The hoagie tray sat there this afternoon on a table that sat nearly between me and my sad little spring mix salad that was waiting in the fridge. It was lunchtime and someone brought in a hoagie tray for everyone to enjoy. Meanwhile, I can make just about no bend in my calories today because tonight's dinner is going to be larger than usual. I'm making dinner for my parents. The calories are not going to fall into the 500 calorie per meal range that I like to stick to at the moment. Once the weight is back at "healthy", that will change.
So... there I am... hand on the fridge door, staring at the hoagies. They looked good. Really, really good. Sandwiches are a serious problem spot for me. Hoagies especially. I really, truly and completely love me some hoagie. I couldn't decide... did I want to just indulge and suck it up and not care or would I care too much later - knowing it would not be worth it in the long run. In the tonight run. I even get to have two glasses of wine with my dad tonight. I've got it all figured out.
Then I started debating... could I take off the cheese and feel better about it? I would only use mustard, the mayo really wasn't tempting me as much as the processed meat and the bulky bread. Meanwhile - I had my salad nearly in the other hand... without cheese today... another bit of enjoying tonight... and I had my whole wheat crackers with a little strawberry jam to look forward to. Yeah... that sounds somewhere in the realm of just as enticing as meat and cheese and bread, right?
I chose the salad... and the crackers. And the little bit of jam. One tablespoon, to be exact. Strange part was... once I started in on the salad... all temptation from the hoagies went away.
I look forward to the day when I can partake again without knowing that I'm working against. But - for now - each time I make the right choice, I'm doing nothing but helping myself of the road to better health and a body I want to put nice clothes on again.
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4 comments:
Next time eat the hoagie but lose the bread. If you plan on going to the gym that day you could gave taken the hoagie and done a bit extra. However, I did what you are doing. I didn't touch really anything until I got somewhere. I still have ways to go, but I can eat now and not feel guilty about it. Good luck and hope dinner was good.
Dinner was good. And worth the wait. I wouldn't eat the hoagie without being able to eat the whole thing. I count calories, not carbs. :)
I did both in the beginning. I don't count carbs anymore though. I do count calories still. Man, I am hungry for a hoagie lol.
I hear you. :) I'm going to work some turkey and/or ham into my menu next week, lol.
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