Good and Bad

Well, we took a 12 hour day trip to Whidbey Island today. It's truly amazing there. We did a great hike right under the Deception Pass bridge. Straight down to the beach. I must've forgot the old saying "what goes down must come back up". I mentioned it was STRAIGHT DOWN, right?! That means it was STRAIGHT UP coming back. Yep - my whole lower body was burning. The kind of burning where you seriously think someone lit a fire under your butt! We kept a fast pace and tried not to stop. There were a few times that my mind tried to convince me I couldn't go on - but I pushed through and made it. I was totally out of breath at the top but it felt GOOD. Then, we stopped at a great state park and did lots of physical activity there, too. We had packed a cooler full of healthy foods - fruit, almonds, hummus, veggies, tuna sandwiches, lots of water. I think that was the first road trip ever that didn't begin with mini chocolate hostess donuts and milk from a gas station. That was the good part of my story. Now here's the other part........

After the ferry ride and long drive home, we were starving. We went to McGraths Fish House for dinner. I had mahi mahi and Pete had salmon - both with a salad (no dressing - just oil & vinegar) and roasted veggies on the side. Sounds super healthy so far, right? Well, let me add that both of our fish meals came topped with a different cream based sauce and mine came with a pina colada rice concoction on the side (very yummy, too). As if that weren't enough - we gave in and shared a marionberry cobbler between the three of us. Halfway through that amazing pie I felt extreme guilt and anguish. Pete told me that I shouldn't feel bad and that we won't be doing this on a regular basis. He re-iterated how well we have been doing. They say if you eat clean 80% of the time you're doing pretty good. We have seriously been doing it at least 95%. So, I dropped the guilt then and there and agreed that we will NOT be giving in very often but that we also can't totally deprive ourselves. At least we SHARED the dessert ;) Well, I didn't have to worry long about my guilt making me feel bad. By the time I got home my belly was in serious pain. I have been eating so clean for the past 2 weeks that it felt like it was rejecting every bad thing that was in there from dinner. I had also eaten more than I thought so it felt bloated and too full. As much as I hate feeling like this, I am thankful for it. This is the reminder I need of how bad eating poorly really does make me feel. I look forward to having a lean and clean day of eating tomorrow - and every day after.

One last exciting tidbit - tomorrow I am going to sign us up at the community center. I never thought I'd say this but I really can't wait to get my butt there to work out. They also offer so many neat sounding group classes - which I've always liked. Zumba, Jazzercize, Aqua Fit, Pilates - HERE I COME!!! The best part is - Pete has graciously volunteered to go to some of them with me. His only caveat was that I have to go one time first to make sure it isn't all girls or too feminine (guess he isn't up for jazzercize). hahahaha! I'd pay money to see that though!

I'll let you know how the next few days go.....