Cheers to the weekend.......

Nothing like a Friday that leads to a three day weekend am I right? Well not for everyone, but I get Columbus day off, which I have NEVER had before.-So honestly Cheers to working for the government!

Last night the lady and I decided to treat ourselves to a date night, since we have been so "good". And of course we went to the place where our love story began, Uncle Julio's Rio Grande!  It is the place where we met. The first time I saw her training with her little pink tie and her glasses, I knew there was something about that woman that would make me love her for the rest of my life. We both love the food, and it is my favorite mexican place. Also the CLEANEST restaurant I have EVER worked at, and I have worked at my fair share.

I thought that I would reward myself, so I decided to have my go to, 2 chicken enchiladas one with sour cream sauce and one with tomatillo sauce, rice and beans, amazing what could go wrong?

 But first let me walk you through how I got to that decision, because when you want to be fat and eat the world you will talk yourself into ANYTHING, it's kind of like when you have any kind of addiction, i.e.;

•  "no problem, i'll quit smoking after this cigarette, "- Which in my case,  I did do eventually, it's been a year and a half with no relapses. Or;
•  "I'll just feed the kids more cheap bread so I can afford that new crack pipe I've been eyeing,"-No that's not me, BUT it is a perfect example. 

You know what else is a perfect example of talking yourself into making a bad decision? here you go girls, this one is for you;

• "It's ok, I know he doesn't have a job, or a car, and lives at home with his parents, but he is very sweet  when he takes his medication, and I am sure I can change him! One day we will laugh at how many times I had to pay for dinner, and how I made our  relationship  happen, can you believe it all stemmed from a one night stand, see? NAGGING WORKS!"-You know who you are ladies!

That was probably an unnecessary rant, but alas it is how my mind works............ - Back to your regularly not-so-scheduled programing-well guess what I learned? That when you have been on a diet of nothing but healthy foods, that you feel like crap after you eat greasy, loaded with cheese, spicy food! YAY! Also it made my body feel weird, and I'm gonna go ahead and say it is because of the diabetes medication.

What has been my downfall  with diets in the past, is that when I start feeling good about myself and notice the changes in my body,  I think I can have a "cheat meal", well this time around that meal did not make me want to lapse,  in fact it had the exact opposite effect, it made me never want to eat bad food again! I am not really able to explain how I felt, but it was not something that I want to re-live. So today, I followed my diet, and feel much better and have actually lost another pound!

So yes, the meal I thought I was going to enjoy was a bust, but the damn silver lining is that my body is now rejecting the foods that are bad for me, which is a great thing. My taste buds are craving fruits, whole grains and lean meats, so I guess the nutritionist was right.


This weekend The Matheus are going to visit the Branskers in Philadelphia and we could not be more excited about it. Lucky for us they are some of the most entertaining people in the world, and they are also health freaks. So stay tuned and we will tell you all about the road trip...............................