Honey Badger Friday

Weight on 9/16/11: 269.5 lbs...-5 lbs since 9/9/11

Hey everyone!

First off, I'm happy to report that I am DOWN 5 POUNDS from last Friday Morning!

Now, I have to confess that after a work week of being good, I took kind of a "day-off" today and went into "honey badger mode" when it came to my food.  I just didn't, as the infamous Honey Badger Video on YouTube goes, "give a s***" today.  I actually started off with my usual breakfast: Egg Beaters on Ezekiel Bread with a slice of cheddar.  But then, I got derailed at work today.  They had this little college-football-themed carnival today in the courtyard of my office complex (where, incidentally, I won a $10 Subway gift card for knowing that Notre Dame had more players in some Hall of Fame, which was really a complete guess because I'm not exactly a huge sports buff, but I digress...).  Well, lo and behold, they're serving burgers and hot dogs and desserts, and, well, I partook.  A good bit.  The sad thing about it is that I kind of rationalized it by saying "well, I've lost 5 pounds.  I could treat myself just this once."  But it kind of led me down a slippery slope for the rest of the day...

It didn't help that I capped off the day with a trip to Taqueria del Sol for my usual dinner there of one fish taco, one fried chicken taco, and one memphis (BBQ) taco, with a cup of shrimp and corn chowder.  Not exactly a Lean Cuisine.  And furthermore I stopped off at Menchie's, but at least that's frozen yogurt and not ice cream.  But I still could've skipped that last stop altogether.

At the end, my eating today was far from ideal, but hey, even Body for Life allows you sort of a "cheat day" once a week.  Realistically, I highly doubt that I'm going to gain those five pounds back from just one day of maybe not eating the best foods.  But I do know that I have to be more cognizant of what I do eat from now on and I shouldn't rationalize a day of semi-gorging myself because I've lost weight.  But at the same time, this is more of a minor setback, really.  One thing I've learned about trying to lose weight is that it's all basically trial and error.  As long as I re-engage in good habits again first thing in the morning, I know I'll continue to be successful. 

Alrighty.  Back to healthier eating and hitting the gym in the AM.