Weigh In

I had a major set-back in reaching my fitness goals. I haven’t officially weighed myself yet, but I am certain that I have gained about five pounds! I know that I didn’t lose any weight. Well, the five pounds will probably show up next week or so. See, here’s what happened. I was invited to dinner at a restaurant which has the best filet mignon. The restaurant also has the best desserts. I ate and ate and ate. I can’t even begin to call the day a cheat day, because I probably ate more than I should have eaten for a week.

Let’s see. I had filet mignon, potatoes, gravy. A salad with blue cheese crumbles and candied almonds (the salad probably didn’t do much damage). Then I had dessert. The dessert came in little shot glasses; they were delicious. The trouble is that I ate a few of the little shot glass desserts. I had the chocolate cream, the strawberry whipped cream, and just about everything else that was creamed.

I also didn’t jog my three required days for the Couch to 5K program. The week, however is not over. This week, I had decided to redo week four and run five minute intervals with walking. I plan to get back on the bandwagon tomorrow. Do I feel guilty? Yes. Did I learn a lesson? Yes. It’s important to eat before going to a fancy restaurant. It’s also a good idea to select a healthier meal before you go. If you do cheat, just east extremely small portions of the food. I think that I will tell the server to only give me 1/4 of the order or something and maybe wrap up the rest? Even that may be too hard for me, because I’ll probably eat the take-home before I even get home. I have a question for you all. How do you cope with eating out when you are dieting? What do you do to stay on your diet while enjoying an evening out on the town or in a fantastic restaurant?