Take that baby fat! Ordinarily, I would be disappointed at "only" a pound coming off, but I have a new resolve to look at that pound as one pound that will never be back. Well, okay, being realistic, it will probably be back sometime during the cooking of any future babies, but it will not be back due to my poor habits. I feel like I read somewhere that you have to eat 3,500 calories to gain a pound of fat. I can't imagine consuming that many calories without doing something to burn some percentage of them off. I am not sure if there is any truth behind it, especially since I can't remember where in the world I read it, but if it helps me stay focused, I will just tell myself that it's true.
The past few weeks have seen quite a bit of success, having lost a little more than five pounds. Normally, I would see this as so much success that it would be permissible to stop trying, or at least ease up on myself "a little bit." Not this time. I am not allowing this little bit of progress to turn into one celebratory takeout night that ends up lasting the entire weekend, and then extends into next week. No, sir. If I want to continue to make progress, I cannot think of food as a reward or celebration. It is fuel, plain and simple. And there are plenty of ways to make it tasty without loading it with butter, oil, sugar, and God knows what else. I am feeling good today. Instead of looking forward to Chinese takeout to kick off the weekend, I am looking forward to baked chicken drumsticks and roasted red potatoes with garlic. That's Friday's dinner down, Saturday and Sunday to go. Let's keep it goin'!
The past few weeks have seen quite a bit of success, having lost a little more than five pounds. Normally, I would see this as so much success that it would be permissible to stop trying, or at least ease up on myself "a little bit." Not this time. I am not allowing this little bit of progress to turn into one celebratory takeout night that ends up lasting the entire weekend, and then extends into next week. No, sir. If I want to continue to make progress, I cannot think of food as a reward or celebration. It is fuel, plain and simple. And there are plenty of ways to make it tasty without loading it with butter, oil, sugar, and God knows what else. I am feeling good today. Instead of looking forward to Chinese takeout to kick off the weekend, I am looking forward to baked chicken drumsticks and roasted red potatoes with garlic. That's Friday's dinner down, Saturday and Sunday to go. Let's keep it goin'!
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