Oh dear is right...
"this is going to test your mental fortitude" Thats all I remember her saying and she was right. First time ordering food from a cafe. Now usually I don't worry about it and it has never crossed my mind before. Scanning through the menu.. oh good god it all looks good. So I order a coffee, yup 4 points gone... this time I made sure it was trim :)
It's suggested to me that maybe I ask about the table (we're all on the "journey") as to what others are having and that may help me make up my mind.
"Corn fritters"
"Pancakes"
"French toast"
Yeah not sounding appealing yet.... may have to go with the fren....
"Egg's Benedict"
ch toas.... I'll have what she's having....Aww yeah fuck the rules... If it doesnt get tracked then it doesnt count right?..... Met with laughter... high fives... fist pumping and then the sudden knowledge that my leader is sitting beside me giving me "the look" well screw it... it'll probably be the only meal I eat today anyway.
So I throw caution to the wind and GOD DAMN that was brillant. I'm full, satisfied and a little content. Takeaway coffee to go and off to a meeting.
Meeting goes well...apart from the car I reversed into in the carpark... thank god they were pretty good about it all and the fact gthat I'm insured. Grapes, coffee and water... well I suppose I only have to point that coffee so thats all good. I'll do that later. Signed some paperwork... I'm the only MALE meeting team member in Christchurch, I think, at this stage...The token male... I've been the token darkie but never the token male before. Ahhh well.
Meeting ends, and it's a stop at the coffee shop for coffee and cake. Well I've blown out todays points so I might as well make the most of it Mud cake with cream and alarge coffee. I'm definately not going to be hungry when I get home, so may be able to avoid the fat trap that may or may not be awaiting me, my grandmothers cooking.
Nope no such luck, it's there waiting for me... chicken tenders, fried eggs and undercooked chips... so I eat the chicken tenders, mush up the eggs into the chips and feed the chips to the dog. Which just sits there looking at me waiting for the sausages... It's ok.. I think we're having them again tomorrow night. I really should buy that woman a cookbook.
I pull out my guide and start flicking through things and pointing out the food intake for the day, yeah ok so I got the guilts and was a little curious about what I'd packed away today.... the breakfast/lunch wasn't so bad, only ended up being 15 points.. I can handle that.. so thats 19 for the day so far... add another coffee, that's 23points... coffee at meeting makes it 25... coffee after meeting... 29... AWW SHIT!.
Some serious and frantic facebook messaging later....one serve of that cake is 9 points and because there is no way that was 100grams better double it... CRAP 18points for a piece of cake.... and it didn't even leave me with a smile... FFFAAAAAAARRRRRRRKKKKKKKK!
No... no thats cool... I have my weeklies I can use. It's ok, I'll just start subtracting from them... 36 points gone for the day and with dinner thats 14.... fuck 14 weeklies gone as well...
now it's 10:36 pm and the hunger pains are starting to kick in....
Oh look what do we have here....
Hello Mr Apple... I think you and me are going to form a special relationship over the coming months
Well firstly, I'm strongly considering changing my name to Mr. Apple!
ReplyDeleteIt's exciting to have a male perspective on the journey.
I know that your blog will assist you in your own ww's journey, and inspire others around you, and perhaps even the hubby's and boyfriends who end up reading it over their shoulders.
Well done on the new blog, and the new resolve to life a healthier, more vital life.
And as a long term friend of yours I feel safe to say, well done on the new resolve to reacquaint yourself with your amazing abs :P
*exaggerated wink*