If it ain't one thing its another
June 3rd 2009 18:09
So yesterday it's about 5 in the evening both my wife and I are doing pretty well with how we are eating so far in the day. Frankly everything seems to be going good and I'm personally happy with the fact that I was in the middle of my workout and looking forward to my protein shake. Then it all fell apart.
I don't know how many of you are from Latin families but eating correctly in my family is not an easy task. Yesterday, as I was in between sets I see my mother in law drive up with a car full of food and shortly after that, company coming over for dinner. I had no idea this was going to happen yesterday, but I suppose I should have been prepared for it because it is not like it's an unordinary thing.
An hour later the beer is flowing and the rice and beans are being piled on everyone's plate. I did my best to refrain but its not easy when the mantra of the family is "Eat, eat more". Now we really didn't eat that much but we did have a couple beers, which is okay every once in a while but I sure don't want to get in the habit of doing it.
At least we came out of yesterday knowing that we are working out again but we still have to figure out how to side step the big family meal, which as I said happens pretty often around here. Today is another day and another challenge. We will see what happens.
By the way I did want to mention how much we are trying to lose just so you have some idea of how we have been doing. I'm looking to drop about 75 - 90 pounds. If I do that I'll be in about as good of shape as I have ever been. My wife hopes to lose about 40. It's a road we are on together that will hopefully bring us a little closer and help us to show our kids how to be active. Currently they are still too young to even remember us being overweight so it would be great if when they get older they can look at pictures of us now and not believe we were ever that big.
I don't know how many of you are from Latin families but eating correctly in my family is not an easy task. Yesterday, as I was in between sets I see my mother in law drive up with a car full of food and shortly after that, company coming over for dinner. I had no idea this was going to happen yesterday, but I suppose I should have been prepared for it because it is not like it's an unordinary thing.
An hour later the beer is flowing and the rice and beans are being piled on everyone's plate. I did my best to refrain but its not easy when the mantra of the family is "Eat, eat more". Now we really didn't eat that much but we did have a couple beers, which is okay every once in a while but I sure don't want to get in the habit of doing it.
At least we came out of yesterday knowing that we are working out again but we still have to figure out how to side step the big family meal, which as I said happens pretty often around here. Today is another day and another challenge. We will see what happens.
By the way I did want to mention how much we are trying to lose just so you have some idea of how we have been doing. I'm looking to drop about 75 - 90 pounds. If I do that I'll be in about as good of shape as I have ever been. My wife hopes to lose about 40. It's a road we are on together that will hopefully bring us a little closer and help us to show our kids how to be active. Currently they are still too young to even remember us being overweight so it would be great if when they get older they can look at pictures of us now and not believe we were ever that big.
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