"The whole idea can be summed up in one word: plan.
Unlike episodic bingeing, splurge meals are an ingredient in your diet. When you plan something, you are in control. And when you are in control of your splurge, you don't later think that you've failed. And that puts an end to the old binge-shame-diet-binge cycle.
Here are some splurge meal rules:
- You don't get to splurge meal until you've completed the first two weeks of the rules.
- It's one meal - breakfast, lunch, or dinner - a week. Not a whole day of splurges!
- Write down the calorie count before you eat.
- You still don't get any liquid calories except red wine. I want you to get used to eating without a sweet drink at hand.
- Decide whether you want to eat rich or eat big. By that I mean, do you want truly forbidden foods (though no fart food joints!), bigger portions, or some mix? Take note of your answer and write it down on your daily menu. You'll find it tells you a lot about what you really want when you feel deprived.
- Breakfast and lunch are the best time for splurge meals. If you must splurge for dinner, make sure it's before seven.
- Drink a alarge glass of water before the meal. At a restaurant order only water and tell them to hold the bread.
- If you are going out to eat, take a look at the restaurant's menu online so you can, you guessed it, make some plans for your meal before you get there.
- You don't get to blow your splurge meal by going to a fast-food place. Eat real food. barbecue at home. Experiment with a new recipe. Remember you are changing your life, so start changing your lifestyle....
- Don't splurge by yourself."
I have mixed feelings about this rule and have yet to implement it. I struggle mostly with limiting my splurge and when I feel strong enough to only have a bite or two or something or TO ACTUALLY splurge, the craving is not there. I think the idea of this is great, I just am not 100% I can make it work yet. I'm still very easily pulled back in to the world of crap food...someday I'll implement this one 100%.
It's hump day, only two more days to the weekend and my little black dress! Very excited as I feel like I've done moderately well this week so far.
My biggest accomplishment of the week was this.....This week is "Customer Service Appreciation Week" and of course being I work in Customer Service management planned a bunch of treats, games, etc for us, which of course, is much appreciated by staff....not so much by their wastelines. Monday they provided breakfast: breakfast burritos, orange juice, & monkey bread. I'd already had my two mini omelets by the time they came around so I opted out of the burrito and DEFINITELY out of the monkey bread, but did have a glass of OJ. Yesterday was a Rice Krispy Treat day....seriously about 10 different varieties of Rice Crispy Treats....fruity pebbles, Reeses Puffs, Rice Krispy treats with caramel in the middle....all sounding very delicious and tempting and I don't know WHY I even walked in to the cubicle where the sugar and fat buffet was spread but I did and the overabundant smell of sugar turned my stomach. I did not have a single bite of one and was honestly glad when so many, who indulged too much, were complaining of stomach aches all afternoon. I felt great! Today...FINALLY was a food treat I could enjoy. Build-Your-Own Fruit and yogurt parfaits. There were blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries to top vanilla yogurt and of course granola. I indulged in a couple of them actually and they were SO yummy!!! HOWEVER, I can tell I've definitely developed favortism for greek yogurt as the regular yogurt in the parfaits today seemed runny to me.
Anyway, it's been a great week so far as far as choices go. Tonight we head to the supermarket to pick up veggies for a vegetable soup I'm making. It could be an interesting combination, but it'll be yummy and packed with all kinds of delicious nutrition.
A shout out to my boyfriend who has a perfect timing when it comes to motivation and support. You're the best! <3
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