So I kicked but in the cycling class and really pushed it hard. All I had to eat was oatmeal and light fare at chipotle. When I got home Jen was cooking meatballs. Man, she is such a good cook! She was very patient and kind and loving while I tried to figure out how many calories was in each meatball. After what seemed like eternity it came out to around 122 calories each. Knowing that including the banana I was munching on right then, I still had 800 some odd calories for dinner. So at first I decided that I could have 6 meatballs. But I want some green beans and they are cheap. But then came the decision:
Sidebar: We have this great family at church named the Williams’. Their oldest daughter Cassia makes some mean bread called Bird Seed Bread. Man, it is so good! The bread makes a mess, but it’s hard to beat toasted with butter. Being that it is homemade bread I don’t have a clue how many calories are in it. I looked at our butter and it’s 70 calories for 1 TB. So I figure I can get away with 1 tsp for 1/3 of the calories…uhhh….no. I don’t think so.
So here I am with a 200 calorie awesome bread and butter. Well, I have to have one so I decide I’ll only have 5 meatballs. But I still have the green beans to account for so I’ll only have 4 meatballs.
I put three on my plate. Polish them off, the bird seed toast, and about 2 cups of green beans. I count up my calories. I’m still under. I can squeeze in a meatball or I can go over with toast…
So I made the decision. Toast. I’m sure it wasn’t the wisest choice, but I think I would have cried and felt the restriction. I think it was a little mini battle won of rewarding myself. Yesterday completed the first time ever that I had exercised 5 out of 7 days and kept myself to 1500 calories each day. Hooray. My reward is toast.
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