cheated

so with the inauguration excitement and visit from my mom- stage II didn't last too long.
my mom, a huge fan of "yummy" foods (being McDonalds or pizza etc) didn't seem as interested in me cooking for her as the little pizza place down the road. AND she deserved a few dinners out since she works like crazy and just barely had time to visit.

i tried to implement some of what i've learned while eating out. such as getting a salad before or packing some high fiber snacks such as apples for the inauguration (which we didn't really eat much of) (but newly made friends enjoyed some of the apples and strawberries!) and post inauguration i def enjoyed the large salad i made for dinner.

with the events of the week, i also didn't get to work out much but am planning my return tonight and tomorrow with zumba! nothing like calorie blasting cardio to get you back on track. i also am trying to stick to stage one of the diet until sunday.

the hard part about cheating is it gets you out of "the zone". you no longer are thinking with your healthy brain and remember the world of things like chips and bread. lol. so before starting over- last night i decided to finally try the indian fusion restaurant 3 blocks down the road from my house. although i got a spinach dish (with the ONE peice of naan they included)- the saddest part about cheating, is when it's not really worth it. it was good- but post i'll have to go back some day to try some of their other dishes to see what they strengths are.

my friend justin is dealing with some stress right now and i hope he does join us here again soon, but we'll have to let him slide for now. in the meantime i await some "guest contributors" who i feel will also help give you a boost back on track- if celebrating Obama made you want to eat a whole cake. (which i didn't btw ;))

tchau.