On my twitter, I said that I was a bad monkey yesterday. We invited a couple of friends over for dinner and grilled a favorite: Korean Shortrib. It’s full of sweet flavor and grilled. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. But I was inspired at my Weight Watchers meeting and went online to find some good recipes.
I made
Strawberry-Almond Salad with Basil-Balsamic Vinaigrette and Classic Macaroni Salad. For dessert, our friends bought chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and ice cream. So I went a little crazy eating a lot of the good food.
However, here are the mistakes I made:
- Wanting to save my points to eat all the yummy food, I didn’t eat after breakfast until my friends showed up. By the time they did, I was starving.
- Ate without measuring.
- Didn’t ask myself when grabbing more food if I was hungry.
What I have learned is that I forgot, IT’S ONLY FOOD. And I should have eaten when I got hungry and not after. Leaving myself starving made it hard to slow down, measure, and think before eating.
My weight went up, naturally. But I don’t believe in “bad days”, only days to learn from.
The worst feeling?
Knowing that you over ate.
I own up to it, but I won’t dwell on it. POSITIVE self-talking: Don’t dwell on the negative, only the positive. I did overeat, but I learned how not to fall for the same pitfalls again.