Dad's Losing It: How have you been?

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03 Apr 2007 06:45 PM

The little hiatus is over here at Families.com and I would love to tell you that during the break my eating and exercise routine has been on-point, but I do not fancy myself a liar, so I will say no such thing. To be honest, I have been having a rough stretch recently with sweets, cookies, donuts and soda entering my body at a way-too frequent clip. I have also been seen eating potato chips (which I do not really even enjoy) and ice cream (Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint - which I enjoy very much. I am helpless to its power).

During the last couple weeks, I have done a bit of traveling, which never tends to bode well for my diet as it usually involves eating out a bunch. My family visited Clearwater Beach, Florida for a few days in the middle of March and, surprisingly, my eating was not too shabby while there. I always tend to eat less when the weather is warm, but that general rule did not hold true in Memphis, Tennessee. I spent a warm couple of days in the home of Elvis on business, boarding my flight less than 24 hours after my Florida Spring Training vacation ended. There, I had too much soda along with fried catfish, ribs, pulled pork, tiramisu, brownies and a lot more delicious Southern comfort food. For dinner at the Memphis airport, as I waited out a passing downpour of rain and a lightning storm, I became a rabbit - munching on salad only (not French fries, breadsticks, or soda!) I seem to turn to salad only after days (or weeks) of eating unhealthy or, at best, unwise. For example, I have enjoyed a couple burgers and a handful of hot dogs from my grill over the past several days and at dinner tonight, at a local restaurant with an outdoor patio, I once again ordered up a simple salad (with light dressing, even!) If only it was a regularly scheduled meal instead of a fallback to normalcy, I would probably feel a lot better than I do at the present time.

In more positive news, I am officially not a New Year's Resolution gym rat. Hurray! I made it into the fourth month of the year and I am still going, albeit only about once a week right now. I have plans to purchase a basketball net/system for the driveway this summer. It should help me stay active on those days I do not wish to make the drive to the gym. I can, and often do when over my brother's house, shot hoops for hours on end. I am absolutely no good, don't let me mislead you, but I do enjoy those as-time-expires-pretend turn-around jumpers to win the game (that, like Memphis BBQ, never gets old!)

Until Saturday...

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Valorie Delp (49340) 03 Apr 2007 07:54 PM

Maybe it's something in the spring air? I've been really bad about sweets lately too!

Hava Lyon (1545) 03 Apr 2007 08:49 PM

I thought maybe it was just me. I have been eating A LOT lately. Chex Mix (two bags in four days) and (this is so strange, but true) I have taken to eating uncooked crescent rolls. You know those tubes you buy at the store and they POP! when you open them, by Pillsbury? I will open up a can, sit on the couch and eat them, dipping them in cinnamon and sugar with every bite. I eat the entire can in one sitting. I have no idea how many calories are in one of those cans, nor do I want to think about it. I think it's a throwback to making bread with my mom, and eating the raw dough while doing it. I love raw dough, but an entire can??! Sheesh.

And I have been eating ice cream like a maniac. I get the really good stuff (Breyers Rocky Road) and pour dark chocolate syrup on it (love dark chocolate!) I sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top of that, and then DIG IN! I have been eating a bowl every night, which is SO not good.

About the only positive thing I have been doing is going walking in the morning with a friend. If I stopped that, I would probably gain 20 pounds in two weeks. As it is, I'm sure I'm gaining 20 pounds every four weeks. :-P

Somebody save me!!

Havs

Jeff Bogle (1022) 04 Apr 2007 06:36 AM

Wow Hava, that daily bowl of ice creams sounds, um, excessive! haha, yikes! I think the Easter Candy in every aisle of the market and in the house is not helping...at all. Combined with the warmer weather and thoughts of soft serve with sprinkles and cookouts doesn't make matters any better!