I have been in a bad mood for days. And between that and running around and computer issues I have not blogged. You know when you get into a funk and you just can’t crawl out for a few days?
I went to the Red Sox’s game on Friday which was awesome. But I think I can see what sparked this bad mood. When I got to the game I got a alcoholic drink, followed by a few more and ate chicken tenders( with even more shame to admit, fries). The next day I woke up feeling like a sack of ick, and it never really improved. Today I woke up feeling not so great physically but decided to give my health a chance, put in some effort. So far so good, But I think it’s important to look at what happened on Friday and the days follow, and why.
After that I have a good article to pass on to you and A cool person to check out .
So what happened on Friday? Well I hadn’t planned on going to the game, it was a surprise. It was an amazing game with phenomenal seats and I got to go with my best friend, and her awesome dad. The game really had nothing to do with what happened. If was just that unplanned outings were something I hadn’t…well, prepared for. Which I know sounds like an oxymoron, how can you prepare for something you didn’t know was going to happen? Well a good starting point is this: don’t let an outing you didn’t plan be an excuse or a pressure to eat poorly and drink a bunch of alcohol. I’m going to have an entry on the issue of drinking alcohol while trying to eat and live healthy, but that really does deserve to be its own entry. Back to the topic at hand though.
My thoughts really went mostly like this: I’m at a place where people are supposed to drink and eat a lot of greasy food, so I better follow suit. There were healthy options too, and of course water(which I and you should always be drinking), and I ignored them. I mean that’s not “game” food, right? How wrong is that reasoning? It’s just an excuse. I feel like excuses are going to be a topic that I come back to again and again, because I know for myself( and I’m sure a few of you out there) that I make excuses on why I can eat bad food or not be active. Excuses are just things we make up for ourselves so that we can do something we know we shouldn’t, or something that we know will hurt us but we desire it anyways. But even knowing that, it’s hard to make the brain leave that train of thought. You have to be very conscious of your thoughts, or you will end up tricking yourself. Complicated isn’t it? Hopefully I can figure out a way to do this and pass the information on.
So after eating this greasy food and drinking, I didn’t feel too great. That food and drink isn’t good for your body. And when you don’t feel that well physically then you can’t feel that well emotionally either. I woke up the next morning with a bit of a hangover and feeling worse than ever. I finally woke up this morning feeling more up to the challenge. So I felt bad for a few days, but that few days isn’t going to stop me.
So what did I learn from this? To be prepared for the unexpected! Just a few thought I have had so far:
1. Always choose the healthy option, no matter what everyone else seems to be doing
2. If you can avoid drinking, you probably should. And I only mean this in the “ don’t use an event or situation to drink 4 margaritas” all that sugar and booze don’t help you, and they usually make your morning after pretty rough.
3. Water not only is good for you, but it helps you feel full
So the article that I read today that I thought was pretty good is called "10 Ways to Turn Around a Fat Day". Which is something I face a lot as i have mentioned before. The idea that if you make one bad food choice to start your day, you then make the excuse that you might as well continue on in the same fashion and you end up making a whole "fat day" out of it. It has some unique ways to help you turn around starting your day with some bad food choices. I definately want to give the red one a try!
If you want to check out a great trainer who posts a lot of interesting stuff, follow @Fit_Becca on Twitter. Just a suggestion. I think it’s good to embrace all you can in health and fitness, and why not take a peek at or follow a real person who lives the life style?
Talk to you guys soon :)
-Cassie
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