The Food Network and Other Evils!

I ate pasta last night and I gained 2 pounds! Yes, I had sausage, but I skipped the bread.

I love the Food Network. After years of being indifferent about how the food got on my pkate, I am now obsessed with watching Bobby Flay and Rachael Ray create fabulous food. It really isn't a good idea to watch this channel all the time because of the fact that you start looking at your meal replacement bar or the rice cake with peanut butter and start thinking, "What would Paula Deen think?"

I know that Dallas is struggling with the weight loss part of the program. I was very nervous about the results my first time around because I was convinved that I would not be able to change my eating habits. I was partially correct. I didn't follow the diet completely, but I denied myself going out to eat a lot or ordering in. I ate rice cakes and peanut butter (Sorry Paula!) for breakfast or maybe some Turkey Bacon. I had Turkey jerky for snacks, I ate a peanut butter on whole wheat bread for lunch and usually had some stir fry or a somewhat healthy dinner. My results were pretty good with that diet.

This time around, it has been a gastronomical nightmare! Not even considering the fact that Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years are smack dab in the middle of this session (the gifts that keeps on giving: Leftovers!) I haven't had the discipline to not eat the junk this time around. I've slipped and had chips, candy bars, large servings. I just don't have the motivation to deprive myself of the foods I like.

Part of my lack of motivation is the fact that I am planning on continuing P90X after I am done with this 90 days. I might take a week off, but not the month I took off last time. It killed me starting again. Bottom line: I'm not willing to give up all the food I like forever (at least until the doctor tells me I don't have a choice!) so I have to figure out how to stay in shape while eating only a little differently than I have in the past. I'm all for getting healthy. I'm just not convinced that there is only one way to do so.

So we are down to 35 days. I am thinking about trying to follow the diet religiously for the home stretch. We'll see how long this lasts, but I think I can do it. As Tony would say: "Heck, you can do anything for 3(5) seconds (days!)

Keep Bringing It!