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I came home from the driving range the other day and was greeted by my little girl as I jumped out of the truck. When I first saw the door open, I thought it was my wife so I hastily stowed my convenience mart snack in the back seat, climbed out of the cab and walked towards her to greet her. When I realized it wasn’t my wife, I should have returned to the truck, grabbed the evidence and thrown it in the trash.
The next day, I noticed the wrapper in the trash and remembered where I left it. Oops! I was busted again. This used to happen to me all the time. My wife would find wrappers all over the house in my various hiding places. Giant bags of chocolates, candies, chips and nuts were my favorites snacks. I would often pick them up on my way home from the golf course or buy them at the store and hide them so that I wouldn’t have to share AND I wouldn’t get caught. It never worked–you can’t pull the wool over the shepherd’s eyes.
So, you all might be thinking that I fell off the wagon, right? Oh no, Mac yielded to the siren song of the Plaid Pantry! Well, you’re right–sort of. Yes, I succumbed to the moment of weakness when I went into the store in the first place. After all, the only healthy things in the store are the not so fresh pieces of fruit in the basket by the door. Who’s going to buy that crap when they’re surrounded by all those yummy goodies that are so bad for us? I hesitated slightly as I passed the soda fountain and the giant bags of chocolates, candies, chips and nuts. But discretion won out and I picked up a bag of beef jerky and a small bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.
Not the best snack in the world, I know. But considering the other choices, I think I made the best of the situation. Now if only I could remember to throw the trash away!
J.D.
8 responses so far ↓
1 Mick // Apr 30, 2008 at 4:42 pm
>Not the best snack in the world, I know. But considering the other choices, I think I made the best of the situation. Now if only I could remember to throw the trash away!
I applaud you for your efforts, but don’t start making excuses. Yes, you made “the best of the situation”, but you created the situation. You still made a bad decision…just less bad.
I must say though, I prefer the “Body for Life” method of eating and exercising which espouses 6 days of diligence, with a “free day” every 7th day in which you eat whatever you’d like. According to the creator, Bill Phillips, the “free day” is important mentally, and helps prevent your body from going into starvation mode.
Either way, I don’t mean to be a total downer. I’ll be following your progress on this website…and pointing out when you make excuses
Regards,
Mick
2 AndrewE // Apr 30, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Yep, it sounds like you made the best of a bad situation. It just goes to show that no matter how far you go eternal vigilance is still required.
3 alex // Apr 30, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I’m curious, have either of you looked into Susan Beck’s book? I did a quick search for the word “beck” in your archives and didn’t see anything, so I apologize if it’s been mentioned before.
If not, I highly, HIGHLY recommend it. I would attribute at least half my success in weight loss to this book. It is not a fad diet — it is written by a cognitive behavorial therapist (daughter of the father of CBT, actually), and I honestly don’t know if I would have sustained my weight loss over the past two months without it.
Also, I have never been in a convenience store that doesn’t at least have Power Bars.
4 MizFit // May 1, 2008 at 2:59 am
title made me laugh out loud.
and examine my own runtotrash habits a bit.
ahh Bill P. I hath not done you proud lately.
duly noted
5 greenman2001 // May 1, 2008 at 6:23 am
Mac, you love to walk hungry into places with “unhealthy” food and test your willpower. Even better if you can precede the contest by trapping yourself in your car without food for a while beforehand.
What IS all that stuff in beef jerky, anyway? I know the sodium nitrite is a preservative and a likely carcinogen. Maltodextrin is just a starch, though, and many other components seem merely to be corn syrup derivatives. Is there anything else unhealthy in it except for sodum nitrite?
6 J.D. // May 1, 2008 at 7:35 am
Beef jerky rocks. It’s a wonder food. Or at least I hope it is. I eat one pound a month. (I know this because Kris gave me a subscription to the “jerky of the month club”, and so I receive 16 ounces every 30 days.)
7 Gooniette // May 1, 2008 at 8:46 am
I’m more worried that you try to hide your snacking from your wife and family.
I think it would really help if you used them as a support system instead of the enemy.
There is no better feeling, at least for me, than being completely open about my habits with the people I care about.
8 Anonymous // May 1, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Hey Mac, your wife’s blog is down. Sure, it’s off-topic, but I love her blog. Bring it back!
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