Ugh Another Cheat Days!

Cheat day.   Well it was another bad cheat day.  But I guess that’s what this day is for.  Last week, I said I would try to stick to one cheat meal instead of cheating all day.  So even though I was bad it’s all relative.

It started out easy enough, no real cheating but I didn’t really stick to the 6 small meals.  I sing in my church choir and on the Sunday’s when we sing, the hospitality committee provides breakfast in between the 7:45 and the 11 services.  I opted for a bowl of fruit and half a bagel with light cream cheese, good right?  I thought so.

After church, I was hungry so I whipped up an Eggbeaters sandwich on a wheat sandwich thin.  Still good.  Then I decided I wanted something sweet.  I was given brownie minis and I ate one of them.  Still not too bad.

Then dinner came.  I had received a gift card to Red Lobster so it was off to the restaurant.  The good thing I did was plan ahead.  The restaurant is having a seafood feast for $15 in which you get soup, salad, entrée and dessert.  Before we left I logged on to see what my healthiest choices were and surprisingly they do have some half decent selections. In the past, I would gobble down 4-5 of the cheesy biscuits but tonight I limited myself to only one. I chose the garden salad instead of the Caesar salad and instead of the Garlic Alfredo Shrimp and Scallop Pasta, I opted for the Wood-Grilled Fresh Tilapia.  Completing the meal was the New England Clam Chowder and for dessert… Apple Crostada with Caramel Drizzle.  Lots of food after being so good all week but it was only one cheat meal instead of a whole day of badness.

The one thing I have to learn is not to beat myself up.  It’s not like I’m having meals like this every day and I think once and a while it’s okay.  And even when I do there seems to be ways to make healthier selections that are still tasty.