Yeah, that’s the face of frustration and disappointment…
The day before Thanksgiving I worked out extra hard. I anticipated the traditional over indulgence that’s associated with the day and since the gym is closed on Thanksgiving, I would allow myself some of the guilty pleasures that my wife brought home. Mainly my favorite, Pecan Pie. I’m powerless to Pecan pie. I convinced myself I would only have a thin slice and I would let my wife take the rest to work. 3 days later the pie disappeared. It was later found inside my belly! Along with a few Krispy Kreme douhnuts and the ice cream. I was doing so well with not eating sweets, that I went overboard. I guess it’s like an alcoholic taking a sip of wine. I now know that it just doesn’t work. I can try and blame it on the Holiday, but it all comes down to self control and I had none.
Oh well, back to the drawing board!!
I did a lot of cardio today. It was a little hard finding motivation due to my setback, but I pushed forward and had a decent workout. This blog is helpful because I’m forced to read what I write and internalize what I did knowing I’m publicly admitting to failure. Still in all, I haven’t gained anything since last weeks weigh-in.
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Mike, don’t be too hard on yourself, this is all part of growing through this. You have now learned something about yourself that you need to remember next time. If you just have to have a piece of pecan pie sometime in the future, be sure there is only one piece available. Or, you may be like me, and it may be one of those foods you just cannot have (for me it is lasagna). I know it is a trigger food for me, so it is best that I never tempt myself with it again. That is too hard core for some people, but I know where my limits are.
Now, don’t let this bother you another minute. Reach up, grab the edge of the wagon, and pull yourself on back in. Today is the day to make it happen.
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Yes you ate tons of sweets and it was hard to control yourself but I feel like because you did still exercise you recognized your mistakes right then and there and at least tried to counteract them by exercising. You could have just sat on your butt and felt bad.
I say dust yourself off and try again. Today is a new day.
The 1st step in moving on is to recognize that you ate something you shouldn’t have. As long as you can do that you’re on your way to weight loss. When you just eat and have no remorse then you know you’ve truly fallen off track. Keep pushing, thinking positive and great things will happen.
Yeah, you’re right. Some things you just gotta do without.
Plus, I didn’t gain a pound, so it could have been worse……
We all have our comfort foods. I avoid mine like the plague because I tend to get lost in all that rich nummy goodness. I lose all sense of control. It’s hard to get up, dust off your knees, and get right back in the game. But you’re strong, today is a brand new day, and you CAN do this!
Don’t worry about it man, we sometimes “fall down but we get up!” The main thing is to learn from it and use that knowledge as a motivator to avoid the same mistakes next time.
Keep your chin up Mike your still in the battle zone now lets get back to WORK!
Yep, keep your chin up man! You’ve been doing great, so don’t let this one thing get you down. I had a little too much pie myself…it’s really hard to resist when it’s there staring at you on the kitchen counter!
Keep up the good fight, it will be so worth it in the end!
You may not have lost, but you didn’t gain like most people do, so WooT to that.
And I mean, it was PECAN PIE. That’s some delicious sh*t right there.
Yeah Steve, I’ll take that trade off anyday, but no time soon….