But I wanted croutons with my salad - darn Mcdonald
We had a terrible argument last night because he doesn’t want me to lose weight, he loves my “thicknes” (Fat in my eyes) and that things has changed since I started back on buddyslim and my normal workout regimen. It’s disheartening to say the least because like my ex-husband, my boyfriend (he’s Kenyan), wants me to have a certain look but I want to slim down. They love “thick” woman and that was the draw they had to me. Darn mom for giving me a butt :). Yes, I am stubborn and I want to do things my way. But I’m looking at this as a blessing in disguise. I came up with a plan that will work with both our schedule. We are going out there, buy some hand weights, medicine ball, Swiss ball and Rodney Yee’s instense yoga series for workouts at home. I told him he needs to become a part of my weightloss, slim down plan. I will utilize him for couples workout with the med. ball. He will not distract me during my yoga workout. I will still continue with the gym for cardio, a couple yoga classes with my fav instructors and 1 session of lift. The rest I can do with him. He agreed that it’s a great plan. It’s a good compromise. Oh, I will continue doing my thing at the gym BUT it will be one that works for both of us. Thing is I went from one extreme to another, an ex husband who didn’t spend much time with me to one who wants me around all the time. But I also made him understand that I like my space and independence; I do my thing on my time because it’s not always about him.
Ok, crouton….as I’m not sure if I will make it to the gym I really need to watch what I eat. A few weeks ago I discover Mcdonald’s grilled chicken Casear Salad….the chicken is better then some I’ve had in pricier restuarants. So, I calculated my calories for the meal, including croutons as I LOVE crouton. Got there and ordered a Casear and a side salad, and I saw 2ea of crouton added to my order. Paid and left just dreaming about indulging on crouton. WELLLLLLL, they didn’t give me any. At first I was upset but after looking up the calorie count for 2 - total of 120 calories - I turned a frown into a smile. Hey, that’s like 20 minutes of hard work at the gym. Additionally I told them I don’t need the second order of dressing. I can eat most salads with very little if any dressing at all. That’s a saving of almost 200 calories. So, eating wisely, I get to have good healthy food and save 360 calories. Yeah me.
It is great that you are compromising so you can get your workout on and still keep him happy! Also, I love how you are so in tune with what you are eating - that is awesome - you are doing really great!
I hate when I leave a comment and it disappears! As I said in my last invisible comment - I love how you are so in tune with what you are eating. It really shows how the little things like croutons (I love them too!) and salad dressing can really add up. It’s amazing how many calories we can eat and don’t even realize it until we start paying attention. Great job. And I’m sorry if my other comment suddenly pops up!
Good compromise and yes, those croutons really add up. That surprised me too when I looked it up after eating at TGI Fridays the same thing a cesar salad. Remember take care of you as you have to be happy with yourself in order to make others happy.