Kinsa
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Post by Kinsa on Feb 12, 2015 12:36:17 GMT -5
Yesterday was my son's birthday (turned 17).
I brought a dozen Dunkin Donuts home for breakfast. I was good; I didn't have a single one!
Lunch. I did okay. Just had a Lean Cuisine.
I knew dinner was going to be a struggle, so dh and I went for a 3-mile walk in the afternoon. I burned off 400+ calories with that walk.
Then came dinner. Oh my.
Ds was allowed to pick where we had dinner from. He chose Taco Bell. I went online and found out that the regular crunchy tacos weren't too bad, only 170 calories each. Okay, I thought I'd be able to handle it.
When it was time to eat, I pigged out. Four tacos, plus I ate leftover KFC drumsticks from my younger sons' plates. A total of another 300 calories.
Then came cake. Yes, I had a piece. And it was yummy.
Good gravy. I ended up nearly 400 calories over my calorie limit for the day, and that was including the 400+ calorie walk we did!
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paliz
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Post by paliz on Feb 12, 2015 13:02:52 GMT -5
Well I see many positives. One you went for the walk. 2. This isn't an every day occurrence . 3. You kept track even after going over. And last but certainly not least you are back in the saddle tonight, not tomorrow or Monday but today. Good for you!
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BC
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Post by BC on Feb 12, 2015 18:57:14 GMT -5
Happy Birthday to your boy.  I have one who's turning 17 next week. Too bad we don't live closer. Well, everything that Liz said, -- plus... Think about how you'd have been had you not been trying to keep track of your eating. I notice that the times when I'm really not watching my eating well...I'd think that the few indiscretions that I might make on a bad day were no big deal at all. But, when I'm eating well, I consider those few indiscretions to be big deals. (That's hard to explain...is that making any sense at all?) One meal at a time. (Btw, I wonder if there is a chemical component to that overindulgence? The one time that I ate taco bell tacos about six months or more ago...I felt like I ate too much the rest of the night too. Wonder if it's a chemical reaction to something in it (fake chemicals or whatever other yucky stuff might be lurking in them) that makes your brain want to find food...real food.  ) |
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Laney
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Post by Laney on Feb 13, 2015 16:52:03 GMT -5
I did the same thing. Birthday food will get you every time. I knew I'd be "off plan" last night because older dd wanted italian. So I just decided I'd do it with no guilt. My weight was the same this morning.
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lucy
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Post by lucy on Feb 16, 2015 10:34:50 GMT -5
family birthday's are a blessing !
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I have one who's turning 17 next week. 
