Diet Fail

The word "diet" of course used in the context of nutritious eating.  The last few months I have been somewhat diligent about what I've been ingesting during the course of my day.  Although far from refined I have eliminated most of the crap, including fast food and sodas, that I would normally eat and have replaced it with much more nutritious offerings.  I've also increased my water intake, which for me is a very good thing considering the problems that I've had earlier this year.

Yesterday, however, was a huge fail with my eating.  Breakfast started out well, but then I met friends for lunch.  At McDonald's.  That's when everything went downhill.  A Quarter Pounder meal and two-thirds of the way through I knew I had made a mistake.  I have found that the funny thing about eating healthy is that at some point your body begins to know when you are taking in crap and there is a switch in your head that gets flipped.  When that happens it's as though your body naturally rejects the garbage, and in my instance, left my stomach feeling off for most of the rest of the day.

To add insult to injury, I ended up having a dinner consisting of Arizona Green Tea and a package of Skittles.  Yep, Skittles.  Maybe I was pressed for time.  Maybe I just didn't feel like eating because of the residual stomach issues from the pre-fab burger.  Or maybe it had just been a dreary, over-cast day and I really needed to taste the rainbow.  Really, there is no good excuse.

Dinner courtesy of CVS Pharmacy.

This morning has once again started off positively.  A good solid leg workout in the gym and a nice MetRx ProteinPlus bar.  Provided all hell doesn't break loose, I should have a good lunch and with any luck a decent dinner.

Falling off of the nutrition wagon from time to time isn't necessarily a bad thing.  There are even some nutrition plans that call for a strict diet during the week and let you have whatever you'd like during the weekends.  And after all, we are human.  Indulging ourselves from time-to-time should be quite acceptable.  I'm not trying to justify anything, mind you; merely making the observation that anything to excess has its downside.

So I'll permit myself this minor slip of hedonistic behavior and renew my commitment to keeping the fast food shut-down and only permitting the Skittles a limited audience.