Tracking the evidence and planning for success

We are having a stinking hot, early summer down here and that means lots of BBQs with friends accompanied by glasses of bubbly that mount up all too quickly. Calorie wise that means I need to plan, pre-plan and plan some more (followed by lots of exercise).  Gained 200grams this week which is pretty bang on given I was about 3,000 calories over my target intake this week.

What went wrong

• Fish n chips on the beach to celebrate a friends birthday - not my idea, I didn’t need to eat any chips...but did
• BBQ dinner with friends – drank a whole bottle of bubbly on my own, well it was 2 bottles between me and a friend but you get the point
• Christmas lunch with Marketing at a Thai place – I said yes to the mixed entree
• Team Christmas morning tea – I made Christmas cupcakes and ate the 2 that were left over instead of leaving them at work
• Sunday afternoon, home alone - I broke into the scorched almonds. Thankfully they were half melted and common sense kicked in after I'd stuffed 6 down. I wasn't even enjoying them. What a waste!

What went right

• Farewell lunch for a colleague at a brewery bar – I stuck with the fish, salad and water
• BBQ dinner with friends – went easy on the nibbles and said no to the carbs with the main meal
• Christmas lunch with Marketing at a Thai place – I felt guilty after the entrée and just had Tom Yum soup for my main (+ water)
• Free supplier BBQ at work – single pattie on wholemeal bread with veges, no cheese, no chips, no potato salad
• Went for a long walk and a long bike ride on my own (‘tis the season of D working late nights and weekends).
• Everything was tracked, no matter how shameful!

So what about this week? I have 3 half day workshops, 2 of which are catered and an afternoon Christmas party. Easy peasy lemon squeezie. See you at 87kg next week :).