The More I Eat, The More I Lose: Part II

     On Friday, I ran. Yep, huge accomplishment right there, folks. At first I thought, "Hmmmm, why does this hurt? I just ran a half marathon the other day; it's not like you've not been running, Abigail." And then it occurred to me: the "other day" was almost four weeks ago, like almost a month ago. For four weeks, not a single step I took was a running step. I don't think I even walked at a brisk pace during those four weeks. In fact, I'm pretty sure there is a week in there that I have mentally blocked out for no reason at all except for my brain is that lazy right now. This little realization also showed me how quickly time goes by. Four weeks went by in the drink of a beer; time is funny like that, though. It'll fly by until you're waiting for something awesome to happen, like The Little Mermaid coming out of the Disney Vault or the sound of the magical ding from the microwave telling me that the Pocket of Joy, aka Hot Pocket, is indeed, ready to be consumed, and then time stands still. I said that to say this: the next part of this blog post was written in February when my husband was in the states, and I was here being all fit and sexy. It's amazing, isn't it? He leaves, and I lose all kinds of weight and start looking like my old self. He comes back, and I do things like dig week old chocolate chip cookie crumbs out of my bra or justify eating a pint of ice cream because I need the calcium. I don't know why that is. It's like I'm scared if he sees the fat Abigail on skype, he'll decide not to come back, but if I'm all "ohh la la" he'll rush back home, as does my fat to my butt. Sorry, sweetheart....

     Anyway, as I was saying, this next part was a follow up to the refrigerator tour that I provided a while back. I said that I would show you how I pack the ultimate lunches. I'll never understand the idea that one has to starve themselves to lose weight. Not this girl, if I'm starving, then I'm hefty, but if I am eating incessantly, the weight does fall off. It's literally all about what you eat. You can eat all the food in the world if it's the right food. Again, this is what I was doing in February when I was experiencing weight loss success. I'm sure you're wondering why I'm not doing it anymore if it's a system I swear by. Because I love struggling with my weight, homie!!! Nah, not really, I'll tell you in a minute, but first, let's see what's for lunch!!!

A Week of Lunch in the Life of Abigail:

I carry a Tote lunch box because they were all out of the old school, hard rectangle My Little Ponies box, they have yet to make a Sex and the City lunch box, and my cooler for beer wouldn't be appropriate, so I have my Tote, which I totally love. You'll notice that there are things that I must have in my lunch: apple, carrots, and holy moly Crystal Light. First of all, to quote my girlfriend Jessica, "You're not really hungry unless your hungry enough to eat an apple." I always ate apples, but that quote changed the way I looked at the apple. Some people are burdened with apple eating? Well, I never (insert dramatic head toss). I love me some apples!!! But, since she told me that, I always start with the apple, and if I want the rest of my food, then I'll continue chowing down. Seriously, I ALWAYS WANT THE REST OF MY FOOD!!!! Second must have, carrots...crunchy, sweet, cold, amazing with mustard, and cheap. Why not eat carrots??? Plus, they are the only food that I must eat with a beverage because they get stuck in my throat and cause me to choke and almost asphyxiate, therefore, increasing my water intake. Bonus!!! Third must have, Crystal Light, God created it just for me because he loves me that much. Crystal Light makes all the bad things go away. Now that you know those three things will be in all of my lunches, I'll only explain the other items. WARNING: you will be jealous.

Monday

To the right, I have a whole wheat pita (2pts), Boca Burger (2pts), and a slice of 2% Kraft cheese (1pt). In the little container, cucumbers with lemon juice, garlic, and oregano...a little dish I call awesome.

Tuesday

 Ah man, that looks awesome: steamed broccoli, 2% Kraft cheese (1pt) for the broccoli, sauerkraut, turkey kielbasa (2pts) -aka, what I had for dinner last night-, Yoplait Greek yogurt (2pts), and a segmented orange. Don't worry, the Crystal Light is in the Tote.

Wednesday

Starting on the left, I have a little container of fat free cottage cheese sweetened with Splenda (3pts), a steamed/mashed sweet potato flavored with vanilla, Splenda, and cinnamon (4pts), awesome cucumbers, and a mandarin orange. That is a colorful lunch, my friends.

Thursday

Apparently, I still had some turkey kielbasa (2pts) and sauerkraut leftover because in snuck into a Thursday lunch, but it's delish, so I don't care. I also have some fat free cottage cheese (3pts), an orange, and some more awesome cucumbers.

Friday

Now notice the difference on Friday; I don't ever know what Friday night will entail, so I have to have some caloric/point wiggle room. All I have on this day is fat free cottage cheese (3pts) and two oranges, which is still enough to get me through the day. 

Looking at it like this, it looks like that is way tooooooooooooo much food for a person to pack for lunch, but to be honest, it's not just lunch. I am a chronic snacker; I have to be chewing something 24/7 and gum doesn't always cut it. The day they make gum taste like KFC gravy is the day that gum might appease my chewing addiction. I pack with the knowledge that I will eat all of this food during the hours 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. I always, always, always, start with the produce. First, I'll eat the apple, and then I'll move on to the carrots, and anything else after that is in a random order, but those two must come first. If I have the need to munch or crunch, I run to my Tote with excitement because I know it's loaded with a ton of good-for-me-goodies that I won't punch myself in the face over later!!!!

Present day:

Okay, so I thought I'd switch it up and only pack a few things in my lunch, and guess what happened, I'm blubbery again. It has nothing to do with the fact that my amount of working out has been cut in half, no sir, nuh uh, not that, buddy. I pack an apple and carrots for my lunch, and the next thing I know, I've eaten those two items by 8:15 a.m., and start gnawing on a preschooler's arm. Poor planning on my part. I've decided to do better this week. Since when have I needed a reason to eat more, puh-lease...it's what I do best. So even though those pictures were taken in February, you can count on my future lunches looking the same. That's right, be jealous.