Friday, March 27, 2020

Last Friday: Define "cheat" for me

So I am wondering what to define as a cheat.  I typically think of cheats as something obviously bad, perhaps sinful, like a Reese's Peanut Butter Egg, a piece of cheesecake, a bowl of ice cream, or a bunch of cookies.  Today, I was confronted as soon as I walked into work with donuts.  Normally, I'd just dig in without any thought, but I honestly had no desire to partake.  So I didn't cheat.

However, I decided to buy lunch for my team as a Thank You for working during these trying times.  I got take out from Panda Express.  My intention was just to have to have Teriyaki Chicken and Kung Pao Chicken with veggies.  However, I talked myself into adding a half order of brown rice with my veggies, and some Bejing Beef a la carte.  (Bejing Beef has breading on it.)  Is that a cheat?  I also ate the fortune cookie.  That's definitely a cheat.  I'm calling them both a cheat.

I told myself that I would only allow myself a couple cheats a week, but that was meant for the "bad stuff.", and figured I would only do that on the weekends.  But it is only Friday.  I'm not devastated or anything.  I'll just keep going on eating good.  Nothing to see here.

Food:

  • Teriyaki Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken and veggies from Panda Express
  • Dried apricots, smoked almonds, banana
  • (I don't remember what I had for dinner)
  • Cheats: Half order of brown rice, side order of Bejing Beef, and fortune cookie from Panda Express

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