Burger Binge
Woo-hoo!! We are 18 days away from our Carnival Cruise. In anticipation of 5 days on the big ship my son and his wife decided to drastically reduce their carbs. Mind you both of them are avid bodybuilders with awesome physiques and know a bit about nutrition. Their carb depletion process started out pretty good, their energy was up, no problem. Of course being a mom and given my profession I tried to talk them into a better way of tightening up for vacation. Naturally they didn’t listen.
This weekend they were having visions of Fuddruckers in their heads. If you’re not familiar with Fuddruckers, they sell the biggest, over the top hamburgers that you’ve ever seen. The burgers are dinosaur size which means the buns are too. That’s a whole lot of carbs going on and what’s a burger without fries? Shone has been sick for two days, and Casey Lamont doesn’t want to see another burger for a while. It hasn’t been easy to not say “I told you so”, but I’ve kept quiet.
All or nothing always seems to backfire. That’s why diets don’t work. If you’ve got a special event coming up resist the urge to do anything drastic. Chances are you’ll blow the diet ala Casey and Shone, get sick when you start to eat normally again, binge and then feel guilty, or lose the weight and not have the energy to enjoy the event. Why not cut back on junk and alcohol if you’re prone to Martini’s on the weekend. Add some extra cardio and bump up your resistance training. Moderation, moderation, moderation. One more thing, listen to your Mom, she really does know best.
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