I have been eating so well for the past few months. I am usually 92 or 93 pounds and 14 % body fat. I am 5’0 tall, I don’t like being called thin although plenty of people tell me I am. I’m just really small framed.
I just completed a “challenge” thru my gym at work so my body fat is really low right now. My husband doesn’t like it, so I will probably creep back up to 16 or 17% soon enough.
I let myself have a ‘free target’ for lunch today, which is esentially my meal where I don’t worry about it being balanced with 40 percent protein, 40 percent carbs, and 20 percent fat. I just eat whatever I want to for one meal and not count calories, and not feel guilty.
Well, needless to say I still feel guilty because I ate a huge chocolate chip cookie. My belly is full, actually more than full. I stopped eating about an hour and a half ago and I am surprised I am not asleep right now.
So I decided to write about it because I want to manage my food coma. I have it on my calendar to get into the gym at 2pm today. I will work shoulders and do cardio for 2o minutes. I usually do cardio at high intensity, but not today. I am going to my hot yoga class tonight and I will burn most of the free meal I had for lunch today!
Yay for working out after food comas!
I have a few good friends I consider my food coma friends. You know, the friends you call up that will eat with you, drink with you, and feel guilty with you. These are great friends.
One of my friends Linda, works with me. We’ve been friends for about 4 years now and we go out about every 6 weeks. We usually end up eating sushi or dim sum. But recently we found ourselves at the Cheesecake Factory, now that is serious food coma. We are both 5’0 and under, and we can really pack it in. There is nothing dainty and petite about our eating!
I also like to hang out with my friend Elaine, but we don’t see each other often. So when we do, we usually add a few drinks to the list as well. I have a hard time working out the next day after a few drinks, I find it’s way too hard on my body. So it’s good we don’t get together every week.
As everyone knows, eating your favorite foods is a comfort. It really does make you feel better about anything that’s ailing you. And if you end up eating far too much that you actually feel ill – then you know you just have to control yourself next time. Food coma makes you want to take a nap – but bingeing will make you want to get sick. I’m not talking about that at all.
So here I am, nearly 2 hours after my food coma meal. I guess I could feel guilty about eating more than I normally do but I don’t.
I will be in the gym in about 25 minutes for nearly an hour. Then I will practice yoga for 90 minutes tonight.
Food coma to make you feel guilty? No way. Just get up on your feet and start moving, you’ll feel great once again.
