ugh, with a side of ugh.

My ONE cheat day a week, has spun into a very annoying TWO cheat days in the week, and its not even the weekend.

I've been sick right? Well, I ran out of egg drop soup, and was actually feeling alot better.

So I ran with that "feeling better" feeling. And I ran hard. But not on the treadmill like I should have.

So you take that feeling and you mix it with Mother-in-Law's birthday-and what do you get? Well me, a tiraimisu martini, bread with italian butter (fresh grated romano, cracked black pepper, and evoo), the soup (I was actually ok with it, it was a tomato brothy soup), the salad (with an awesome sweet onion dressing, it had a balsamic base), Pollo Torino (grilled ck breast-wait, don't get too happy for me, 3 shrimp, all smothered, and yes I do mean smothered, nigh onto SWIMMING in this creamy roasted garlic and sherry sauce, AND a bite of canolli (luckily it wasn't great! and it was a really small bite).

Today however, fresh off of my "cheat" day-it's also a birthday for a co-worker. That means we order pizza in, and I ate TWO pieces w/parm topping! I made toffee crackers (have had three so far), and another co-worker made chocolate cheesecake (which was breakfast).

So to get back to the ugh, with a side of ugh....Even though I had been/still am sick. I felt SO much better when I was just having soup. Ugh is that I'm still sick, feeling sicker today having eating SO SO SO much over the past couple of days.

A sigh and a shrug of the shoulders accompany my resolution to stay on track this weekend. My evening is going to consist of dinner (ugh, I can't even think of eating right now though, but I'm sure when I do get hungry...soup it is!), and taking an inventory of my freezers. My DH and I have made a resolution to not eat out as much, and to try to spend less at the grocery store to save money. So...I've made a small shopping list of things that we need to get, and once I finish my inventory, I'll update the list.

Do any of you set up meal plans at the beginning of the week? I'd really like to teach myself to do that b/c I know it would get us more in the habit of eating out of what we've got, instead of just eating out.

This got alot longer than I had originally planned.

Happy Friday!

It's Ok

We all have cheat day(s) or days when we say, "I don't want to exercise because of _________" - it's OK.  Don't beat yourself up over it.  You're doing great - keep it up! ^_^

I don't plan my meals at the beginning of the week.  I am an extremely picky eater and I don't really cook. >_<  I'm trying to figure it out for myself and have been doing all right.  Trying to eat more fruit and veggies, drink more water, and not eat past 7:30-8pm.

I plan the week's meals -- kind of

I usually do this while shopping -- whatever looks good or is on sale, or how cold it is out (lots more soups and slow cooker foods when it's cold).  And I do try to pre-prep some stuff on the weekends (cut up some meats and veggies), so they're easier to finish off whne I'm rushed.  Took that tip from Rachel Ray on the Food Network, so now I can do my own "30 minute meal".

The week never turns out as predictable as the grocery run, but thank goodness for the freezer!

Hi

I plan my week out and very rarely do I stray from it.  If I do, I do it with an equivalent.  I now shop and I now cook.  I "treat" myself with a restaurant meal once a week, but that is well thought out too.  If they don't list their calories on the website or they don't have something healthy I can eat (or have modified if not healthy), I don't go.