I'll Have ALL the Calories. Thanks!

Hi guys,

I'm writing this after two really bad days of calories. I'm seriously mad at myself, because this past week, I was so focused. I did a lot of workouts. I was better with what I was eating, and even though I had a day or two where I overate a little, I made sure to make up with it by exercising. 

I had a goal in mind, to lose two pounds this week, and then Thursday and Friday happened. Things went... Badly.

Part of the reason it's been bad, is that I'm in charge of cooking in my house, so when I'm having bad health days and can't do it, my brother takes over. However, recently we've both been unwell, and the rest of my family hasn't been feeling great either. So nobody really felt up to cooking, especially since in my house, it's usually three different dinners because of people's food preferences.

So the natural conclusion, was let's get a takeaway. 

My daily goal for calories is 1,200

Thursday.

I was good all day. I woke up with my mind set on having fruit, veggies, and protein. Breakfast and lunch, I was doing great. Here's a little look at what I had.

Breakfast - Kiwi, Scrambled Eggs (small portion). (153 Calories)

Morning Snack - Omega Booster Seeds, Coffee with coconut sugar. (205 Calories)

Lunch - Homemade Tuna Burgers, Homemade Cauliflower and Feta Frittas (roasted not fried) 455 Calories)

Then dinner happened.

Dinner - KFC Wicked Zinger Box Meal (Corn cob and Diet Pepsi) (1,010 Calories)

Total Calories (1,823) 

Friday

I woke up with good intentions, but since when do they get me anywhere.

Breakfast - Alpro smooth chocolate soya pudding (115 Calories)

Morning Snack - Jelly Babies (5 sweets), Wheat Free Apple Pie. (320 Calories)

Lunch - Ramen (94 Calories)

Dinner - McDonalds Taste of America New York Classic Burger Meal Large. Mocha Frappe with whipped cream. (1,240 Calories) 

Total Calories (1,769) 

So it's safe to say that I'm not happy with myself for continuing to go over my calories. Especially since this morning at weigh in. I gained three pounds! I'm so mad at myself.

I wanted, in relation to this, to talk a little about choices. I made some really bad choices the past couple of days, and I've paid for it on the scales. So now I'm regretting everything I did. Here's the thing. We were eating out, but that didn't mean I had to eat badly. Both KFC and McDonalds offer more than one salad option, and I even considered getting them, but suddenly as I was giving my order to my dad, I was asking for things really far away from a salad and diet drink. It was like I gave up on my diet and just said, I'll have all the calories, thanks!

If I'd opted to have a salad and diet drink, I could have had a meal that was under 300 calories and still tasty. If I'd felt like being a little bad, I could even have gone for a sugary drink with the salad, and still I would have saved myself so many calories.

The McDonalds burger I had, alone was almost 700 calories, and then adding on a drink with whipped cream, and fries. Insane.

I'm not saying not to treat yourself, because sometimes you just want a treat, but I need to learn to be wiser. If I've had something higher in calories during the day, don't eat a high calorie dinner. If you have extra calories for dinner, then have something like McDonalds if you want, but don't use all or more than all of your daily allowance on one meal.

Next time someone suggests eating out, I'll have to remember the number on the scale this morning, and ask for a salad!