One Day at a Time

Book Club last night.  Ugh.  Book Club was great, it was the calories that I consumed that prompted the “ugh”

I ordered a pork chop sanwich for dinner last night.  That, in and of itself, isn’t terrible, isn’t going to put me over the edge.  There was no mayo on it.  The killer is that I cannot *not* order fries.  Does that make sense?  I can tell myself that I am not going to order fries, but when push comes to shove, I order the damn fries.  It is almost as if there is this voice in the back of my head saying, “What if the pork chop isn’t enough?  You might still be hungry.  Order the fries.  EAT THEM!”

What’s the worst thing that could happen if I didn’t order the fries?  I’d still be hungry.  First of all, not likely.  Second of all, it’s not like I am going to waste away.  I need to train myself to NOT order the sides and just eat the main course.

Yesterday did have one positive.  After sitting in front of the computer all day, I did go for a short jog before book club.  I jogged for 15 minutes and then walked another 3 or 4 to get back home.  I am usually an “all or nothing” sort of girl, so the abbreviated workout was a small victory.  On a normal day, I would have skipped it altogether if I couldn’t do the whole thing.

Here’s to small victories and breaking bad habits!  Happy (almost) 4th of July!