Friday, September 26, 2008

Thwarted!

Well, maybe....hopefully....not. But the challenges persist. Tonight is a management dinner for Richard's company and they are taking us to Fogo De Chao. Have you ever been to one of those brazillian BBQs? Endless supply of meat, meat, meat. And the sides are all heavy carbs (oh but the plantains are delicious!) And I hear, of course, that one of their signature items is cheese bread.

No measuring cups. No food scale. Just me and the "a serving of meat should fit in the palm of your hand....which might help with diameter but how does the thickness play in? And when the meat comes in waves, HOW do I keep this under control?

So, I am on to some of the things I CAN control. Like the rest of my day. Unfortunately, this is my rest day from working out. I have a hard time taking those but I have to remember that I am getting older and setting myself up for injury is a bad, bad, bad idea. I did take the dog for a longer-than-usual walk this morning and am hoping to get in extra movement thoughout the day. But no official cardio or weights.

In answer to a post about yesterday's cardio and weights....I did the Shred....I do love it. Mostly because I don't like doing weights and it's a way to sneak it in (I tend to not push myself hard at the gym) but unfortunately, they have taken level 2 off my OnDemand which means I only have level 1 and I can do it pretty easily. I'm not sore at all from yesterday's workout.

But I digress. So today should be a pretty low-calorie day in my book, given the lack of accompanying workout. This dinner presents a HUGE challenge to that. I have kept the calorie count for the rest of the day really low, trying to give myself as much wiggle room as possible. I am only just over 1000 calories, and may not even have my afternoon snack of a peach and cottage cheese because it's almost 2 and I am not hungry...I think I can hold out for dinner. That would drop me to 850 calories....technically 700 calories for dinner if I went to my ceiling of 1550 (which according to Sparkpeople still keeps me in weightloss range).

I could commit to no wine. I have not had any alcohol the last 2 nights - WHOO HOOOO! - but I'd really like to relax with a drink tonight...and the 850 already accounts for 2 glasses (although I have no idea how many ounces would be in their pour). I could skirt that issue by waiting until I got home and pouring my own....but I'm cheap and I'd rather have his company pay for my drinks. (Isn't that terrible!)

And tomorrow is supposed to be my 'free' day for calories...since we are once again headed out for a day of football games and a viewing party and counting calories in that situation is not easy. One thing that hopefully will keep my drinking down for the evening is the fact that I do need to get up early to get my workout in tomorrow before we head out for the game....so maybe I'll surprise myself and be really good.

Weight: 149
Exercise: Rest day, though 2 mile morning walk with the dog and likely another mile this evening, plus my 5-mile bike commute.
Calories: 850, before dinner and drinks....so who knows!

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