My boss Jack, once told me, “Ronald – there is always truth in a little teasing…” My boss is always right (but don’t tell him that)!
Remember my last blog post? I was totally on the health journey and my doctor confirmed that. Running, eating tofu and green beans – I was loving every minute of it! So, I spoofed a post – I sent out a fake press release cancelling my health journey! Well, my subconscious must have heard that message because since my last blog post, I completely fell off the wagon.
And when I say, “fell off the wagon,” trust me, this was no stumble…I plummeted from the journey in a blaze of glory. And that glory was filled with donuts, fried chicken (from a fast food restaurant I will not name), slurpees, and french fries (from another fast food restaurant I will not name). I gorged and gorged on trans fat, high fructose corn syrup and artificial colors. And when I say gorged, I mean I ate three times what a human needs all in junk food. The result – all effort from the previous few months was lost. I even stopped running and went back to sitting on my butt watching TV and drinking soda.
I need to stay away from labels that read like this!
Take a look at all that TRANS FAT!
The consequence of my uncontrolled three-week binge? I feel like crap. It’s funny how quickly eating junk food and being a slug caused headaches and lethargy. I even could feel the pores in my skin closing up.
Okay, so don’t have a pity party for me. I already had one… Instead, help me. Tell me what you do when this happens to you? Seriously. I need a health makeover.
Just so you don’t think I am a complete failure, I do want you to know that this past week I started running again and eating healthy (only Earth Fare foods). Guess what? I already feel better. Ten more pounds to go!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Have a safe and HEALTHY holiday!
Tags: Earth Fare, Food, General Health, healthy food, journey, ronald
Ronald- Take things one day at a time- you’ll get there!
Great post!
Morgan in Charleston
Morgan
November 27th, 2009 at 3:49 pmpermalink
It is usually a reality punch if you keep a food journal. You know those binges can be between 3 and 5 thousand calories, that is 6 to 8 really good workouts and one pound of fat is 3500 calories. It is all in the numbers. Maybe get a book with the calorie counts and before you have something bad see what the calories are and ask yourself are you going to do enough work to burn it off.Remember even healthy foods have calories but they also have fiber and lean protein which is more filling and works our engines harder so that we become more efficient.Always be prepared and schedule your workouts so you can be held accountable.Lastly remember, Food = Fuel.
Good Luck!
Angela Locklear
December 1st, 2009 at 2:50 ampermalink