I took the day off Friday for a mental health holiday. I stayed on plan the whole day! I even ate out with mom for lunch at Longhorn and did NOT ask for the bread! So far, so good, right?? I later took my nephews to the mall, yet I still stayed on plan. Wellll, I snuck a French fry or two, but ate my protein and veggies as I was supposed to.
Maybe sneaking the French fry should have been a sign that the worst was yet to come!
Saturday morning I got up a little late and had a full day. I did not have time to plan my meal “game plan” for the day. Didn’t having my usual egg, cereal, and fruit breakfast…only managed to get my fruit and supplement in. I spent most of the day with my mom at a volunteer music festival event. Still I managed to stay away from the funnel cakes, hotdogs, frozen lemonade and fried fish...... oh funnel cakes..yummm! It wasn’t until I got to a good friend’s house for her daughter’s birthday party that my knees buckled…CUPCAKES!!! Chocolate Mickey Mouse CUPCAKES with Oreo cookie (my fav) ears!
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| THE CULPRIT! |
Not to mention the hotdogs and pasta salad! I was starving and I thought I could just have a spoon full of the pasta salad, the hot dog without the bun, and the fruit. I thought I could handle this, I would not want the cupcakes, I could say no. HA! YEAH RIGHT! I decided, hey I can have one! And it was soooooo goood.. That cream filling! I immediately felt guilty and thought maybe I should run around with the kiddos to counteract the sugar and fat! As the night wound down there it was again: ANOTHER CUPCAKE... it was like it was screaming my name, COOOOOUURRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTT! And my inner fat girl showed up and ate that cupcake...Yep, CUPCAKE #2!
At this point, I knew I had blown it! I had totally given in! I’d lost my will power! I’m for sure going to re-gain
all the weight I lost! Now, the old Courtney would’ve gone home and beat herself up and thrown in the towel. BUT NO! I decided that this is a process! I will have minor set backs or, as I would like to call them, “teachable moments.” I know now that I need to plan ahead for days when I’m going to be out all day. Maybe bring a healthy alternative to the cupcakes (though nothing can compare!) It’s truly “mind over matter”! And, well, hell, the matter won Saturday!
I made sure I got right back on the horse Sunday and even got my exercise in! I must say I’m proud of myself. NO, not that I ate the cupcake, but that I acknowledged a weakness and found an instant solution! I’m not going to let temporary weakness...insanity... stop me!
On a better note, as of my Saturday weigh-in, I have lost a total of 6 pounds since Sunday April 22nd! I just can’t wait until my clothes start to fit better or looser! I promised myself at the 10 pound mark, I would treat myself to a pair of shoes!!!
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