I Broke
Posted by Sean on April 12, 2009
It has been a long time. In fact I don’t remember the last time I ate like I did today at the holiday dinner table.
I have spent the past year training and disciplining myself on proper eating habits, in and out of my own household. I was a habitual ‘snacker’ for the longest time. I would mindlessly eat all of the WORST foods in front of the TV. Watching my favorite TV shows resulted in a lot of empty bags of chips (no, that is not an exaggeration).
It took some time, but I was able to break that habit. I no longer buy, nor do I ‘want’ that kind of food when I’m in front the TV. In fact, if and when I watch TV, I usually don’t snack at all, or just have a yogurt.. maybe a piece of cheese.
My other horrible eating habit was self-exploding gluttony. I would and could eat anything and everything placed in front of me until I couldn’t breathe properly. If it looked good, or smelled good, or if it looked like someone else was enjoying that particular food item.. I was eating it too. Most people have a bad habit of doing this during the infamous ‘Thanksgiving Dinner’, where we all un-button our pants after we’re finished.
I was doing this at every dinner. For some reason I just kept eating.
This past year was about learning to stop after the first serving. Training my brain to know when enough is enough. Whether at the dinner table at home, a restaurant, or visiting someone else’s home, I was ‘Mikey’ – He’ll eat it! ( Who doesn’t remember that TV commercial for LIFE cereal?)
Well I slipped up today.
Today I stuffed my face. Man was it ugly.
Everything from the pasta, ham, ham sandwiches, stuffed celery sticks, ice cream cake dessert, cookies on the side, 2 glasses of diet pepsi, etc….
BLEGH.
My body and my digestive system have kindly and curtly reminded my why eating like this is so BAD.
It’s amazing and embarrassingly shocking to think this way of eating was my norm.
After a year’s worth of control, eating like this has actually made me sick. I am sick to my stomach due to my over-eating. And as everyone reading this is my witness.
It will not happen again.
A very wise fitness professional once said, “ YOU CAN’T OUT-TRAIN A BAD DIET”
Amen to that brother.
Amen to that.
I hope everyone’s holiday dinner was enjoyable, and less grueling than mine.
Carpe Diem
Sean said
@ Tuscanystone Yes, I now have my pic displayed.
Thanks for joining me in my holiday dinner misery. LOL
Sean said
@ Tuscanystone Yes, I now have my pic displayed.
Thanks for joining me in my holiday dinner misery. LOL
Tuscanystone said
Hey Sean, you got a pic up!
I ate loads this weekend too. I haven’t had a chocolate in 6 months and I felt sick eating so many of them. And the chocs led to the carbs and the carb hunger. You’re right, your body lets you know that you’re eating pure junk. I feel all lethargic and bloated!
Must get back on track tomow! I’m not saying I won’t do it again, around the next holiday or something, there is something about chewing food, sweet tastes, not worrying about what you eat, that makes it appealing, but it’s not going to happen again for a long time.
Tusc
Tuscanystone said
Hey Sean, you got a pic up!
I ate loads this weekend too. I haven’t had a chocolate in 6 months and I felt sick eating so many of them. And the chocs led to the carbs and the carb hunger. You’re right, your body lets you know that you’re eating pure junk. I feel all lethargic and bloated!
Must get back on track tomow! I’m not saying I won’t do it again, around the next holiday or something, there is something about chewing food, sweet tastes, not worrying about what you eat, that makes it appealing, but it’s not going to happen again for a long time.
Tusc