Prevention > Regret
Posted in My Weight-Loss Journey by RachelWeekly Weigh In
Starting weight: 271 lbs
Current weight: 167 lbs
Loss over the past two weeks: -2
Total Loss: 104 lbs
I’ve eaten enough pizza in the last two days to feed a small country. I wish I was joking, but I’m not. Between my mother’s birthday gathering last night and left overs for breakfast, I’ve eaten a total of seven slices in less than twenty-four hours. I must be stopped.
I killed three slices of cheese and onion pizza in no time and considered eating more, but was able to put the breaks on before causing a caloric catastrophe during my mother’s birthday gathering. I even debated swapping my slice of chocolate cake for another slice of pizza, but opted to indulge in the sweet stuff instead. My mother cut the 7″ cake into six slices — one for each of us — but The Girl and I split my slice down the middle rather than tackling our respective wedges. It was a choice that saved my calorie goal from imploding before 6pm, but I ultimately pushed my budget over the edge with one very delicious and very ripe banana in the midst of piecing six dining room chairs together between the hours of 9p-11p. I was hungry. And when I’m hungry, I eat. However, I would have been in better shape if I didn’t consume 1,131 calories in one sitting before nightfall.
Ah well. It’s just one day right?
Wrong.
Since I did so well making poor choices yesterday, I figured I’d come out of the gate this morning doing much of the same. After all, there’s only one thing in all of creation that happens to be better than pizza for dinner and that’s pizza for breakfast. By the time 8a rolled around, I was 987 calories into my 1700-calorie allotment after pairing my triple-threat with a cup of hot chocolate and a side of ketchup (don’t ask).
As if that wasn’t enough, I one-upped myself with an equally poor choice of triangular proportions by digging into another slice for lunch. By the time dinner rolled around, I was seriously strapped for cals. I prepared a super delicious and incredibly low calorie meal consisting of two cups of frozen organic spinach, 18 medium-sized shrimp, six tablespoons of low-sodium chipotle salsa (only 10 cals and 35 mg of sodium for 2 tbsp), and a 1/2 cup of organic pinto beans for just 260 calories. (!!) I was poised to end my evening forty calories under my goal when I made the unfortunate but very conscience decision to hit up a Skinny Cow Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream sandwich.
Or two. Yep. I ate two mother fucking Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches (that were originally purchased on a whim while in the frozen food section looking for ice to make vegan protein shakes knowing full well that they are laden with HFCS) after being so close to escaping another day of overages. It’s one thing to blow your calorie goals as a result of hunger, but quite another to blow them with a mini binge. I thought about eliminating my caloric surge through exercise, but immediately ditched the idea in favor of a healthy day of rest following my Saturday 10K and a week of taking names at Fitcorp. Besides, frantically and obsessively trying to erase a bad choice through regret can’t be healthy. Prevention seems like a much better option.
I may be Skinny Cow-free thanks to a dunk in the litter box, but I need continue my quest to minimizing triggers that have proven to be lethal when combined. Triggers include: getting behind on freelance work (check), setting myself up for disaster by ripping through more than half of my calorie budget in a single meal (check), and drinking caffeinated coffee (check).
Damn you, perfect storm.
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Kimberly says:
Hahahahahah! Brilliant!
I will remember that the next time my husband leaves leftovers on his plate (which I find impossible to resist eating)
Chrissy says:
Did you put those skinny cows in the kitty litter? lol You are so awesome. Congrats on another 2 pounds despite any disappointment in all that pizza.
Lauren says:
I laughed out loud when I saw that picture.
Two days ago, I had to throw a handful of mint wafer cookies into dirty dishwater before I scarfed them down.
Good job, and kudos on not letting your indiscretions have a negative impact on your attitude. =)
Monica says:
Love the pic
And youre so right, pizza for breakfast is num!
AndrewENZ says:
It happens to us all! Just get back on the wagon and don't look back.
Brandon says:
Well, you couldn't rightly call your blog Body by Pizza if you didn't eat a lot of pizza, right?
Pizza is one of my weak points, I love it! There is a great place here in Anchorage that makes some of the best pizza I've ever had, and they'll even make it with whole wheat crust, so that makes me feel a little better about it
KathyR says:
That last photo is hilarious! Good work! Any suggestions for people who don't have cats?
Jenn says:
It took me a second to figure out that those were the Skinny Cow sandwiches in the litter box! Too funny!
Okay, so you made some bad choices – who doesn't? Overall you are kicking ass, so a couple of extra slices of pizza will not do you in.
Get back on your horse, woman!
Jack Sh*t says:
Sorry you're having a rough go of it, but I do have to say this: pizza for breakfast is pretty good, huh?
Shelley says:
I have to eat with a bottle of dishwashing liquid next to me sometimes, to stop me from keeping on going. One big squirt of that, and I am NOT going to eat it.
Will says:
Haha. I know what you mean. I like to cook and saw cake on sale. So I baked it and slowly but surely, I'd cruise by the fridge. Slice off a little sliver and before I knew it. Half the cake was gone and I live alone. I did the same but I walked out to the dumpster with my cake in hand. There is just something not right about throwing out cake. But get back on the wheel and keep on spinnin'.
shihtzuma says:
I use pepper — lots of pepper. I have to admit, I never once thought of throwing it in the litter box –absolutely brilliant! You look amazing!
Merry Mary says:
We all do this. Seriously.
But hey… it is a body by pizza after all. Om nom nom.
Just get back on track like we all know you will. You know the triggers and how to lessen them (at least in theory… practice takes work).
104 pounds. Ridiculous.
Weight Loss SD says:
Hey, it happens right? Love the picture and it's really awesome to hear that you've lost 104 pounds! Nothing to regret there!
Jess says:
Wow, I have now found a way to make Skinny Cow less appealing. Kitty litter.
The best thing is that you're aware of the need for prevention, so you'll start making more conscious choices and 2 high days aren't bad actually. I mean, if you had 2 months of high days, that could be disastrous, but 2 days out of the rest of your life is…nothing.
You should make your own pizza
Healthy and yummy! Then no guilt and you could share the awesome recipe too.
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