Battle Of The Buffet

Cheers to a better start today. I am relieved that today is my day off from the gym. I think you need a break once and awhile. I also am feeling funny about taking off the whole weekend as planned. So, I decided to break into an every other day routine starting with tomorrow.  That will still give me my four days this week. 

I was doing well yesterday but, grocery shopping is in need.  I was hungry most of the morning after eating my smoothie and two boiled eggs. The smoothie was a good fresh choice!

First taste I felt it needed sugar...I just went on drinking it and it tasted great. I think first taste was thrown off because I am a huge sweet fanatic! Did I say HUGE?? 

For lunch my grandfather treated myself, my daughter and my grandma to eat. We could have chose anywhere but went to Hometown Buffet. My mind told me to go to Panda Express because I could control the portions there. At the buffet I started off really well with a salad. Then they have these wonderful grilled cheese sandwiches. I don't even know what makes them so good..lol. But they are a sandwich of buttery crispy, cheesy wonderfulness.  Anyways, I had one. I also had a small plate of nachos....and so on. I definitely did eat much less than a usual trip there and filled my plate with mostly vegetables. I also had a very small plate of dessert when I am known for trying a limitless amount of dessert choices!  Fact of the matter is I felt I needed to do a calorie check for the day on My pal fitness. Even with the exercise I only had 200 calories left in the middle of the day.  I know I went over even though I only had a granola bar and a bowl of cereal. No more buffets right now. I don't have the will power at this point to only eat a little when all those food choices are within my reach.  We are a family that loves to eat out so, I will be sticking to places that offer single plate servings.

This morning I am already thinking of what to eat for breakfast. Again, need to go grocery shopping. It is so important to be well stocked with healthy food while on this journey. Your body has to eat and if there is no good choices available a choice will be made either way.