Election Night
 

Did anyone else's celebratory election night party feature brie, bread, seven layer dip, and lots of wine? Ugh, I feel like I completely canceled out all the calories I burned going from door-to-door canvassing.

What do you do when you feel so guilty?
:(

Use the guilt to motivate you to do better the next day. :p It takes the guilt, and turns it into triumph! :lifter:

I was craving cake so badly that I baked a cake while watching the elections. I've already cut it in portions to share with my friends so I don't eat the whole thing.

And I agree. Work out a little harder, and return back to your sensible diet today.

I ate two slices of thin crust pizza with meat :(

Although I LOVED the coverage. CNN is so awesome. I love the magic map. I love the virtual Capitol. I LOVE the hologram interviews. HA HA! CNN is too funny.

I had never seen a hologram interview! That was so cool!

I think it's interesting that some of you struggled to stay on plan last night. I had never considered election day being a day of struggles food wise. But it does make sense if your celebrating.

I'm a 30-something, but wanted to say that the same thing happened to me! Mine didn't include brie, bread, seven layer dip and wine (though that sounds great!) - mine was chicken fingers and hot wings, ben & jerrry's (I got myself the frozen yogurt at least), halloween candy and scotch. Odd combo I know, it is DHs typical superbowl fare. (minus the halloween candy).

And I stayed up so late last night that I was too whipped to get up and exercise this morning.

I'm going to exercise when I get home, eat better the rest of the week and try not to feel guilty for celebrating. I know that you guys will all get back on track too! :)

Thanks! Yeah, now that the election is over, I won't be tempted by all the bad-for-me goodies at the campaign office (lemon pound cake, potato chips, pizza, sugary nutrigrain bars).

I would be so tempted by those things at the office... My office, not in such a celebratory mood...

I had to throw away Halloween cookies at home this morning - I felt like I had to have one. Maybe because I opened the junk food door last night. I'm sure that you will be surrounded by lots of celebrating over the next few days there! Good luck staying strong! :)

I had stuffed crust pizza, and instead of working out at night like i always do, i watched election coverage. Oh well. One day in our history, i had to watch ( didn't have to eat the pizza, but oh well) and its over, and today i'm back on track.

I didn't overeat- just ate my regular dinner, but the wine... oh, the wine...

I had exactly only 2 bites of icecream cake :d

I just want you to know that I have read some of the things you have posted and you are just so positve and inspirational to everyone on this site.
I just want you to know that! :encore:

Yeah I think door-to-door canvassing was a bad idea for my diet as well... the campaign office was next to a mom-and-pop pizza shop that kept sending over delicious, warm pizzas! And those chocolate muffins with the HUGE chips were always around.
I only indulged a little, but it sucked watching everyone else pigging out on my old favorite foods.

You all are SO not alone. I ate so much that was not on my list of things to eat -- but then I decided that this was history in the making, so perhaps the calories don't count? LOL. I got back on the right track today though. Yesterday is over... today is a new day, and a new chance to make it right.