I made a decision in early January to begin eating healthfully again. I have gained weight. I feel gross. I look gross. I am eating everything in my sights. But, with Dad's stroke, I was eating on the fly constantly. I knew it would have to wait just a week or two. Then, the Steelers got into the playoffs. If there's one thing we know how to do in Pittsburgh, it's throwing a football party. So, I made a decision that I would start eating better after football season. I didn't want to curse the Steelers, so I didn't say anything until Polamalu caught that interception in the last four minutes of the AFC Championship. At that point, I turned to my family and laid in on the line. Superbowl Sunday would be my last hurrah with food.
I love appetizers. Chips, dip, pepperoni rolls, M & Ms. It's all great. I'm not so good at eating in moderation at parties with these foods. Give me a bowl of buffalo chicken dip and some celery or crackers, and it's over. Potato chips with french onion dip? Back away from the bowl please! Add one cold beer for the perfect finish. I know these foods are terrible, but they taste so good!
It just didn't make sense to me to start trying to eat better when I knew a table of temptation stood before me. I'm enjoying this last week of eating junk. I'm cleaning out the cupboards of the chocolate and chips and cheeses. I'm savoring each last bite of fatty goodness. I'm determined to make some changes and go back to last summer when I was eating natural, unprocessed foods in moderation. I felt good and I was starting to look good.
So, no matter what happens on Sunday, no matter who wins the game, it will be my last day of eating like I had the metabolism of a teenager. Monday starts a whole new season for more.
Good luck. I'm the same way.
Posted by: Steve | February 01, 2009 at 02:47 PM
I'm going to be cheering you on and helping you with recipes that I find. I'm trying to be as healthy as I can and I think you can find healthy ways to eat things you crave (at least I hope so anyway).
Start with that chicken chili and try to enjoy your last night of junk food. ;-)
Posted by: Black Belt Mama | February 01, 2009 at 07:05 PM
I know you can do it and I know you'll feel so much better (both physically and emotionally).
If it;s in my house I have little control. For me, the key is not to have that stuff around.
Posted by: Peeveme | February 03, 2009 at 01:27 PM