Fitness:
50 minutes at the gym. 15 minutes stretching/abs, 20 minutes on legs, 12 minutes on arms, 3 minute stretching
Food:
Post work-out snack: I was starving, and wanted a little something to stave off the hunger for 30 minutes before lunch. An adorable little apple and a dried Cali fig.
Lunch: Uh-oh. Am I in trouble?
These are not whole foods.
These are not healthy foods.
These are processed, artificial foods.
And.
It get’s worse.
There’s a Diet Coke.
A plastic fork, styrofoam plate, foil. Green heart = black heart!
Confession:
A few times a year, I get the Fried Rice Combo (fried rice, egg roll, medium soft drink) from the cafe in our building. Bad as it is, I love it. This morning I was so excited, and so anxious because they seem to run out of this dish at lunchtime, that I went down to the cafe at 8:30 to pre-pay and reserve the FRC. Then I went back at 11:30 to remind the lady (of course she must think I’m completely crazy) to save me a FRC and that I would be back at 12:00…When I came down at 12:00, she had the dish already prepared for me and wrapped up to go. How sweet is she!
Anyway, I enjoyed every bite and drank every last drop of the Diet Coke. Truth be told, Diet Coke makes me feel like crap. It makes me bloated and I feel like I have liquid metal running through my veins. It’s a weird, and uncomfortable, feeling. And when I drink it with food, even worse. For the most part, I avoid drinking liquids with my meals because it impedes proper digestion. As you can see, today I made an exception (several). I don’t regret it, but I definitely feel the effects of the Diet Coke and fried food bubbling around in my stomach.
This was a pre-meditated violation of eating whole, healthy foods. Not only do I confess, but I accept all punishments and penalties. I do not condone eating this food, but I do give myself a free pass with CULINARY CRAP every once in a while.
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