Wednesday, January 16, 2013

(Almost) dry January

About that diet... I sat down and thought about how I intend to go about it and detected a pattern.

When I drink, I don't pay attention to regular, well- balanced meal times.

When I don't eat the night before, I feel even more woozy the day after.

The woozier I feel, the more likely I am to order a pizza.

The more pizza I eat, the less in control of my eating I feel.

When I already feel I've lost the battle I resort to consoling myself with chocolate. 

Chocolate picks me up and makes me want to go out again.

When I go out, I drink.


See- a pattern! Devising a strategy to overcome that was easy: I should just quit drinking. The reality, however, was something else...

I caught up with a friend at this fabulous little cafe that does an all you can eat- cake buffet (seriously!). I turned it down and sat there drinking tea instead. Did I feel triumphant over my choice? No. Did I instantly feel skinnier? NO.

The real test came when I met with another friend at the Bollywood bar. I was determined to stick to fizzy water and Diet Coke, but as soon as I sat down, a bottle of Champagne appeared from the bar. "He proposed to you at last- congratulations!"

And so, two bottles later I made my way home. Once again not very triumphant. Once again not skinnier...

2 comments:

  1. oi kävittekö Kakkugalleriassa? Siellä minäkin sorruin, mutta eihän yhtä kertaa lasketa... nim. vuoden alusta jälleen uusi elämä ja karppausruokavalio... :-P

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  2. I once made the mistake of going to a cake buffet with a friend (and my favourite partner in cake crime), and then dress shopping afterwards. For some odd, unexplainable reason, the shopping went pretty well, and I managed to buy a dress without feeling grotesque.

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