Weekend and Nighttime Eating

So normally on the weekends, Josh and I will treat ourselves to some not-so-healthy treats such as fried food, fast food, heavy snacks, etc...Since this is not the case anymore, we really need to be conscious of our eating habits on the weekends especially. Usually Friday night we'll snack and for sure on Sunday, since we spend Sundays at my parent's house for the afternoon where there are snacks a plenty. Friday we were starving and didn't eat until 6:30pm and we had Taco Bell. I guess not great but a welcome treat after a week of eating super healthy, plus we ate pretty small for taco bell!! Saturday, we did great and I really amped up my workout and jogged/ran for most of it which was HARD but it felt great after. And we treated ourselves to a few drinks and some chips and salsa that night. Also, we had gotten into a habit of treating ourselves to a yummy breakfast either saturday or sunday morning, but the egg white omelet with salsa was awesome and enough this morning. But i will admit it was hard since my in-laws were visiting saturday and sunday and they were eating bagels with cream cheese, bacon, and eggs!! But, instead of getting deterred by the food around me, I am staying super motivated by seeing great results from all my hard work. Like I said, I know Sundays are going to be my hardest days as far as staying on track. And I don't want to get into the habit of having a "cheat day" because i don't want it too be like that. I want to eat healthy ALL the time and of course treat myself to something once in awhile. I just think going all out and eating whatever i want one day a week will eventually be a downfall for me. Not that it's the same situation, but I'm sure someone who has an alcohol problem, shouldn't give themselves one day a week to get all drunk. Not saying that a person with an alcohol problem should drink at all but...I guess it works for me this way. I've done the "cheat days" before and i've fallen "off the wagon" because of it. When I was really into eating healthy and working out the summer after I graduated from high school, I allowed myself to have some once a month, like a couple pieces of pizza or whatever, and that worked much better for me. Maybe I will do something like that again.

I am super proud of myself for this first week and I am going to do my weigh in tomorrow. My weekly weigh in will be every monday since that's when i started. Hell no, i am not going to log my weight, but i will log my weight losses or gains ;) haha!

A Quick Note on Eating Out:

They always say to watch out for the high fat dressings that go along with the "healthy" salads when you go out to eat or eat at a fast food restaurant. Well, Josh and I split a McD's grilled chicken caesar salad for lunch saturday and I checked the back of the dressing packet. 1 whole packet is a serving and there are 190cals in the packet. So splitting that it was 95 cals a piece, not bad. And those salads are great for splitting with someone, or saving half for a later meal. They are HUGE!! But if there isn't the option to measure so carefully, they usually have a low-fat vinegarette option. However, I am a true believer in having a little fat with every meal, so if you use portion control, even with a fattier dressing, it's not that big of a deal.

1/8/11

bfast:

CUP OF YOGURT

COFFEE

snack:

STRING CHEESE

DIET SODA

lunch:

CAESAR SALAD W/

GRILLED CHICKEN

snack:

HANDFUL UNSALTED ALMONDS

dinner:

MINI HAM SUB

snack:

CHIPS/SALSA

activity:

30MIN RUN/JOG

1/9/11

bfast:

EGG WHITES/SALSA

COFFEE

snack:

APPLE

lunch:

CHICKEN CAESAR LETTUCE WRAP

snack:

A FEW NUTS (UNSALTED)

CHEESE STICK

dinner:

CARROTS

BEEF AND MUSHROOM W/

SAUCE AND NOODLES

1 BROWNIE BITE