Last Wednesday was my husband Joel's birthday. That meant that Tuesday night was the family celebration at his parents' house. I ate well at work, but then had too much at dinner. Not terrible, but not good. Wednesday presented many delicious lunch options (I work at a private school that has amazing dining services that are oh-so-tempting, and free), and I ate many of them. And then had seconds of one (but the gnocchi with wild mushrooms was so delicious!). And then had dessert. All this knowing that Joel and I would be going out to dinner. I thought we'd be going to Pizza Hut, where I would not eat well but wouldn't go completely overboard.
Joel decided he wanted to go to Plan B after all. You'd think that a burger place where meat hooks are the decor would not appear to a vegetarian, but quite the contrary. I LOVE Plan B and have been wanting to go there again for a while. They have the BEST portobella burger in the world. It is truly amazing. So I had that. And we shared portobella fries and fried mozzarella for apps. And I had a beer, and french fries. And then I ordered dessert - the B Cup, a flourless chocolate cake filled with white chocolate mousse. Heaven. But way overload on calories. I ate half the burger and brought the rest home along with the dessert to go. And then proceeded to finish the burger and fries and eat half the dessert.
The following day I ate OK, not great but nothing catastrophic, but I knew I'd be going out to Wood-n-Tap with a friend that night. I studied the menu and decided I'd order the hummus plate (hummus, veggies, flatbread) app for dinner. Then I got there, and saw someone's pizza (which I didn't know they had) and ended up ordering a spinach and artichoke pizza. Oops. I ate 3 pieces (of 8) and then a 4th when I got home. Clearly too much. Then I finished my B Cup.
I haven't eaten quite as terribly since then, but I have not eaten well. I've been eating a lot, and for lunch this week I had chik'n nuggets and tator tots. Oh yeah, I broke down and got tator tots, one of my favorites and something I rarely allow myself, and for good reason - Joel does not eat them, so I end up eating them all myself. I had them again tonight, by the way (the tator tots, but sadly no chik'n nuggets - finished those), and the bag is almost empty. Oh yeah I also had a Reese's big cup and I think there was a York peppermint patty at some point, too. Also I haven't been doing any strength training, walking, or ab work lately, either. Blah.
I am very frustrated with myself. I made a few bad choices and instead of getting back on track I have just made more and more bad choices. This week I am going to concentrate on trying to get back into tracking on Sparkpeople, which not surprisingly I've been terrible about lately. Then I'll work on my diet again. I can do it, I just need to get back to my routine.
Also last week I didn't run much, which was not my fault, it was what the training plan called for, but that means I feel gross because that's what happens when I don't run enough. We ran a 5K yesterday and it was a lot of fun, although I ran my worst time ever for a 5K. But whatever, we had a good time and that's all that matters! This week we start officially training for a fall half marathon, so that will be incentive to get back on track with eating and working out. I just need to practice some self-control.
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