I skipped breakfast yesterday in order to save calories for lunch with friends; grilled burgers & all the "picnic" sides. These pals are booze-free, so I took advantage of that and also remained sober; which saved a bunch of calories. Then we rounded out the afternoon by heading to the park and playing some bocce; we're all in a friendly (unofficial) tournament all day tomorrow, so we didn't want to go in cold. let's just say that I hope I roll better tomorrow. hehehe
Speaking of bocce & booze, tomorrow at the tournament is my biggest pitfall: A huge potluck-style spread of a wide variety of delicious dishes, and booze flowing all day long. Also crowds of people, which increases my "need" for comfort consumption to take the social edge off.
It may seem like a defeatist attitude, but I know from past experience (12 years of this annual tourney) that —for me— there's nothing to be done. I love it, and I don't want to curb my impulses on this particular day. Resisting it just makes it worse. So I'll lean into it, forgive myself, and get back on the trail the following day. And insert a glass of water in-between every drink.
If this was a little further in the future, I'd have planned for this to be a cheat day. I haven't quite earned a cheat day yet, so I guess I'm stealing one from the future.
This is a photo of me & my sweetheart bocce'ing quite a few years ago. I love this photo, so I'm posting it for good luck. IN BOCCE, VERITAS.
