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<\/a>\nI cheat on myself every single day.<\/p>\n
I nibble. I bite. I snack. I sip. I don’t log those calories.<\/p>\n
It’s because I’m not being HONEST <\/span>with myself. If I sprinkle some shredded cheese on my scrambled eggs in the morning, I should count those calories–it might be 80 calories I’m not logging! That adds up if I “skip” calories at every meal. By the end of the day, those snacks and bites and nibbles might add to 200+ calories that I didn’t track.<\/p>\n And in the end I’m just hurting myself. I’m lying to myself if I think those calories “don’t count.”<\/p>\n “I’m on vacation. These calories don’t count!”<\/strong><\/p>\n “I just had one bite, not the WHOLE donut! I don’t need to count those.”<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s time to change the lazy thinking. It’s time to track FOR REAL. Part of my problem lately is that I went on vacation and splurged every day. I enjoyed eating out. I tried to make healthy choices but I did go a little overboard. I also got out of the habit of recording my calories.<\/p>\n Dinner last night was healthy. But did I cheat?<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nI’ve been struggling with losing those “last 7\u00a0 pounds” for awhile now. I tell myself, “I do everything right. I eat well. I exercise 5 days a week. Why can’t I lose the weight?”<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nWe made turkey burgers for dinner. I saved a lot of calories by using the Sandwich Thins instead of the full-calorie hamburger buns.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nI chopped what few vegetables I had on hand: one small carrot, lots of broccoli, part of an onion, and mushrooms for Michael.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nI mixed some Grapeseed Oil in a bowl with minced garlic, dried Marjoram, Oregano and fresh thyme and then mixed all the veggies in the oil to coat.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nI roasted the veggies in the oven while Michael cooked the bacon turkey burgers in the skillet. While the food was cooking I munched on some tortilla chips. Did I count the calories? No.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nMichael melted a slice of Swiss Cheese on the burgers (70 calories) but I didn’t count the small nibbles of shredded cheese I got from the fridge.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nI put light Mayo and mustard on the buns. I was getting impatient waiting for dinner so I ate about 4 green olives. (Did not count those either.)<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe roasted veggies were okay. I think I’d rather have my vegetables steamed or raw. Sometimes roasted veggies are good but I just prefer it another way.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe veggies were definitely healthier than having chips with the burgers (even though I did munch about a handful of tortilla chips).<\/p>\n