In 1945 there was a great film, which won an Oscar, called "The Lost Weekend" that chronicled a weekend binge of an alcoholic.
I feel like I had a "lost weekend" with food this weekend. On top of that, I didn't exercise either! For some reason, I just ate to my hearts content...
In the past month, I did great over vacation and lost weight and was getting back in the rhythm of daily workouts. This weekend though, I just blew it. I ate anything I wanted and didn't workout like I should. By the end of the weekend, the losses of the past week and a half were erased on the scale.
Why did I do this? I'm disappointed but not being overly harsh. I've had great workouts during the past two days and I can see the scale starting to move in the right direction again. I have realized this journey isn't about any day or weekend but about the long run.
I know that I'm an emotional eater at times and want to identify my "triggers". One thing that I realized is that I need to keep apples on hand as they're a great snack food that I love, is healthy, and won't pack on the pounds.
It's hard to share the tough times but it's part of the journey.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The Lost Weekend
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It's a long journey as you say ... one weekend isn't going to derail your journey ... I find the weekends the hardest to control my eating. I love family lunches at the weekend and have to control myself not to overdo it with bread and dips and stuff. During the week at work is much easier :)
I agree with you about apples. I spent the day today in a car and only eat some 'rubbish' from petrol garages because I had plenty of apples in the car.
Good luck with the rest of the journey.
Mike
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