I'm in a food coma.

If Jillian Michaels could see me right now, she'd be all up in my face giving me that grimace

she's so good at making and yelling that if 500 lb people can eat right, so can I.

Between birthday weekend and having visitors in town, 

I've had entirely too much to eat lately. 

My taste buds are all, "We're celebrating, feed me more tasty, delicious things,"

and my stomach is like, "Look, dude, I can't digest all these rich, complex dishes,"

and my bum is saying, "Drop that piece of pizza or I'm never getting into a swimsuit again."

Calories are "free" on vacation, right? But it's rough when you're entertaining

visitors who are on their vacation time, but you're not on vacation yourself. 

With the number of visitors we're expecting over the summer, I definitely can't be taking 

food vacations with each person or I'll weigh 500 lbs
 and instead of going for walks on the beach,  

Ryan will have to roll me down the sand.
Before our friends arrived, I was kicking butt with my workouts and healthy, balanced eating.
Not to brag, but I think I'm really very healthy...90% of the time.
It's that other 10% that gets me. 

The 10% of the time when I think, "Well, I made it through our day on the beach without
looking like a bloated mess...it's time to reward myself with one of those leftover candy bars!" or
"Oh, everyone wants pizza? I guess if I have to eat it, I might as well indulge in a few pieces".
And then, I get into that familiar thought pattern that if I've already
blown it by eating too many yummy things, I might as well
just eat MORE yummy things and start over fresh the next day.
I need to remind myself that a reward for eating healthfully
can't be a pile full of sugary treats. That makes no sense whatsoever.
And just because we're having pizza doesn't mean I need to treat it
like it's the last time I can ever eat pizza again.
(Because my silly brain does this...it says, "Okay, we're having pizza and we might
not have it again for a long time. So...EAT ALL OF THE PIZZAS!"
Wrong, brain.
I'm feeling a bit bummed with my indulgences but it's time to get out of that mindset
and into a better one. Today, I'm starting fresh and this time
I'm going to pick a plateful of delicious fruit for dessert.