June 08, 2007
I'm Gonna Be Famous
I've been told recently that I am a "very healthy" eater. Huh. That can be taken two ways....
But they were referring to my eating habits at, of all places, fast food joints. And in that instance, I'll agree. I do eat healthy if I'm doin' fast food.
I'm a Wendy's addict. More specifically, I'm addicted to Wendy's yogurt and granola. Seriously. It's better than ice cream to me.
And I ate Wendy's almost every day for the year I was with the craft company. Either a sour cream baked potato (no butter) and yogurt & granola or substitute a salad for the baked potato. Same thing. Every day. Oh - every once in a while I'd need a single cheese, but not very often.
I try to keep track in my mind of what I consume in a day. Right now it's pretty easy, since I'm not exposed to a vending machine. Or candy in a bowl. Or bagels. And along with keeping track, I plan ahead. That way, if I'm craving something I can figure a day when I know I won't be "over indulging" and I'll treat myself.
It works pretty well. I noticed last week some of my work pants are getting a little loose.
That being said - some days it just don't work at all. Some days the dieting deity is just waiting to trip you up.
Yesterday was my turn.
I was up early. And hungry. No dinner Wednesday night and a small lunch conspired to kick my ass. So I got dressed and headed to the diner.
Now, lately I've been avoiding the fried breakfasts. You know, some of my favorite things - bacon, sausage, fried eggs, potatoes. Yeah, can't have that every day, as much as I'd like to. So I've been having a fruit cup with a bagel/cream cheese. Not THE best, but it sticks to my ribs and jump starts my metabolism.
But yesterday? Yesterday I had a Tammi Appetite. I was flat out starved. And with a day of being tied to the house, in that damned heat, I knew there'd be no real chance to eat again. So I went for it. I had something I haven't had in a very VERY long time. Biscuits and gravy. Oh lordy do I love me some biscuits and gravy. And it was goooooooood. I added lots of pepper and, well, while I didn't eat the whole thing I made a pretty good dent in it.
And I didn't feel badly about it. It was early morning, I was going to be busy, so a few(?) extra calories weren't gonna kill me.
And it worked. I had plenty of energy all day, didn't really get hungry until about 3:00 - which is normal. Then.....I craved ice cream.
It was so damned hot here in The Belfry and I didn't get that glorious wind through the house, so it just hung in here like a damn cloud. Miserable.
So I started thinking about Dairy Queen. Actually I started obsessing about Dairy Queen. Luckily I was tied to the house until around 6:00 and by that time I had gotten my obsession under control.
By that time I wanted a salad. A big, crisp cool salad. So - I head back to the diner.
The salad and iced tea hit the spot. Yummy. But.........I still wanted a bite of ice cream. Just a bite. With no Wendy's near by I couldn't sub it out for yogurt so I decided to indulge a bit.
I told my favorite waitress, who knows I'm watching what I eat, that I wanted a little ice cream with some chocolate and carmel. That would round out my day perfectly.
Folks - she brought me the largest turtle sunday I have ever seen. I jokingly say it was about a gallon worth, but I seriously think it was a pint. A pint of ice cream. Smothered in chocolate and carmel. Holy crap!
I ate the whole damned thing. Every drop. Every bit of carmel. And chocolate. I was physically sick by the time I got home.
And it was flippin' fantastic. While not actually having an orgasm in the diner, it might have been a close thing.
Anyway - as I lay in bed last night drifting off to sleep I decided that I need to share my wisdom. There are folks out there that would benefit from the Tammi Diet.
If you want it. Eat it. In moderation. Period. I'm not 22. I'm not a size 6. But I do love me some food. And I'm not going to punish myself to look good for someone else.
But I just gotta work on that moderation part. But I guess that's why they have "Children's Menus".
So yeah, I think I'll work on that diet book. I can couple it with my Amish Exercise Tapes and I might just end up the next Fitness Guru!!!
Posted by Tammi at June 8, 2007 07:47 AM | TrackBack