Cheat day

When I got up yesterday morning I wasn't planning on cheating. I was planning on being good. I made myself a 130 calorie blueberry scone and logged it in my food log. But when I got over to my parents house....man too much temptation (see my post in the weekly weigh in forum). 

Usually my mom cooks low calorie, but my brother and sister-in-law are in town (they're from Louisiana and evacuated because of Gustav, so pray for their house!) Anyway, so while all the food was relatively healthy I totally ate too much. And I have to say, that I feel like there were two benefits from that.

1) I probably needed a high calorie day to keep my metabolism up. I have been very good for a while, and I would hate to go into starvation mode (I'm not trying to eat too little, I just don't want to go over my calorie target...and I'm full!). 

2) It really made me appreciate being in control of what I'm eating. I like knowing that how many calories I've had. It makes me feel like I'm doing something to change the way I look. When I just eat willy nilly I hate it. I get depressed, and then I just eat more. Eating like how I used to made me realize that I don't like eating like that. I actually LIKE being on this diet. I feel better and happier. 

My weight was way up this morning-- 1.2 pounds, but I'm okay with it. It will be down tomorrow, because I like being in control. I like counting my calories, and I'm totally motivated to be good. 

I have to say that I'm also proud of myself for weighing this morning. I knew I would be up, and previously that was what inspired me to not weigh causing a cycle of excuses and the inevitable weight gain caused by not weighing. I will not let that happen again. In the grand scheme of things my weight gain was not big (big for one day, maybe). 

Okay I'm sorry for boring you guys with my personal pep talk! Happy dieting everyone...I know it will be for me!

Cheat day?  How about cheat summer? Thank God summer is over.  I really shouldn't complain.  It was the most fun summer on record for my family.  My husband and I took a sabatical and didn't work at all.  We traveled and socialized constantly.  The kids were in heaven.  So that's the good news.  The bad news is the contant socializing wreaked havoc on my healthy eating plan.  Lots of alcohol and rich eating, including waaaay to many restaurants.  So my weight is currently back where it started before my pre-summer shape-up.  Fortunately, I did exercise all through the summer, so I am not mushy.  But I do have to lose 5 pounds and as we know, that is not easy for people of short stature.  I can not eat more than 1200 calories a day if I want to lose weight.  For me that is very difficult.  It leaves me hungry and irritable.  Hopefully, now that the sabitical is over, we will back into our routines and it will be easier to stick to a healthy eating plan.  Happy end of summer everyone.

It seems that socializing always includes eating, doesn't it?!

I'm going to have to have a cheat day soon, too. Mainly because I would love to go to my favorite mexican restaurant and have chips and salsa and white cheese and chile poblanos!!! But I am still not going to stuff myself silly like I used to, because the Holly that ate until she had to waddle out of the place like a penguin is no more!

So, I had a huge uh-oh today...but somewhat within my caloric intake - okay, not really - 300 over...

We found out that our household has a lice infestation - absolutely horrible, I know - and I'm still supposed to be recovering from surgery - ugh.

So after the gym this morning I went to Walgreen's picked up new brushes and combs, as well as the Nix stuff for everyone. Got back home after picking up some DD for the kids (although I had a couple bavarian creme :( ), and then had to get some work done real quick. Realized that it was 10 (mind you, I got home at 7:45) and had to get the kids to settle down for their studies and realized that I really needed to get the Nix treatments going...I spent 3 hours total on my daughter's hair (her's was the worst infestation possible and her hair goes to her waist).

Once that was all done, realized they hadn't eaten lunch yet, so had to cook something up real quick, and then had to get out and do some grocery shopping. Got to BJ's Wholesale and saw a quart, not the measely pint that most places have, of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia!!! and for ony $5!!! I was in heaven!!!

I told myself that I wouldn't eat anymore than I should, but I couldn't help it...The cherries were so much bigger, and juicier, the chocolate was mouth-watering...omg - I looked down and realized that I had eaten half the quart = to 1 pint!

Anyhow - tomorrow is another day and I shall totally get back to the gym and work it all off...perhaps I'll be able to get more than 20 minutes in without pain, because I totally need it!!! :)

Ahhh I had a total college girl alcohol party night. TOO many shots and then a beer! Ah I probably went way over, whatever, I had fun!

Just curious how far in advance anyone plans their cheat day - is it a spur of the moment, too-late-to-be-good day; or you know this day will be hard anyway because of a social event/will be around temptation; or you pick a specific day and plan activities or whatever around the fact that you know you won't have to count calories?

I'm probably going to be doing a combination of all of the above but curious about what works for others.  My husband and I are planning to go to one of our favorite restaurants in the next couple of nights but it's Japanese food, so probably still not hard to stick to my calorie total for the day; also may go out with a friend or two later this week for Mexican food which would be a much better cheat day what with margaritas, chips, cheese and guacamole!

I never plan mine...unless, of course, I know that something else is happening well enough in advance. It's usually the spur of the moment, right before grocery shopping type of day. However, I do still count my calories so that way I keep in check...just the foods are usually not the greatest. :(

lol - I totally understand the right before grocery shopping thing, it's deadly!  I try not to think too much about how bad the foods are as long as I know I'm eating healthy the majority of the time and taking vitamins - actually the Analysis tool here helped me realize I really need to take Calcium supplements more regularly. 

I think I'm trying to figure out if it's realistic to plan for it and think of special foods/meals I'd like to have to use as a reward (the husband and I are pretty into really good/favorite foods, though he's way better about not overindulging) vs. a day where I just have to give in to cravings.   Either one seems ok, what'll actually happen is yet to be seen...

I totally planned for a cheat day and then dinner plans changed! LOL I had thought I was going to eat out Mexican, and ended up eating at my Mimi's house. I had had 145 calories during the day (lite yogurt for breakfast and a big veggie bowl for lunch) and I walked an extra mile. So I went to Mimi's where she was serving a pretty healthy dinner, and I was able to allow myself some of her yummy creamy sauce on my food and a piece of pound cake without stressing! So I didn't cheat as bad as I thought I was going to, but it was really nice to be able to indulge a little extra with the grandmother treats knowing that I wasn't jeopardizing my weight loss.

I went 242 calories over my limit today & I feel like crap. Cuz what I ate wasn't even worth it...ex:to me, alcohol is worth it. lol. But this was just some fast food crap that was on the table after I got home today and I just said yes, without even putting my down my bag. I'm going to the gym tonight so I'll feel a lil better but damn! It's really hard to be in house full of grown men, I live with my papa(grandpa), bro, cousin & uncle plus I got my other boy cousin across the street with his son. And they EAT all day all night all bad! Anyways thats a different vent. Let me just say, its hard to eat healthy & stay in this house. When I do buy food for myself, I have to announce its mine or it too will be devoured, even if it is healthy!