4XLT

I was minding my own business this afternoon, doing some strategic planning for work (of the clergy type, aka praying and waiting on God in a park near my apartment), when I got hit with some crazy, crazy cravings for some Chinese food. It was bad, lemme tell you!

The problem with my mental battle today was just that I love Chinese buffets. You could say like a fat kid loves cake (thanks, Fitty), but in this case it would be, well, like a fat kid loves Chinese buffets. In theory, you could eat pretty healthily at one, especially if it’s got a Mongolian grill. But I have no interest in eating healthy at them. I want lots of rice and lots of meat and lots of veggies over the course of two or three plates. And then I was my vanilla soft serve ice cream that I dip my fortune cookie in!

So, it’s best if I just stay away. For the next couple of weeks that is, until I hit my birthday goal (because it absolutely will happen). Then, dammit, I’m going to eat at that really good Chinese buffet in Beaverton, and nobody’s stopping me!! (Insert villainous cackle here.)

Speaking of poor eating choices and the broader concept of regularly scheduled cheat meals, I have to admit that now that I’m watching what I eat like a hawk, it makes my guilty pleasure meals all the more enjoyable. It’s as if I’ve earned them, which, in a sense, I figure I have. Also, now that I’m shoring up the food side of the health triangle, it makes me that much more hesitant to actually take advantage of the entire “off day” I theoretically schedule in each week. Each and every bit adds up!

And no, for the record, I didn’t cave in for my Chinese urge. Gotta hit 399! I weigh in on Friday, and hopefully I’m down to 406 or 405. So, in light of that herculean effort, I’m going back to the gym tonight for my second HIIT+Rowing session.