Holy Oil

Days 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
 Wow well its been a while folks.  Guess when I started this blog I thought it'd be super easy to put out posts every day, when in reality with my crazy work schedule and attempting to hold onto any shred of a social life that I can, it really is just not possible.  So I might ditch this whole writing about this life change thing on a daily basis and attempt to make my posts more general and less specific and day to day.

So today I just wanna get down and dirty and talk about one thing that I am attempting to change when it comes to my eating habits... portion control.  I consider myself a pretty healthy eater overall.  I get my veggies, and fruits, eat enough protein, take my multivitamin.  But when examining my weight gain and eating habits I had to take a hard look at myself and really be honest with what was causing my weight gain.  Yea so I eat healthy, but there can always be too much of a good thing.  So this past week I have made a strong effort to measure as much as I can: weigh my chicken and fish to make sure I am not eating too much, measure out the amount of sliced almonds I put on my salad, and be honest with how many dark chocolate covered cranberries I grab for that extra bit of sweet I crave after lunch. 

The one thing that made me totally be disgusted with my past habits was measuring out the amount of olive oil that I use when cooking.  I began measuring out a tablespoon and almost threw up when I realized that when I was pouring straight from the bottle thinking that I was pouring a tablespoon, it was in fact a lot more.  Much, MUCH more.  So now I am going to make a solid attempt to measure out my olive oil usage in an attempt to see the difference that it makes with weight loss, and my overall health.  One thing that I have noticed.  Last week I made it to the gym 5 out of the 7 days (the best that I have done in a long time) and was eating really healthy, making a strong effort to think about what I eat before just eating it.  By the end of the week, I felt like I had more energy, felt healthier and lighter and better.  And when I weighed myself at the end of the week I lost a pound.  Too bad I had my work christmas party was on Saturday where I did nothing but eat terrible food and drink wine.  But one thing I have noticed is that since then I have felt disgusting, and awful ever since.  So here is the lesson that I want to leave you all with, even just one night of straying from a diet after following one so strictly for a week will leave you feeling guilty, bloated, and sick.  Lesson learned: I need to start relearning appropriate portion controls (particularly with oil I cook with) and need to not stray from my diet despite any holiday parties that the month of december might bring.  Here's to hoping my work out tomorrow will get me feeling better and back on track.