My menu items on a recent Sunday
represent what can happen during the course of a diet. In the end, this kind of
good and bad diametric really must be expected.
On Sunday, I began the day with a
bowl of oatmeal. I have long heard that there are solid benefits to be realized
through regularly consuming oatmeal. Of course, the health benefits of oatmeal
exist provided a person doesn’t slather it with additions like sugar or even
butter.
I had a moderate serving of
oatmeal. I ate most of the serving. I accompanied my morning meal with a cup of
coffee and a small glass of grapefruit juice.
I actually felt fairly proud of my
breakfast selection. In fact, over the course of the past few weeks, I’ve done
pretty well in selecting healthy breakfast food items.
Lunch rolled around, in the
aftermath of what proved to be a slightly frustrating morning. Frustration can
be a trigger for me to engage in a round of binge eating.
Stuck in a certain part of town
awaiting a professional-related activity to finally commence, I popped into a
Mexican restaurant which serves authentic cuisine. I ordered an entrée that
contained a selection of fairly healthy items.
I did pay attention to portion
size. The portions served were huge. I managed to consume only part of what was
presented to ensure proper portion size.
As so often has been the case in
restaurants for me, I was tempted by dessert. Since I launched my weight loss
efforts, I have managed to forgo eating dessert when dining out. But, today I
broke down. I ordered what proved to be a ginormous sopapilla. And I ate the
whole darn thing. And I liked it – a lot.
I share this to make a legitimate
point. Striving to improve oneself is always a process of progress coupled with
some backtracking. The same holds true for dieting and striving to establish a
healthier lifestyle.
In this case, I did not beat myself
over the noggin for busting my diet by eating the huge (delicious) lump of
fried dough. Rather, I spent some time examining why I was motivated to eat so
much of a dessert item.
Having a dessert in an appropriate
portion from time to time is not counter to my diet plan. I love dessert and I
have been enjoying a small dessert once or twice a week. In this case, I ate
something that was the equivalent to five desserts in one sitting according to
my diet plan.
As I made mention, I was feeling
frustrated that day. Frustration for me really translates into a type of
stress. In the end, I was motivated to eat the sopapilla in its entirety,
slathered in honey (by the way), primarily because I was feeling stressed.
Because I am off course on keeping
up with my blog, this meal actually occurred a couple of weeks ago. Since that
time, I have not gone of course when it comes to desserts. This unplanned and
large dessert did not destroy my dieting efforts. In fact, the situation became
a beneficial learning experience in the final analysis.
Stay tuned.
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