The Perfect Example

[[Side Note:

Many of you probably remember the post I made last week about exercise guilt and the anxiety I got about going out to eat, in which I got some worried responses from my fellow bloggers about my current mentality and eating disorder.  I want to let you know: I do not think like that all the time.  It’s actually quite rare!

Many of you hailed me in the way that I jumped back from the original thoughts I had about the situation and looking on the bright side of having good company and stopping the fat talk that occurred after the fact.  I know full well that I was just having a bad day and I was able to combat the obstacle that was about to impend on a fun event for myself and others (I also am aware of the underlying reason for why my mind was in that status, but that’s for a whole other post!)

And to let you see how this sort of anxiety does not occur but rarely?  That I don’t think like this all the time and let my ED ruin my life and make things so difficult?

Did you read my recaps from this weekend? 

The Gasparilla Surprise and Gasparilla Day Two? 

Did you notice what happened, and what DIDN’T happen? 

I ate out, TWICE, along with having frozen yogurt and lots of candy coated chocolate covered peanuts from WF that went undocumented. 

And before and after every outing, there was no guilt, no second guessing choices, no feeling that I needed to exercise before or after.  I went with my gut the whole weekend and ate like I always should: start when I’m hungry, stop when I’m full.  That’s it.  And I did.

Granted, I was running around quite a bit the entire weekend which some might think would make my mind give me justice or use it as an excuse that I was “allowed” to eat out (as an ED thought), but that isn’t the case at all!  I ate out because I wanted to!  I ate what I wanted, and in this case it included omelets, home fries/potatoes o’brian and toast/english muffins. 

Why the egg whites?  Why the dry toast?  Um, it’s what I like.  I’m not a fan of the yolky flavor with eggs and I like to eat every piece of egg with a small piece of toast (as Meghann and Ashley asked when I ripped up my english muffin on Sunday and were curious!) along with all the veggies!  I suck at making my own omelets at home so whenever I get the chance at a restaurant, I go for the breakfast menu and get that immediately!  And of course I can’t pass up potatoes.  I suck at making those taste as good too, so I can’t resist their temptation when I’m out.

I know many people go to restaurants for the french toast, or pancakes, or waffles…but I’m just not big on those things.  I eat them very rarely as it is and yes, it might taste better coming from a restaurant with the varieties they provide, but in reality…I eat what I want!

Now it may sound like I’m trying to justify my going out to eat, but again, that is not the case.  I want to clear the air with those who well, are being a bit “overly concerned” and lashing out at me about my ED mentality.

I assure you, I have my bad days, they come and go, and thankfully they don’t last very long.  I am able to recover from them quickly, bounce back in full force, move on and enjoy everything to it’s fullest!]]

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As much fun as I had this weekend, I was ready for a day to actually sit down and relax with all my homemade meals!  I was feeling a bit of a sodium overload from this weekend so I vowed to stick to the more natural things I had in my cabinets and fridge shelves (since they were a bit bare from no shopping)!

I went the entire weekend without oats! GASP!  So of course they were on the menu for this morning.  My good-ol’ (but getting boring) Cinnamon, PB (Naturally More) and Banana Oats.

I need to spice these babies up.  I always love looking at other concoctions…I really need to branch out and be brave.  Such a wimp when it comes to new flavors/things!

I spent the morning scanning books for my coworker and had a snack around 11: fresh pineapple and an apple, with some unpictured Dark Chocolate Dreams (I spontaneously decided to add them after the picture)

Um, pineapple and chocolate PB?  Can I say hell yeah?!  It’s almost like when you get chocolate fondue and dip pineapple in it…super delish.  I bet these would be freak’n awesome frozen as like, popsicles!  OMG I MUST EXPERIMENT WITH IT SOON!!!

Because of the late snack, lunch was delayed for quite a bit, and proceeded to make everything else in the day late as well!  I had a snack plate for this meal with two themes: Mexican and Italian.  How could I go wrong?

On the Mexican side we have 1/2 an avocado made into guacamole by mixing in some salsa, and used carrots for dipping.  Delish!

On the Italian half we have some garlic/onion/Italian herb roasted broccoli and marinara sauce for dipping…  Tasty as ever!

Brit and I ran off to collect our last Organic Buying Club box (it’s our last because truthfully, we’re pretty broke and this can get a wee bit expensive for us. We’re all about supporting organic farming, but right now is not the right time for us) and headed to the Publix to finish off our shopping.

I was raging with hunger by the time I got home and unpacked, so I dove into the fruit stash from our box and made a small fruit salad for snack part one:

• blueberries
• strawberries
• minneola

Of course I needed some carbs and protein before the ST session I had planned for the evening, so I had a mix of a few handfuls of this delightful cereal:

And the best peanuts I have found on this planet.  If no one stopped me I bet I could eat the entire container!

I ended up doing some job searching, applying, discussion and such for longer than I thought and didn’t get to start my ST session until 7.30!  Yikes!  Luckily my late snacks (ie 4.30!) were holding me over well so I went ahead and bit the bullet!  45 minutes of every move I could remember from my Core Fusions DVD, Karen Vought Aerobics and Bobbi’s Ab Session and I was exhausted!  I stretched for 10 minutes then got started on a quick and easy dinner!

I made a huge salad with:

• green leaf lettuce
• carrots
• celery
• roasted broccoli
• cucumber
• tomatoes
• hummus

 

Everything in that salad came from our box today, or the one from last week.  All organic and tasty!

And I ended the meal on a sweet note with a very flavorful nectarine…nom nom.

  

I’m exhausted and want to try and hit the sack early tonight, since I failed last night and didn’t get to sleep until 11.30!  It was hard to be awake after the 4am wake up call I had that morning!  Yikes!