Day 5 - Food & the Super Bowl

Day 5 - Ok!  Why does it seem just when you are ready to start  anew, because the previous day did not go as planned, the day you want to regroup and refresh ends up on a holiday or special event?

Satan!  You diabolical, sneaky pork chop!  I curse you!

On Saturday, I complained and whined about the fat, salt, and sugar trifecta and the all powerful god of desire for them.  As my old pastor use to say, "You gotta name it and claim it!"

All right. I named them the Trifecta.

What I did not do is plan for the Super Bowl.  I had not really thought about what to do and how to prepare, which was problem number one.  Then, on the radio, I heard about the millions of hot wings that were to be consumed during the Super Bowl.  The chili cook offs, pizza, and all the delicious fixins.  Maybe it should have been a warning.  It was an invitation.

What the hell was a brother gonna do?  I have an idea.  But, this is what happened.

I went to pick up 40 teriyaki wings from my spot in East Austin.  My son and I were pretty hungry, especially since he finished a hard fought basketball game in a losing endeavor against an evenly matched team.  He also had a friend coming over to hang out.  Since I already had hot wings on the mind, I suggested them along with the fries and a very nutritious side of carrots and celery sticks with ranch dressing.

Yeah, I know.  Carrot and celery sticks were no where enough.  But, I told myself that I would get a nice salad to go with it.  Unfortunately, I started with the wings instead of the salad.  I loaded up on the wings and a handful of fries dipped in some left over queso I made with homemade salsa.  I could not let the queso go to waste, right?

When it was all said and done, it was about two o'clock in the afternoon and the game had not even started.  I was busted and promised myself that I'd eat that salad, leafy green, fibrous food to help the wings go down.

The salad never came, and! . . . I did eat the carrots and celery without the ranch dressing.

I couldn't eat much more for the rest of day.  After the Super Bowl, which was kind of exciting with the last minute touch down by the New York Giants, I watched a movie and contemplated my next move.  I drank the rest of my water for the day.  When I had a hunkering from something sweet, I had a piece of fruit, which seemed to do the trick.

So, today is the day.  I'm going to call that life coach I stood up months ago to help get on track as well.

Thank God for health benefits!