Sins of our Brothers

If Muddy's Red Robin outing was considered a failure by him then today for me was nothing more than straight up sin. As I commented on Muddy's post, while it's great to follow your diet to a "t" there's also the fact that we live in the real world where you're not always 100% in control of when and where you eat. Today was my test to see how I could survive in the wild.

I knew when I woke up this morning that I was heading over to a friend's for a house warming party. I've actually known for quite a while, and since I accepted the invitation to the party I started thinking about how I was going to handle the food. I knew there was going to be hamburgers, hotdogs, tons of side dishes, desserts, and god only knows what else. All of my friends know that I'm taking part in P90X, but at the same time I was in a bit of a quandry when it came to the food at their party. I was worried about being "that dieting guy," showing up with my own food despite the plentiful buffet that they worked hard to provide. I chatted with Muddy briefly about what I should do because I didn't want to insult my friends, but at the same time I knew that they would completely understand and wouldn't mind what I did. Regardless, I felt that it was rude to snub by nose at their hospitality. Am I being overly polite? Probably... but that's just me.

In the end I ate a decent breakfast and snack before I went so that I wouldn't be starving when I got there. While at the party I ate the following:
- Hamburger with lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, and a bun.
- A little bit of potato salad and coleslaw.
- Two small helpings of baked ziti (mmmm.... goooooood).
- A brownie (yes, I know, don't even say it. And yes, it was worth it).

It was pretty much like walking into the belly of the beast. At best I figure I consumed about 1000 calories with more fat than I can probably calculate in my head, and worst case scenario I was around 1500 calories. While not great, I gave myself some wiggle room with what I ate at breakfast and dinner, so I'm thinking that I came in about 200-300 calories over what I normally eat. Not so bad considering.

Obviously this is not something I going to make a habit out of (this gets classified as a special occassion), and I'm going to have to eat very clean this week to avoid any negative effects. However, I got through the party without any major downfalls, I was able to show my appreciation by eating their wonderful food, and I left without feeling too guilty.

And what about my workouts? I would've been on track to finish up week 6 today (I got a day behind because of my Tuesday schedule), but when I got home from work last night I felt horrible and took a little nap. That nap turned into a fitful, sweat-filled sleep and when I woke up I felt worse than when I first fell asleep. Why I felt like crap I'm not sure, but I was not in any shape for a workout. Instead I got as much sleep as possible, and this morning I took legs and back by storm. I managed to squeeze out a few more pull-ups which is great, but that didn't help the fact that I missed Kenpo this week. I hate dropping workouts, but I guess it happens. Instead of beating myself up about it now I'm going to beat myself up next week and do doubles on Monday and Wednesday to make up the difference. That should make up a not so hot week 6.
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