"Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty. "
- Earl Wilson
I thought perhaps I was strong enough to resist things I shouldn't be having. NOPE. I had a bit of an epic fail today while out to dinner with Lindsay and Trevor at the new Jungle Jim's out here in Quispamsis.
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All said done, I ordered the Jumbo Shrimp Slim Fry with a glass of water with lemon. I am pleased to say that aside from having a SIP (I'm talking not even a mouthful) of others soda once in a blue moon I have cut pop out of my diet. Gone are the days that I would be ordering dark soda with free refills which I would have at least maybe one or two of. I will come clean with the fact that I DID indulge in an onion and potato thing (one of each) from Lindsay's kitchen sink...as well as some of the dessert. Not proud of it...but I did. I'm now moving on and hopefully the scale doesn't move up, instead of down.
It seems that so many of us give ourselves the permission to order more than we would usually eat when we are out because it's "special" due to the fact that we aren't eating at home or out with friends. I always fall/fell for this and would order a started with a meal. Many of us don't realize though that we are not only drinking our meals worth of calories but tripling up with everything else. As a society we are so fascinated by what we think is a good deal that we think its a BOGO bonanza.
A good example of this is the movie that Trevor and I attended the other day together (Sunday afternoon, was lovely). After entering the theater and selecting our prime seats we sat down, got comfy and waited for the show to start. A couple and their son come in behind us and selected the same set of seats directly behind us. It wasn't even five minutes after we all sat down and the wife quickly asked the husband what size drink he got, which was a large. She promptly replied that with a large, you get a free refill! Ta-lu-ta-lay what a day and what a deal!
Now I don't know if I now have been gifted with fish eyes which are making things seem larger but who needs a refill on a theater sized large pop. You're holding at least a liter if not more in your hand. The thought that someone can consume and go ask for more before the end of a movie makes my stomach turn but also...that's one hell of a bladder. For half a glass of pop if memory serves me you are drinking at least 120 calories. Imagine whats in that large size.
We wonder why we are all so over weight, but it's these "good deals" that companies and society as a whole are shoving down our throats that is making it seem as though it's all good choices. If everyone else is doing it and they are thin it must be okay, right? Nope sorry, get a grip. That twelve year old sitting next to you has a hell of a lot faster metabolism and I bet you they play sports at least four nights a week. No couch potato ping-pong match going on there.
Well, at least we don't slap gravy on everything.
Gillian
