Ok, so I lied when I said I would post more Monday. In fact it is Tuesday. On Monday I was too busy stuffing my face full of delicious fattening food and drink to post on this blog.
I guess I should start by confessing that this week I gained .7 pounds. My favorite part of that is that when I posted my weight on my weight watchers online page it said, encouragingly, "So, you gained a little weight this week. If this is not a surprise to you, then that's ok. Move on and have a great week this week. If this is a surprise to you, go back and look through your tracker to see where you could have slipped up."
Thank you automated Weight Watchers response. I feel pretty motivated for the coming week now. I wonder why I gained though...could it have been the giant Reuben sandwich from Max's Cafe? Yes, I think all .7 pounds came from that delicious pastrami.
Max's has a list of rules posted on their menu. Rule #4 explains it all: "We enjoy the taste that fat adds to corned beef and pastrami. If you want something lean, try the turkey." This is why I am the worst weight watcher ever. I saw that sign, I looked at the whole menu, and I proudly declared "The Reuben please. With pastrami."
As a side note, Max's rule #12 is my favorite: "If you are a single diner and are greeted with the expression, "Just One?" we'll buy you a drink."
Today I did manage to have tea instead of hot chocolate, even though there was a hurricane type thing happening in San Francisco and I wanted cozy foods. I also chose popped potato chips instead of cookies as a snack. The potato chips were sort of a sorry stand in for the croissant I had my eye on, and they didn't come close to the sandwich cookie from Citizen Cake that I wanted more than anything. But as I began to walk to Citizen Cake, lured by the siren call of the chocolate sandwich cookie, I thought to myself, "Wait, really? Who is in control here? What matters more? Is this cookie worth the shame of blogging about gaining weight again next week?" And then I walked away. It was a proud moment. A moment that almost made up for the cheesy gooeyness of the reuben.
Well that is all for me. I am quite tuckered out.
My dear Alex, how did you know to advertise your blog when I am having an insomniac night and in great need of something to read?? Because you are amazing, that's how. Anyway, this will be fun to follow! I am quite impressed by the drink rule... more restaurants should have that.
ReplyDeleteXO - Katherine
Haha, Katherine, I'm glad I picked the right night for you! I too am having an insomniac night and needed things to do.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it so far.