I fell off the horse. I've not been monitoring my calories, and waaaay over eating. I know this, because I feel like crap right now. My tummy is screaming at me. Here are the things I let derail me:
1) Andrew's birthday was Feb 6 and we celebrated all week with multiple special birthday dinners with friends, family members, and the customary romantic dinner at a steakhouse on my dime. I took this opportunity to treat the week as though it were my birthday. Not good.
2) This past weekend Abby and I took our moms with us on a weekend away in the San Juan Islands where Abby made fresh-baked bread, her mom made scones topped with her own freezer jam, and my mom kept the wine flowing. Despite the 13 miles I covered over the weekend, it was not enough to come out ahead calorie-wise. Also not good.
3) Most recently, our office threw its second annual chili cook-off. Eight competitors, including myself, entered their best recipes. First prize is not much more than bragging rights, but we get a great turn-out because we have many accomplished home cooks who know their stuff and like to go toe to toe. It's a peer-voted blind taste test, so each "judge" must taste all chili versions in order to really make a fair choice. I am very thorough in my research prior to casting my vote. Granted, I had maybe only 3 tablespoons of each kind, but it really adds up when you think of how rich a chili can be. And one word: beans. Needless to say I'm hurtin' right now.
So with all of those confessions out on the table, I'm kind of relieved that I won't be able to give you a stats update tomorrow. Instead of weighing myself tomorrow morning, I'm getting up super early to run from my house into work. It is a long story, but come March 1 I will no longer have my wonderful garage parking spot in my office building and so I'm testing out different commute options. I do have a bike, and I know the bus route, but I think running the 3.9 miles from home to work is my top choice. When all is said and done, it will be 7.8 miles total. I know I can do this, because I did an 8-mile loop on Guemes Island on Sunday after taking a wrong turn on one of the island's four roads and ended up halfway up the length of the island instead of running along the south shore like I'd planned.
Wish me luck as I'm trudging up the east side of Capitol Hill tomorrow.
Don't worry about this week, you deserve to treat yourself to some delicious goodness! Plus, you have to remember that despite you feeling yukky right now, your metabolism has shot up recently due to your exercise. So this isn't as bad for you long-term as it may have been a year ago, for example.
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