A weekend without a hint of alcohol or over stuffing ones face with over priced food is SHIT, full stop!
Usually I would have been out for a meal, consumed a bottle of wine or two, had a yummy brunch in a fancy pants cafe and be currently nursing a full belly and a sore head. Not so this weekend and the smell of roast beef coming from my mums oven is killing me. Would it be soooo terrible to have a wee roast beef sandwich.......?!?!? Where's the voting buttons on this thing??
I've been very disciplined this weekend but it hasn't been easy. Saturday at 8am my alarm went off so I could get up and eat before training. I struggled down porridge and egg whites, eating so much is not getting any easier but I managed it. I had arranged to meet a friend and train legs & shoulders which we did via a variety of functional movement exercises such as squat to over head press & walking lunges with lateral raises. I was a little bit worried about my shoulder but took it easy on the weights and was fine.
Legs is always a difficult day and this wasn't any different. But I soon learnt that I can't train such a large muscle group with one meal in me feeling pretty weak towards the end of the workout. Wobbling I made my way out of the gym and over to Powerhouse to pick up some protein bars for the week ahead at work so I have enough "meals" in me before training, even if it does come in a little bar. (Note my sarcastic use of " " when referring to a "meal").
My mum just asked me if I want potatoes with my beef.....why lord, why test me like this??? NO PISS OFF!
I faffed around all day running errands and ate protein bars instead of actual food thinking nothing of it. Come 6pm the mother of all irritated tantrums was being thrown waiting for my bulgar wheat and chicken breast to cook. Yes I repeat BULGAR WHEAT........BULGAR.........WHEAT!
It wasn't that bad actually, it tasted like something between rice and cous cous but certainly didn't hold a torch to my usual shredded chili beef, egg fried rice, curry sauce and chips. Anyways, lesson learnt - protein bars should not replace more than one meal a day unless I want to unleash my inner psycho.
"Hello Mildred"
We'll call her Mildred....
"Who invited you and what have you done with Kelly??"
No wine, no alcohol of any sort, I spent my Saturday night sipping diet bitter lemon and ice - without the gin! Don't get me wrong I'm not an alkie, I just really do take pleasure out of eating and drinking.
Up early doors this morning to eat - 8am on a Sunday is just RUDE! Today was supposed to be a rest day but decided to go loosen off my legs and went off to the gym for a walk on the treadmill and some abs. I ended up bumping into my mum and dad, who both turned 50 this year and still take care of themselves. I looked over at my mum at one point on the treadmill, determination in her eyes powering through a run and thought to myself "GAWN YERSELF HEN!". My dad kept me company during my abs circuit and has offered to train with me during the week so we will see how that goes.
More temptation came my way this afternoon, even if they were weight watchers cakes on offer while having a cup of tea at my friend Janice's. I was considering being bad but decided against it and upped the anti on the blethering so I wouldn't think about the lemon slice being consumed right in front of me. Snatching distance - dangerous territory....
In case you're simple and haven't picked up on it yet, I have really really reeeeeeeally struggled food & drink wise this weekend. In fact I'm a little bit worried I've come across a wee bit mental in this post.
The difference in lifestyle its just horrid! I didn't realise just how much eating and drinking was a fundamental part of my social life - Friday night dinner date, meeting friends for a boozy lunch, staying in with a take away & bottle of wine. Psychologically its got to me and my absence in Waitrose desert aisle - aka paradise - will not have gone unnoticed. A good 15 minutes spent trying to decide between all the amazing offerings and usually narrowing it down to three and buying them all. And I wonder why I put on weight?
I do however have a treat meal coming up on Wednesday - out for dinner with 6 of my friends so at least there is a decent meal in sight and I have something to look forward too.
Oh shit my sister and her boyfriend have just walked in and I swear his legs are hollow he eats that much. DAM IT! Looks like I have an evening of food envy ahead of me :-(
Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend x
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