchers and I very smartly chose the fried dough. I worked most of Saturday afternoon and the fun didn't stop with more fried dough, pulled pork, strawberry shortcake...
Needless to say, I am sitting here on Sunday evening not feeling great. In fact, I feel miserable! I stepped on the scale and if I am not over weight at my weigh-in, it's going to be a miracle. I feel bloated, lethargic, just...gross. I enjoy crap food.....sometimes in moderation but more than a lesson in portion control I have learned this valuable nugget that I am going to put into practice this week. One- the more I keep up on my water intake, the less I want to indulge in garbage as well as I want to eat less, in general. Second- I can NOT eat things (especially garbage things) late into the night. I wake up already feeling blah and it feels like it just sits heavy on me.
So I have two things to work on this week but like my sister keeps saying....this process is a marathon, a long-slow constant evolving learning process.
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