Well I weighed in on Friday last week since I was going to be up at my parents’ house for the weekend. I lost 2.2lbs which was about, well, 2 lbs more than I expected. What a lovely surprise. I got back into my workout routine last week. I’m still getting a little more tired than I used to on cardio, but I’m doing a lot better than I was when I last posted. I guess that week off from being sick just really knocked me back further than I expected.
So staying on track for my birthday, what a challenge. I went up to my parents’ house friday afternoon. I ate well for dinner that night and breakfast on Saturday. But come lunch (a very late lunch) I was starving and we stopped at this sports bar that didn’t have a single healthy option on the menu. So I had two sliders (those mini-burgers) and chips with guac and queso. Not too healthy, but honestly I would have done worse last year. Then for my birthday dinner Saturday night (for this meal I had planned to splurge) I had a 7oz steak
with steamed veggies, mashed potatoes, and a caesar salad. With two raspberry mojitos to drink. As for the birthday cake. I had told my mom that unless she could find something low fat that was actually good, I didn’t want a birthday cake. So she made me an ice cream pie using the double-churn fat free ice cream, low fat cool whip and a graham cracker crust. That’s supposed to be it right? Done splurging. Well, Sunday morning we had bacon, hash browns, eggs and toast for breakfast. And beef brisket for dinner (which wouldn’t have been so bad if I’d not had TWO servings). Then Monday morning I had left-over steak. Monday afternoon I left my parents to come back home. Marking the official end of the splurge… right?
Well I completely forgot I had a meeting with my boss at 5:30, and realized this at 4:45. So I had to haul ass downtown, and needed some food because I had inservice afterwards and would need the energy. And what’s the ONLY restaurant on the way to work? McDonalds. So I stopped there and was hating myself for it. Then, just as I’m about to poison myself with fast food that I don’t even really like (I was always more of a wendy’s girl), my phone rings. It’s my friend Jessica; the University is closed due to the flooding. (If it’s not in the news in your area, the Southeast has gotten some serious rain for the past week and we’ve had a lot of flooding in Ga for the past few days). So I no longer have the meeting with my boss. Before, I would have eaten the McDonalds anyways; I already paid for it right? But I threw it away! Then went to dinner with Jessica and had chicken fingers (ugh). No healthier but at least it tasted good.
So I now have 4 days to make up for all of that. It’s quite a challenge I’m facing but I REALLY want to lose weight this week. Even if it’s only .1 lbs. I want to lose weight on my birthday just to prove to myself that I can! I’m having subway for lunch today, then heading to the gym! Have a good week.
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