Me Sloth. Me full. Me eat too many cookies. Me ingest way too much sugar. Me feel slovenly, and me no longer capable of speaking in full sentences…oh wait, it’s coming back.
Whew, that was pretty scary there for a minute. So I’ve been gone for a week or so, and in that time, I celebrated Christmas with all the Families (I sound like a mafioso; I’d tell you, but then I’d have to kill you), worked a ridiculous sum of hours starting Wednesday and continuing straight through to yesterday, consumed more sugar than I have in the past three months combined, and worked out a grand total of twice in the past two weeks. Wah, wah, wahhh.
I miss my gym more than I can say. I feel gross, and my teeth hurt. I’m also completely exhausted by 7 p.m. every night and have passed out on the couch on several occasions. Case in point: last Thursday, the Hubby couldn’t even rouse me from my slumber to get me to go to bed. He tried, I waved him off because I didn’t have the stamina to climb the stairs. I blame the sugar, the work, the lack of exercise, and myself for doing too many of the wrong things and too little of the right things. Just to be clear, I’m not beating myself up over this. I ate and drank too much for a week or so; no big deal. Life goes on. Besides, it’s not like I snatched candy away from babies….well, except that one time, but believe me, he’d had enough.
I feel ya kid; this is exactly how I react to sugar too.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself and all the excess which accompanies the holidays, but I’m over it now and ready to feel energized and a little bit more sane again. Just a little bit though because full sanity is unobtainable for me, and I like a touch of crazy. Not throw the fine china at the wall crazy, but dance parties with the nephew crazy. It keeps things interesting.
Before I jump back on my clean eating train, I want to share my holidays with you by way of photos because I still don’t have enough energy to write. Truth be told, it takes brain power to form words, and my brain is shot, so pictures it is.
Now I realize y’all showed your holiday goodies last week, so you’re probably over it by now, but I didn’t and I’m not. Plus, what’s one more holiday post in the grand scheme of things, realizing this “just one more” mentality is exactly how I got myself into my current sloth like predicament.
In all honesty, I didn’t eat too badly over the holidays. I had a couple of rich dishes, a piece of candy here, a slice of chocolate torte there, but all things considered, I was really fairly good. The real damage came after the holidays, when I was back at home with all the sweets bestowed upon me from family, friends, and coworkers.
Now, I don’t normally keep sweets in the house because I have some self-control issues, but these were gifts and homemade ones, nonetheless. I realize those take effort, so I ate them all; yep every one and I didn’t take a single picture either. Apparently my subconscious didn’t want photographic evidence of the mounds of candy consumed. I did it though and while I enjoyed each and every bite (alright maybe not the last five), I don’t think I can eat another cookie, cake, sugar dipped whatever for at least a week. Maybe even two. Even the Hubby shares my pain. Last night for dinner all he wanted was vegetables. Instead we ate the last of our leftover pizza (not homemade….gasp) and PB&J.
Fruits and veggies come tomorrow, in triplicate.
Did you enjoy the holidays, and are you so over them now? Or are you just getting started? Or did you eat in moderation this whole time? If so, you are a saint, and I will nominate you for sainthood (or whatever that’s called).
Stacey Belasic says
December 31, 2012 at 9:47 AM1. Your food pictures make me feel even more ashamed of my splurges over the past (eh hem couple) months…
2. You look so cute with your santa hat!
3. I feel the same–at this point I am not even tempted by cookies, cake or sugar/chocolate dipped ANYTHING! BRING ON THE FRUITS AND VEGGIES!
You and the hubby have a save and Happy New Year!!
Meghan says
December 31, 2012 at 10:30 AMThere’s no shame. Besides you wouldn’t feel bad if you saw all the cookies and candy I ate in the past five days. I didn’t take any photos, otherwards I would have posted them.
Same to you and your Hubby!!
Jess @ JessieBear What Will You Wear says
December 31, 2012 at 10:53 AMI feel ya, I’ve been eating tons of sweets after christmas! So hard to get back on track.
Meghan says
December 31, 2012 at 3:33 PMIt is tough, but I’m completely ready for it. I can’t stomach another cookie right now.
Amanda (@ fridaylovesong.net) says
December 31, 2012 at 3:09 PMOh geez. I SO relate. Although I kept up with exercise, I did’t do as nearly much as I normally do. Ate TOOOOO many damn cookies!
I almost felt like this:
http://youtu.be/VrZW1BxoZpw
Whatcha gonna do 😉
Meghan says
December 31, 2012 at 3:33 PMThat clip is hysterical, and that is exactly how I get when I eat sweets. I love it.
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
December 31, 2012 at 4:13 PMLooks like a worthy splurge to me! My mom has those same Christmas tree plates. 🙂
Happy New Year! Cheers to a sloth-free January!
Meghan says
December 31, 2012 at 7:22 PMHappy New Year’s to you too! Cheers to sloth free living.
Liz says
December 31, 2012 at 10:36 PMYum! Your holiday food looked soo good! You look great too! Merry Christmas and cheers to a healthful new year 🙂
Meghan says
January 2, 2013 at 8:35 PMThanks Liz. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Sunnie@moderngirlnutrition says
January 1, 2013 at 4:44 PMLot of sugar makes me turn into a sloth too haha! And PB and J for dinner is just hard to beat 😉 Happy New Year Meghan!
Meghan says
January 1, 2013 at 7:07 PMHappy New Year Sunnie! I’m ready to get back to my sloth free living.
kristy @ Gastronomical Sovereignty says
January 1, 2013 at 5:29 PMyou have pretty much all the cutest plates in the world. jealous.
p.s… i also have been going to bed (yes, bed) at 8:30 at night. for the same reasons. am looking forward to coming out of the sugar coma with you.
xo! happy new year darling!
Meghan says
January 1, 2013 at 6:56 PMI’ll have to let my family know because those pictures are all from their homes. None of the dishware was mine, although I do have some fun ones.
Happy New Year! Here’s to being free of our sugar comas.
Brittany says
January 1, 2013 at 10:44 PMI hate to love it when I get sweets sent home with me. I have zero self control!! I’m in a sugar coma almost every day!
Meghan says
January 2, 2013 at 6:03 PMI rarely keep sweets in the house for that very reason…now that I don’t go out and enjoy them from time to time, but at least then it’s just one.
kirsten@FarmFreshFeasts says
January 2, 2013 at 8:25 AMWow, I so love your photos. Each one was a delight. Ooh, that salad looks yummy! Wow, that table runner is pretty! Hey, my most favorite beer on the planet! I could go on.
Happy New Year!
Meghan says
January 2, 2013 at 6:16 PMThe framboise is really the best and pretty much the only beer I’ll drink.
Allie says
January 2, 2013 at 12:36 PMNothing wrong with belated holiday recaps! And I didn’t eat as well as I normally do, but I was prepared and ready to eat some sweet treats and overindulge. Because it’s the holidays, and I intended to enjoy them (and I did). A little extra sugar? Not going to kill anyone. Unless you’re diabetic or allergic. Then I suppose it could. In which case, thank goodness for chips & dip and bread & dip. Or just spoon & dip.
Meghan says
January 2, 2013 at 8:30 PMMmmm, you said dip.
Yep, I survived my sugar splurge and everything is still intact. It’s the holidays so I figure some indulgence is definitely in order.