I was doing so well with blogging, and then came the weekend! In my defense, we had company basically all weekend, and it would have been rude to be on the computer, but in reality, I really didn't have much to say. Now as I find myself being tortured by my husband watching the Giants game (ugh, is it February yet??), I have some free time to write.
My eating this weekend wasn't catastrophic, but it wasn't 100% responsible either. I have found that when I have a drink or two, I tend to overeat. For some reason, I seem to justiyfy to myself that good wine (or fancy-mixed-cocktail on the menu) needs to be accompanied by "good" food. I put "good" in quotations because once I have that drink, my definition of the word "good" changes from my usual, level-headed defintion of good food as nutritious, to my old-college-days definition of good food as "tastes good because of all of the crap in it." I don't believe that this is even a result of alcohol influencing my judgment, as I usually order my first drink and my meal at the same time. Rather, I think it has a lot to do with that mentality of "kicking back" and having a drink, so in my mind, I don't have to be as responsible about my eating, either.
So my decision for today? Until my mind can wrap itself around how illogical this way of thinking is, alcohol is now off the table, too, regardless of the quantity. Disclaimer: this new rule entirely excludes Thanksgiving and Christmas, as those days are, and always will be a lost cause for logic standing any chance of getting in my way on my quest to the food and booze :)
My eating this weekend wasn't catastrophic, but it wasn't 100% responsible either. I have found that when I have a drink or two, I tend to overeat. For some reason, I seem to justiyfy to myself that good wine (or fancy-mixed-cocktail on the menu) needs to be accompanied by "good" food. I put "good" in quotations because once I have that drink, my definition of the word "good" changes from my usual, level-headed defintion of good food as nutritious, to my old-college-days definition of good food as "tastes good because of all of the crap in it." I don't believe that this is even a result of alcohol influencing my judgment, as I usually order my first drink and my meal at the same time. Rather, I think it has a lot to do with that mentality of "kicking back" and having a drink, so in my mind, I don't have to be as responsible about my eating, either.
So my decision for today? Until my mind can wrap itself around how illogical this way of thinking is, alcohol is now off the table, too, regardless of the quantity. Disclaimer: this new rule entirely excludes Thanksgiving and Christmas, as those days are, and always will be a lost cause for logic standing any chance of getting in my way on my quest to the food and booze :)
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