So I had a lovely date with my husband and our two friends last night which first of all, WAS SO MUCH FUN! We went to Plainridge Casino which wasn’t far away, to see a comedian who I had not heard of.  So as I am not a crazy foodie meaning I actually eat real food and a lot of it, I planned for a poor day in terms of calories.  Carbs are always hard for me so I knew they would be over and all in all I was prepared to be over.  I skipped lunch to save calories which was a good thing because we ended up eating at Smashburger.  Oh My God!  It was like being in Burger King and actually I should have just had pizza but didn’t.  I ate it with two thoughts. 1) I was going to be over in calories and 2) I would probably have a crappy run in the morning.  It was worth it and I was going to face the jury this morning for my indiscretions.

I got up and got dressed and headed out for what I thought would be a struggle.  The first mile was not out of the ordinary but maybe Mr. Smashburger had other plans for mile 2.   I kept waiting in the first mile to feel sick or heavy or needing to stop. That feeling never showed up.  Mile 2 was about the same minus stopping to correct my music issue but we finished in EXACTLY the same time which amused and pleased me at the same time and mile 3 was no big deal either.  I was so sure I would be paying for last night but it was ok.  I didn’t get up looking like a cow or feeling like one.  I took Friday off because I thought I was getting sick so add on a second rest day and it all added up to an illusion of bad things that never happened.

When I got home I put in my food from last night to see how bad it was and I was actually UNDER calories for the day!  Wow, didn’t see that coming.  Carbs well you can’t have everything, those were way over but OK I can live with that.  Cheat days and rest days are ok.  You won’t die, blow up or collapse because of them and in fact, they probably make you stronger.   I guess it’s good to have them once in a while as part of positive therapy!  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!