dontwant2befat's Journal, 09 November 2008

Yesterday was another tough food day. My son is turning 15 at the end of the month and this year he opted to go to the National Peanut Festival with his friends for his birthday. The festival is a hugh fair with a carnival and lot and lots of food booths. Anyway we ate breakfast before going but of course had to eat lunch their. So much temptation and not alot of good food choices. I ended up with the roasted corn no butter with sea salt and a little bit later a smoked turkey leg that I shared with my son and daughter and then lots of water. I did have to sample pack of peanuts after all it was the peanut festival and there was a grilling exibit that had free grilled chicken and pineapple. Over all I did really good passed on the corn dogs, funnel cake, and cotton candy. I the only thing I could keep thinking is what Janelleas has on her profile (I think that is where I saw it) was "Love the taste of life not the taste of food". Where I was still to big to get on the majority of the rides I missed out and so did my kids. Which isn't fair. So I want to get to a manageable size by next year so that I can go on those rides and taste life. After the kids wanted to go to a buffet also very tempting but I opted for a delecious ceasar salad w/ chicken that I made so tons of veggies no cheese and lite dressing and some cottage cheese. I must say I left full but not miserable and I didn't have problems with my irritable bowel acting up from a ton of grease buffet food on the drive home. I have to confess that I did cheat a little with a couple of halloween mini candy bars becasue I was craving chocolate by the end of this very long and tempting day. I don't know if I stayed under my limbo pole. I will have to get to work on adding it all up. But if I didn't at least I didn't got thousands of calories over the pole like I would have done in years past.

Hope you all have an awsome day and keep making healthy choices.