Day 54 - ‘dust yourself off and try again’
24Jul2008 Filed under: Journal Author: oslogirlLyrics above are from a song that I like from Aaliyah, listening to it now. It really means something to me today because last night I made a boo boo. I drank 4 beers. I cannot believe it. My day started great, healthy and low cal breakfast and lunch and a 55 spin class in the morning. Then friends invited us to the park for grill thing and we got beers. But it was like I hadn’t had alcohol in a while so I felt the need to drink my beers from the 6 pack and my fiance’s. Obviously, the booze made me want to eat more so when I got home i did just that.
Greed is ugly. I think for me particularly, I want to to keep this emotion of mine under control. It has the ability to ruin things in my life and it is ruining my journey and the worst part is that I am letting it happen. I know that I am the only one responsible for my weight but it is like I lose all rationality when greed is present. Divide and conquer, comes to mind. I have to seperate greed from this equation to ensure that I meet my targets that I have set for myself over the next three months.
I also got my period on Tuesday. I have to weigh in on Sunday so I do have a couple more days left to fix this mess up and try stabilize or even lose some weight. I will not be gaining come Sunday.
Right now, my lower back hurts like hell and I am in a mood. Have to get back to work….
tylerdurden
July 24th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Booze is my enemy as well, it is just a fact: I’m all about the munchies when I drink. I’ve really had to control my alcohol intake in order to control my eating. And sometimes that just isn’t fun because I WANT to have a drink when everyone else is! There is no easy answer to that one, it is just something I continue to struggle with. Maybe over time we’ll be able to have a drink without wanting to eating everything in sight!
By the way, 2 TBS of peanut butter is a great thing to have now and again. I have natural peanut butter almost every day in fact. And if you google it, you’ll find lots of articles like this one (http://weightloss.about.com/od/eatsmart/a/blppp.htm) about how having a serving of peanut butter every day actually HELPS with weight loss.
bikinidreamer
July 24th, 2008 at 10:07 am
I know just what you mean. But is it a crime to want to go out and have a good time and a few drinks with friends? I guess it is when you are trying to LOSE weight. Beer has sooo many calories, and not to mention the snacks we want to eat afterward. But you know what, it would be a problem if you did it every week. Just this one time will not be so bad. You have already made up your mind that you don’t want to let it happen again. But once you reach your goal, and you are in maintenence. Having beers with friends now and again won’t be so bad. You just have to know your limitations. Anything is okay in MODERATION. thats the key word Moderation. Like once or maybe twice a month or something like that. But you will be fine. I know you will work hard to redeem yourself. I’m sure you had some extra calorie allowances stored up anyway. You’ll lose come Sunday, wait and see!
djdiamond13
July 24th, 2008 at 10:53 am
There is the new 64 calorie beer…you could have pretty much 2 of those for the calories of one..my boyfriend now drinks it and likes it and 64 cals is nothing to worry about…try it.
oslogirl
July 24th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the comments.
The article about the peanut butter was very interesting and made allot of sense, also makes me feel heaps better the next time I grab the peanut butter!
I will look out for the 64 cal beer, sounds like a treat! Not sure if they will sell it here in Norway but I know there are allot of light versions to choose from.
Moderation is definitely the key!