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Goobye Brownies, Hello Week Of Awesomeness!

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Yesterday was a ridiculous day for me. If you read my food blog, you know that I ate more sugar in one day than I normally do in a week or two. Ah. It was a sugar catastrophe. I ate chocolate bunnies and brownies and maple syrup and I think I sent my blood sugar levels spiking around all day. Definitely not healthy and I feel it. I don’t feel very good post sugargate. I didn’t feel very good on the day, which is part of why I let it happen. Sugar makes me feel better. And I know that.

And then today, the brownies were still around. My brother ate a few but half of them were still there.

Here is what I know about myself:

I can’t keep a plate of brownies around. I will eat them.

It’s pretty much that simple. Tell me have no willpower, judge me, whatever. That’s just how it is. My willpower is not putting myself in that situation often and then getting rid of them when I need to. And I did. The rest are in the trash, because honestly no one needs any more brownies. We aren’t supposed to be eating a lot of chocolate seeing as how we all have the kidney stones.

So, there we go. Brownies are gone. Desserts this week? I’m skipping them. I’ll eat bananas or some other fruit instead. Let the sugar get out of my system. Clear my head. *sigh* I certainly feel like an addict quitting for the 17867th time right now.

But beyond the brownie stuff… this week is going to ROCK. Reasons for this week’s upcoming awesomeness:

  • The ebook is coming tomorrow!! Since I’m such a perfectionist I’ve been working up until the last minute on things making it better and better.  It’s freaking awesome y’all.
  • More free time (kind of!). Now that the ebook is done I can focus more on stuff I like to do like reading your blogs and actually commenting! Hurray!
  • I made a commitment to myself to workout at least once a day every day this week. I want to get my money’s worth from my gym membership while I still have it! And working out five days last week was nice. This week will be even better with daily workouts!

So there you have it.

My week is going to be great. Is yours? What do you have planned?

Comments

  1. It happens, especially at Easter. Personally I’m glad Cadbury Creme Eggs will be gone so I don’t have the temptation. Good job on chucking the devil squares.

    It IS going to be a great week! Y’all better have good weather mid-week to weekend for our visit to the area. ;-) We’re hoping all the walking around off sets the yummy food we’re gonna eat…in moderation of course!

    • I think Easter is almost worse than Halloween as far as sugar eating goes! Crazy!

      LOL! Devil squares. That’s exactly what they are!!

  2. i am EXACTLY the same way about brownies. Ghirardelli brownie mix from costco is heavenly. i made up the last of the mix i had this weekend while i had lots of company around to eat it, but ended up finishing the tray myself last night. AGH. so i am NOT buying it for a loooong time.
    .-= Lola´s last blog ..Must.Kill.Bunny. =-.

    • Oh, that sounds goood! I have to just keep myself from buying anything like that. But now I want to. Just because you said it’s heavenly. Haha.

  4. I think we all had a rough time yesterday… but congrats to all of us for recommitting and getting things back under control today. I am exactly the same as you when it comes to brownies, so I was really thankful when we showed up for Easter lunch and there was nary a brownie in sight! Instead there were tons of Peeps and old pies… much easier to resist.
    .-= Heather´s last blog ..Healthy Holiday Options =-.

  5. My week is going to be pretty awesome too! Good job on throwing out the brownies. I’ve had to do that before just to keep them away from myself. I’m OFFICIALLY starting my C25K this week, and I also think I wanna try and do a giveaway on my blog. Plus, hello??!!?? Your ebook is coming out? How could it NOT be an awesome week!! Haha

    Damnit now I want a brownie…
    .-= Lauren´s last blog ..Monday Weigh-In #5 and Weekend Warrior Review =-.

    • I know, right? Thanks for buying the ebook!

      And good luck with C25K! I’ve had a bad track record with it but it’s still a good program. You’ll be running in no time!

  6. i totally have to throw out the brownies/chocolate too. I have ZERO willpower.

    Im starting over today with healthy eating today too. (***crossing fingers***)

  7. I feel the same way. It’s like I’ve been on food coma for the last couple of months and I’m now trying to quit cold turkey (just certain foods obviously, not all of them ahah).
    That’s the main thing this week, but also exercising at least 5 times. Gotta push my body to jumpstart the weightloss. :)
    Let’s have an awesome week. ;)
    .-= Diana´s last blog ..A whole lotta food. And other stuff. =-.

  8. Your week IS going to be great. Mine is too! I’m going to really watch my portion sizes and focus on that intuitive eating stuff.

    I definitely went overboard on the chocolate yesterday… I was also given a PILE of chocolate from my aunt, so I picked out just a few things that I really LOVE and I have them in my fridge. The rest of the chocolate is in a box and I’m going to either leave it by the dumpster (someone will want it), or take it to the Foodbank with some other canned goods that I was planning on taking anyways. No, it’s not the best thing to take to a Foodbank, but I bet there’s some little kids that would be really happy for some chocolate treats.

    PS I can’t keep a plate of brownies around, either. I have zero willpower. It sucks, but I just am not one of those “I can eat one square of dark chocolate for dessert” or “I’m having a snack of 3 chocolate chips and 3 almonds” kind of girls. Once I start… I’m not so good at stopping!
    .-= Sagan´s last blog ..The Living Healthy in the Real World Guide to Budgeting, Part Two: Making Sacrifices =-.

    • Thank Sadan! :)

      And I’m not one of those people that can eat one square of dark chocolate either. Do those people actually exist?

  10. Bah willpower, I can’t have them around either, if they are there I WILL indulge, honestly though throwing them out, that is willpower, ok not the I can resist temptation staring me in the face kind, but willpower all the same. It took your strength of will to throw them in the trash, pat yourself on the back, you did something good for yourself.
    I was good yesterday for some bizzare reason and made a light lemon angel food cake that we had with strawberries and a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, Easter just isn’t that big on my radar so I had no justification for going overboard, I guess that’s a good thing :P
    Enjoy the workouts they will make you feel better.

  11. My problem is today… when all the candy is ON SALE> I think I will stay away from the supermarket.

    Go get the world this week!

    Cheers,
    Missa
    LosingEthel

  16. Ugggh, brownies – my kryptonite.
    My MIL has them around all the time, and I can’t resist them for a second.
    This week’s busy, but I’m going to keep plugging away at C25K and register for a local 5K.

    BTW, Your e-book sounds awesome, and I can’t wait to read it.

    • Argh, I hate when people keep them around all the time. I’m a weakling!

      That’s a great idea to register for a 5k! Gives you something to work towards. :)

    • Brownies and carrot cake are my two favorites. I like to eat them in a controlled way… but yeah… sitting in the fridge they would get nibbled away.

  18. Well done for being able to get rid of the rest of the brownies, that took real will power! I hope not having them in the house empowers you to eat well for the week. Bananas for dessert is a great idea! Best of luck with your goals this week!

  20. hey girl!
    i’m excited for your e-book. I’m gonna buy it f’sho.
    and I’m stoked to have a few days off too…this last week has been so packed :/, my blogging has been left in the dust.
    sugar detox time for me too…my boyfriend bought me a bag of cadbury creme eggs for easter. needless to say they’re gone already. all by me.

    *sigh*.
    another week, another effort. lets make it a good one.
    .-= amanda´s last blog ..busy bee =-.

    • Hurray! I think you will love the ebook. :)

      Your schedule is crazy! But flying to mexico sounds fun. Well, being on the beach in Mexico sounds fun. ;)

      Sugar detox for the win! Say no to sugar!

  22. It’s not just you – I would have a very hard time with a plate of brownies in the house too! I’m having a tough time with all the Easter candy around the house. We didn’t buy any ourselves, and even though both our families know we are both trying to eat better, they still bought us a bunch.

    This week, I’m completing the first week of Couch to 5K! I did day 1 last night, after Easter dinner :)
    .-= Brandon´s last blog ..Weekend Warriors Challenge #2: The Results Show =-.

  24. Good job on throwing the brownies out. I wish I could do the same. My problem is I eat the brownies just so we don’t have to throw them out. And because they taste so good…..
    .-= WillyPower´s last blog ..Real Estate Update =-.

  26. I’m really proud of you for throwing out those brownies. Not easy but you did it. That’s how I feel about Hot Tamales. lol I just can’t have them around me at all.

    How exciting about your e-book, I hope it does well!

  29. I know. It makes me feel better that you are that way too, so at least you understand and don’t think I’m crazy when I go around throwing food away for no reason.

  31. Roomie has such a gynormous sweet tooth that theres rarely much left over for me. So I guess he has your sugar issue. Desserts almost never go bad at our house. Easter is not a very sweet type holiday around here (and zero chocolate), except for the millions of PEEPS consumed lol.
    My week should be pretty good. My parents left today after visiting over the weekend from NH, and I took off yesterday (Monday) to hang out with them around the city. They ve moved on to LA to visit my brother, and now I get to appreciate my own personal space more than I did formerly. I am getting a haircut this week, which is exciting, and Thursday night, my friends are launching a club HAUTE which I’m helping with the promotion for, so that will be interesting, and Saturday I leave for a long weekend in Palm Springs for a big party there. So a pretty great week! (Oh and I’ll fit in working and working out too lol). Yay for both of ours’s great weeks!
    .-= merri´s last blog ..Five Star Restaurant: El Torreador Restaurant =-.

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