After church this past Sunday, Nickey and I decided to go to CJ's Pizza for lunch. It had been over a month of eating "clean" and I had done really well... and I wanted cheat food!
I ordered half a Greek salad and Baked Ziti. The salad ended up just being salad greens, Feta, a couple slices of cucumber and a tad of Greek dressing (because I took off the olives and tomatoes).
The Baked Ziti was good, but it really had me craving MY healthy ragout/lasagna concoction I made last week. As you can tell, I ate all the salad (with not much dressing) but wasn't able to finish the Ziti, nor did I bring home a doggy box. I had posted these pictures to Facebook and my friend Melinda suggested I throw the bread on the floor. I thought that was hysterical! Obviously, I didn't do it though. I wasn't even tempted by the bread.
So, I cheated. Do I feel guilty? Not really. I feel like I earned a cheat and I've done my exercises since then. Was it worth it? Not really. Sunday morning, I had lost a total of 10 1/2 pounds since my journey began. Monday morning, I had gained a pound and half back. This morning, another pound. Maybe it's because of the Cheaty Ziti, maybe not. But I'm not going to be tempted again! I'll eat my healthy Italian and be happy.
Sometimes you have to go "off the wagon" to appreciate your healthy food choices. Your body adapts to them...once, after being off junk foods for months, my mom and I lost control of ourselves at a seafood buffet, where most things were fried. Two sicker people you've never seen not long after our pig out. That was 20 years ago, and I still remember that lesson of not giving in whole hog to cravings...it's okay to deviate a little, but control the urge to let your brain check out while your mouth goes to town! Every meal is an opportunity to make good, healthy choices.
ReplyDeleteI agree about going "off the wagon"; after I had this Ziti, I wanted MY healthy food! That made me feel really proud of myself. I can just see you and Cil "losing control" of yourselves... that's hysterical!
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