So, going to the Hamptons was a big setback for the diet habits. I DID get in the ocean many times (for the first time all summer!), in and out of the pool many times, and ride a bike a short ways to and from the park. It was easy to motivate being out and about and moving around when it was FUN on a VACATION instead of after a grueling day at work and hating my life. And I feel that I did my best acting work when I was relaxed, mellowed, energized. What a life, to be a full time actor....in a richy rich town with a kushy life.
However, I ATE like a poor person at a richy rich person's house. Car snacks, which I provided but thought would be the main indulgence. Not so - pizza dinner the first night was on the company, so I ate three slices of pizza and some Buffalo wings. Didn't drink a beer, but small victory that is. Then there was the big company party that night, at which I nibbled cheeses (not as much as I would have in a former life), a couple of cookies and a brownie (not as much as I would have in a former life), and a piece of fried chicken which I didn't need at all. Just wanted it. For taste. That was quite a lot of caloric intake all in one freakin' day, even if I didn't drink lots of free booze (oh, right, I had a bottle of beer and a few sips of local beers - note: Southampton does not produce any great beers) and get sloppy drunk and hung over, like a lot of other people did.
Second day, I ate a pastry or two...maybe half? And a cappucino with Splenda. Lunch was lots of leftovers from the party, so deli meats and rye bread. I don't think I used condiments. Probably some cheese again. I had ice cream between bike ride and the show. At the Jones' that night, I had a nectarine and some pita chips, rosemary crackers, and a red stripe. Nothing too crazy...sort of. And then, in the car on the way back the next morning, peanut butter pretzels galor.
So, old habits die hard. And I haven't BINGED since being back, but I've eaten more than I needed to at a few meals. Beef/onion/sweet potato is proving to be a really good go-to meal, the right balance of protein and carbs...but I've been eating somewhere between the bare minimum and wishing I was dead. And not enough vegetables. They don't keep long enough for me to find those pockets of time when I can cook. Frozen vegetables hold no appeal for me. Got to find a way to make it work with my lifestyle in this apartment.
At work, I've been slightly better about grabbing a salad and a KIND bar instead of frozen mac and cheese or burritos...but that's not to say I haven't had the frequent slip. I'm working on it. Working, working...and not working out. I've only gone to the gym a handful of times since upping my work availability to 5 shifts a week. If I can't find a way to swing into motivation to go to the gym before work every day, I'm going to have to cut down or give more shifts away! Or 30 by 30 is not going to happen for me. Or rather, I am not going to be able to make 30 by 30 happen.
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