9 More--Help!

170...and I can't for the life of me crack the 169 barrier! Now, admittedly, I have not been following the nutrition plan as much I should, but upon reflection, I have realized something else about that. You HAVE to give yourself a break sometimes!!!


As anyone who knows me will tell you, I love food--of all kinds--and always have (might be sort of obvious when you see my 320 pound picture). I love to cook, I love to bake, I love to eat. Fitness and health have not changed that. While I love and appreciate the plan Darren created for us, after seven weeks, I have had to deviate a bit. If that means that it takes me three months to Sprint to the Finish, so be it. I'm on my own time table anyway, right? And losing 18 pounds since January 1st is quite fine.

All this week I have been thinking about french fries from Paul and Jack's, a local restaurant. I had scheduled lunch with my dear friend, Lynda, for today and we were meeting at Paul and Jack's...hence the obsession with their french fries. Now, periodically throughout my Sprint to the Finish, I have talked to myself about regular foods that I crave. For example, every time I go to Chili's, I have to have the chicken club tacos. The talking to myself has come in the form of thoughts like this, "Will it KILL you to go to Chili's a couple of times in your life and not have the chicken club tacos? NO! You're sprinting to the finish! You can do it!" I have been able to resist those cravings. Well, today I had the french fries at Paul and Jack's...and they were heavenly. That means I'll need to hit the gym a little harder or cut back a bit over the weekend, but they were worth it. That's what I'm trying to say today. You have to give yourself a break sometimes and give in to those temptations. If I had not had the french fries, I guarantee that I would have eaten WAY more calories trying to satisfy my french fry craving than I did by eating the actual thing.