fast-food-free december!

welp, i can chalk this weekend up as a definite successful one! =D



my diet has been balanced, no fast food, and i’ve stayed within my points range! (except one meal…more on that later!)



my hubby and i have made a deal with each other that we won’t eat out at all this month. the weekends are the hardest—for us, it’s easier to want to be lazy and just run out and pick up junk like taco bell or pizza hut (TB and PH for future reference! hehe.).



well actually i guess the weekdays are also hard for me if i leave the house hungry or leave work hungry, too!



so, how to solve my week-day dilemma when there’s no one to keep me accountable on my drive to and from work?



well, i can go to work several ways. one route in particular (which just happens to be the fastest!) has NO fast food restaurants on the way!! so, for the rest of the month, i’ll use that route. AVOIDING temptation—one good way to not get sucked in!



also, i’ll be sure to eat breakfast BEFORE leaving the house or have it in the car with me on the way. i have smoothies a lot for brekky and they are easy to tote around in a travel coffee mug thingy (the PB&J smoothie in the Abs Diet book ROCKS! i know i know, sounds gross—but it is VERY good! it’s almost like having a milk shake!).



i’ll also start saving my last snack at work for sometime in the last few hours before it’s time to go home. that should prevent me from wanting to make a spontaneous fast-food-snarfing-session-stop when i leave work. ;)



plus i’ve been allowing myself a small snack once i get home, so that should give me something to look forward to! (side note: i work 10:30-7, so H and i dont have “dinner” when i get home. i just dont like to cook a meal that late and H likes to eat earlier, too. it works out pretty well!)



sounds like i have a good plan to put into action to prevent those fast food stops! I WILL STICK TO IT!



oh and about the “except one meal” deal i mentioned…each weekend this month H and i will eat whatever we want for one meal (except fast food of course!). i feel like this is a smart thing to do. not only does it allow us to derive pleasure from our old i-love-junky-food habit, it also keeps our metabolism guessing!



one higher-calorie meal a week keeps your metabolism in check, just like mixing up your work out once inna while keeps your muscles challenged. :)



last night we made pizza—it was delicious! H made a thin crust, and we topped it with tangy sauce, turkey pepperoni (<—this is the best. even if i wasnt trying to eat healthier id like this better than regular pepperoni cause it is NOT GREASY which is just icky!), canadian bacon, italian sausage, green peppers, onions, and some shredded mozzarella with asagio and roasted garlic flavor. it was the best pizza we have ever made!



usually we just split the pizza, but i had 2 pieces (1/3 instead of 1/2 the pizza) and a big glass of milk (yes im weerd, i love milk with pizza!) and i was stuffed! i’m back on track this morning with no ill after-effects (except for green pepper burps last nite…haha!). good dealeo!!



okee, time to sign off for now…ive gotta busy day ahead of me doing stuff around the house. latergater!



~jos~