Ashley <\/span><\/a>left a comment on last week’s post about Dodging Landmines: “I felt really guilty because I ate the entire bun. Usually I only eat 1\/2 of the bun at a restaurant. And then we went out for dinner and I had one of those \u201ceff it!\u201d moments where you go for exactly what you want (you should blog about that!) and got a bleu cheese burger on a white bun \u2026 and I did it again. We\u2019re going out to dinner tonight, too. They\u2019ll have to roll me to work on Monday.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Oh yes…the “Eff it!” moment! I know it very well<\/a>. In fact last week was hard for me because I realized that I was mindlessly snacking<\/a> and not tracking my calories honestly. I vowed to be better, to be stronger. I did pretty well for a few days too!<\/p>\n “This week, my \u201cfreedom\u201d from my new healthy lifestyle meant I reverted back to these old behaviors. It was an unconscious, robotic thing. I mindlessly went to restaurants and ate food that I know is unhealthy. I ate it without being aware of taste and how it made me feel, physically.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I hope that Emily isn’t beating herself up too much because right after a big race your body is completely out of whack. After I ran Hood to Coast I had an insatiable hunger and ate everything in sight for about 10 days. I craved bizarre food, I felt like no matter how much I ate I wasn’t satisfied. The body is smart. It wants to be replenished after we do something dramatic like a Relay Race or Half Marathon!<\/p>\n Even Beth <\/a>has confessed to slipping into old habits! It’s like an epidemic lately. Or maybe it’s contagious? What is going on?<\/p>\n This weekend I was at a friend’s house doing some baking. I was feeling kind of down, physically exhausted and I was really sore from the hard workout. I found myself having a really hard time resisting the temptation to just go hog-wild with the food. I wanted to just eat a gallon of that cookie dough. I had two bites of the cookie dough while we were baking and somehow I found the strength within me to stop sampling.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/chapter3-drawing-300x239.jpg\" "\\"chapter3-drawing\\"")
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