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So we're all bound to mess up. Me? I got a canister of Pringles from the administration with a sign that said "Thanks for chipping in". They do that for every teacher who gives to the school's annual fund. I ate so many of them that I think I might die.

So thirsty. My penance will be cardio.
And water. Lots of it. Jesus those chips are wonderfully salty.

Confess your fitness sins, make it right, and then carry on here!

Fresh waffles with 3 types of chocolate ice cream and French vanilla cream

Today for lunch I ate a personal veggie pizza and a side of onion rings. I knew I should have just stuck with the pizza but I hadn't had onion rings in ages and they just sounded so freaking good today. My penance for today will not involve any cardio but it does involve my work stressing the crap out of me and me pulling my hair out in frustration.

I'm pretty sure this bag of Peanut M&M's in front of me is just disappearing on it's own accord.

I generally think of them less as screw ups and more enjoying the fruits of my labors.

However, I did somewhat recently gain 5-10 lbs due to junk food and indolence, which I've thankfully mostly lost.

Ben and Jerry's delicious, delectable, and delightfully tasty Greek frozen yogurt in blueberry vanilla graham and strawberry shortcake. I had some of the strawberry one a few nights ago. Blueberry is singing to me for later.
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There's a difference, though.

I always leave room to enjoy snacks that I enjoy during the week. Maybe not every day, but I don't deny myself. Going overboard would be going wayyyy outside the parameters that you set for yourself. Sometimes we *do* do that on purpose, like when we go out for a huge steak dinner as a special treat. This thread is mainly for those data when you're doing really well and then you completely break the calorie bank when you didn't mean/want to.

WasabiPoptart said:

Ben and Jerry's delicious, delectable, and delightfully tasty Greek frozen yogurt in blueberry vanilla graham and strawberry shortcake. I had the strawberry one a few nights ago. Blueberry is singing to me for later.
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I loooove their frozen Greek yogurt! I can only get the single serving cups when I buy it. It's too good!

WasabiPoptart said:

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Yeeeeees?

Cajungal said:

I loooove their frozen Greek yogurt! I can only get the single serving cups when I buy it. It's too good!

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I wish I could get single serving cups here. I can only get it in pints. Which means it calls to me from the freezer, begging me to just have one little taste, making promises that can't be kept. *sobs*

Hershey's dark chocolate kisses. Four at a time.

If I manage to stay up to opening time today, I'm getting a little bacon cheeseburger, all the way, and a regular order of Cajun fries.

And I will feel no shame.

I do think my homemade pizza yesterday evening might've been overdoing it a bit. Started off alright with fresh vegetables and whatever, but the last one was emmental-feta-mozzarella-goat cheese-gruyere-horse cheese. Just a tad overboard

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If I manage to stay up to opening time today, I'm getting a little bacon cheeseburger, all the way, and a regular order of Cajun fries.

And I will feel no shame.

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So much for that. 40 minutes before my weekend was supposed to start I get asked to go in tonight. So it's bed before food.

I've been adding cheese to my morning omelet the last week.

Must. Stop. But. So. Good.

Ugh, a few days ago I went on a furious binge eating 3 BBQ'd 1/3 lb cheeseburgers and 2 hot dogs. It was sooooooooo good though. My wife bought me some really good gluten free buns and I just couldn't resist making cheeseburgers (as a celiac I don't often have good options for things like hot dog and hamburger buns).

Then I ate ice cream lol.

I eat what I want without remorse. This will be my last post here.

Work is bribing us through a crunch time with free breakfast and lunch

and I routinely stress eat

so this week has just been a complete disaster

Even though I'm not drinking, I found myself at a cheap mexican place eating quesadillas at 11PM last night. Did a core workout and ran a mile at the gym to make up for it today.

Pocky.... apparently you don't HAVE to eat the whole box all at once (they're so small though).

Really though, that was the only junk I got when I went grocery shopping this week. So given my previous dietary habits, I'm pretty pleased with myself.

Project for this week, learn how to cook lentils. If anyone has some good recipes, send them my way.

Chemo and medication are pretty much fucking up my sense of taste, leaving me with a sense that everything tastes like it's been sugar-coated. Which in turn makes eating anything savory an exercise in suppressing my gag reflex.

Strawberries work wonders these days, but unfortunately I also eat a good deal of sweets just so I won't live on water alone.

Bowielee said:

Pocky.... apparently you don't HAVE to eat the whole box all at once (they're so small though).

Really though, that was the only junk I got when I went grocery shopping this week. So given my previous dietary habits, I'm pretty pleased with myself.

Project for this week, learn how to cook lentils. If anyone has some good recipes, send them my way.

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Do you want lentils by themselves or in something else? I have a recipe for lentil soup and another for a moussaka-style vegetarian dish that has lentils in it if you're interested in either one.

Anything at this point. I've never even tried them before and with how cheap they are, there was no point in NOT trying them.

Neither one of these is authentic in any sense of the word. The lentil soup recipe was originally a slow cooker recipe someone gave me that I've tweaked for the stove. You might need to play with the amount of broth depending on how liquid-y you like your soup.

2 c. lentils
1 - 1 1/2 c. diced ham
1 T. olive oil
1 c. chopped onion
2 ribs celery, chopped
1/2 c. diced carrots
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 - 2 quarts of broth (vegetable or chicken)
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

Rinse and drain lentils. Heat olive oil in a large pot on medium heat. Saute onion, carrots, celery for about a minute. Add garlic and saute until all vegetables are tender. Add broth, lentils and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for 35 -40 minutes on low.
If you use a slow cooker, use 2 quarts of broth.Put all the ingredients in the crockpot and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

I'll post the vegetable moussaka-style dish later. It has a lot of ingredients and instructions, but it is a simple and really delicious dish.

Cool, I like crockpot recipes.

Olive Garden is having their never-ending pasta bowl special. I left feeling like Jabba the Hutt.

Tostaditas + Salsa, Nachos, Buttery Popcorn, Coke+Dr. Pepper+Mountain Dew+ Parmesan Cheese

I went a little nuts at a foreign supermarket.

Chinese food is something awesome but give a guy a break.

Went to Island's Burgers with Mr. Wasabi for a lunch date. I had a Malibu burger with fries and a strawberry lemonade. Plus an iced Nutty Hawaiian coffee from Honolulu Coffee Co. for dessert. It was soooo good. And now that it's dinner time here I am still not hungry in the least.

I went to the Keg the other day with a couple of carnivorous buddies. Me and another friend ordered the off the menu Keg-a Mega sized prime rib. They clock in at about 24 oz of meat slab. We also ordered appetizers beforehand. When we had finished gorging the waitress, clearly disgusted at the gluttony, was like, "Hey, look at that, you guys at the whole thing." Sure did. My sweat smelled like iron.

Having a cheat day or meal is a wonderful thing guys. This prevents binging.

As I said before, most people have their own parameters, and within those parameters could be a day to go nuts. But if you go further than you intended and feel discouraged, this is the place to talk about it. I had a weekend splurge yesterday that I didn't regret afterwards.

Silent Bob said:

Having a cheat day or meal is a wonderful thing guys. This prevents binging.

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I'm very glad to hear this. I've thought about setting something like this up so the wife and I have something to look forward to. But ins't that kinda considered a binge?

It's only binging if you do it for longer than a day, or SERIOUSLY go nuts with it...

That being said, I made a oops... My wife picked up some cookie dough ice cream the other day, forgetting that she can't have it now. Thus, I threw myself on the pint in order to help her out. (Although, to be fair, I didn't have the whole thing - just half, but still...)

Combining that with the fact that I overslept this morning and didn't get to go running before work... yeah... feeling larger than usual. *headwheel*

Ate a block of cheddar. YOLO

Dave said:

I'm very glad to hear this. I've thought about setting something like this up so the wife and I have something to look forward to. But ins't that kinda considered a binge?

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I think it would depend on if you take it to mean you just don't watch what you eat or if you make it a total free for all. Go out to eat at your favorite restaurant and order whatever you want vs. eating all day like you haven't seen food in 20 years.

Vegetable Moussaka-style Casserole*

*the friend I got this from called it vegetarian, but it has eggs, cheese, and yogurt in it and I don't feel like arguing about it so I changed the name.

1 lb eggplant, sliced width-wise
14 oz chickpeas/garbanzo beans
1/2 c. green lentils
1/2 c. vegetable broth or stock
1/2 c. Marsala wine (if you don't want to use wine, use a whole cup of broth instead of 1/2 cup)
1 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
1 medium onion, sliced
4 -5 cloves garlic, minced
1 red bell pepper, sliced (use either fresh or the roasted variety in the jar)
1 zucchini or green squash, sliced
mushrooms, sliced (she doesn't specify a quantity and I omit them because no one else in my house likes them)
2 c. good tomato sauce, chunky variety
thyme, sage, oregano, fresh or dried, to taste (I usually just use a few shakes of Italian seasoning)
1 block firm or extra firm tofu, drained well
3 eggs
1/2 c. plain yogurt
shredded sharp cheddar cheese
grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil

Preheat oven to 350.
Salt eggplant slices on both sides and let them drain for 30 minutes. Rinse salt off and pat dry. Grill eggplant slices until done, but not soggy.
Cook lentils in a small pot for 20 minutes with stock, wine, bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
In a large pot, cook onion and garlic with olive oil. Add the rest of the vegetables, cooked lentils, herbs, and tomato sauce. Add wine or stock to sauce so it covers most of the vegetables. Season and cook for 10 minutes.
Drain tofu and mash it with a fork. Season with salt and pepper.
Grease a large baking dish. Layer the eggplant with vegetables and tofu. Mix the eggs with yogurt and season. Pour over eggplant dish and top with both cheeses. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, then at 400 for 15 minutes. This is to give the cheese a nice color. Let cool for 5 minutes. Serve with green salad and warm bread.

It sounds like a lot of work, but most of the steps can be done concurrently - like cooking the lentils while waiting for the eggplant to drain. I was surprised at how easily it came together when I first made it.

That sounds good.

It really is tasty. My friend, Kate, made it for me and a couple of her other friends for dinner at her house one night. She ended up giving all of us the recipe the next day because we were raving about it.
Some people are turned off by seeing it has tofu in it. I have fed this to my parents and Mr. Wasabi who are extremely anti-tofu. They had no idea it was in there until I told them at the end of the meal. It is more like ricotta cheese if you really drain the tofu well. The lentils have such a nice flavor and the stock plus cinnamon makes the whole house smell wonderful. I feel like the Barefoot Contessa right now, btw. lol

Cheese... sold!

The bad: I went to a Chinese buffet for lunch today.

The good: I ate mostly meat and veggies, and nothing deep-fried, so maybe it's a wash?

I bought a 9oz bag of sour cream and cheddar Ruffles two days ago and consumed the entire bag within 9 hours. That's 1oz/hr.

--Patrick

Birthday cake. Birthday apple crumble. Birthday cupcake. Jeeeeesus...

But this morning I made a green smoothie and laid out my meal plan for the day. Yogurt for a mid-morning snack IF I an hungry. Chicken veggie soup for lunch. Steamed kale, sweet potato, and poached egg whites for dinner! I'm back on the plan.

Frank said:

I went to the Keg the other day with a couple of carnivorous buddies. Me and another friend ordered the off the menu Keg-a Mega sized prime rib. They clock in at about 24 oz of meat slab. We also ordered appetizers beforehand. When we had finished gorging the waitress, clearly disgusted at the gluttony, was like, "Hey, look at that, you guys at the whole thing." Sure did. My sweat smelled like iron.

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And I'm surprised I have high blood pressure.

Jesus.

Pineapple upside down cheesecake? Why, yes, I think I shall enjoy every moment of your silky, creamy goodness! And the lava mocha latte that is sitting here, too! *sugar coma!*

I screwed up bad. Went to a a party this evening..or part of one, I had to come home early with the kid.

Any ways, friend made Louisiana style extra spicy chicken wings. Him and I are the only ones that like thing this spicey.

I ate over 20 jumbo wings.

I feel ashamed and satisfied. I'm going have a TONNE of weight gained back by my Monday weigh in.

Any major weight gain is largely going to be water weight, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

I agree. One night of indulgence is not going to make a permanent difference. Tomorrow is another day!

Today I ate a giant burrito. I ate it all. And I don't give a flying fig.

Last night I ate a 14" meat lovers pizza from a local pizza place.

I think I ate half a pound of ravioli tonight. I am so full.

Five guys for lunch, and pizza on the way now. It's a payday weekend, and I'm gonna ENJOY it, dammit!

I just realized that compared to January 2011, I'm down nearly 30 pounds.

I ate a big ol' burrito from this mexican place drunkenly at 3AM. At least it was a vegetarian burrito!

The Halloween candy has come out... and I keep grabbing a handful every time I pass by the bowl. It's so hard to resist!

Though (luckily... I think?) my current dental problems limits how much I can actually eat before I majorly regret it via pain.

Mine is a different screw up. Before I got new running shoes I started having trouble with shin splints. Instead of taking time off for it to heal I have continued to run. Once I got new shoes, the problems cleared up - more or less. It only bothered me right after I ran and would feel better the next day. I recently started running on a treadmill instead of outside because of air quality issues. The pain in my right shin started again last week. My big run is coming up this Saturday so I decided not to run at all this week. I'd just do yoga, calisthenics, and other non-running exercises. Until today. I got stressed over the storm and still was feeling the stress of the weekend's tsunami warning drama, so I went to the gym to run. I barely did 2K because my leg started to hurt so badly. I've iced it, taking ibuprofen, and talked to my unofficial trainer about whether I should get a compression sock. I am so mad at myself.

I had gone a good solid 3-4 weeks without messing up. I had little treats here and there, but nothing overboard. This past week has been... uninspiring. After I got over my sinus infection, I got this weird pain in my hip/right where my thigh becomes my butt. It felt like my leg was jammed up in my hip bone or something weird like that. I've been doing stretches to make it feel better, but I haven't been able to work out for real in a long time. I was just able to start again tonight. My eating habits fell by the wayside as well as my activity level.

So tonight, I cooked myself a lunch for tomorrow that's sure to remind me how much better I feel when I eat right: Quinoa with roasted mushrooms and brussels sprouts mixed in, seasoned with salt, Italian seasoning, sriracha, and some truffle oil I got from my brother as a gift. It's reeeeeally good. I am excited about getting back on track and picking up my Zumba again!

Ok, I have a question. Everyone and their trainer seems to be going absolutely gaga over Quinoa. Why? I've had it once and it was one of the most worthless things I've ever put in my mouth. It didn't even have the good sense to taste bad; it was just... there. It wasn't good, it wasn't bad, it didn't have much texture, it was just bland, mushy stuff. Did I just get a piss-poor sampling of Quinoa, or is the rest of the world insane?

Quinoa is the big thing because it has a lot of protein, a good balance of nutrients, and is gluten-free. I've heard too many people say they have had digestive issues after eating it, so I don't even want to try it.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I figured. I'm sure there are ways to make it tasty, but I'm not gluten-intolerant, so I'll stick to other whole grains.

There always seems to be some new fad of "magic food" for eating after working out. Perhaps Quinoa is it right now. I've actually never heard of it prior to this thread.

I just had some ramen....at 1:30 in the morning. Do not watch Toriko hungry, is all I'm saying.

Quinoa is well known among celiacs and is actually a pretty healthly alternative to wheat. But really, if you aren't gluten intolerant why the hell are you using quinoa?

I've used it for years to make cakes and such.

I enjoy it more than brown rice. I cook it longer until it's creamy, and it tastes really good with sriracha. It's not super flavorful on its own, but when I cook it in broth with herbs, it's very tasty.

Mmmmm, Halloween candy.