The Eating-Out Hiatus
In a previous post, I talked about our restaurant addiction and how we are giving it up for March.
I’m happy to report that today is day #27 and we are sticking with it. We did use our Chic-fil-A mulligan on March 6 and I have been extremely creative at finding free food at work.
I failed at the no-Coke goal. I have had three so far this month: one with the Chic-fil-A meal and one after each 12K that I ran. I am happy to report that the last two didn’t even taste good.
(On a separately related goal, I have not posted a Facebook status update since February 28! That one was easy!)
I have tried to talk Kimberlie into calling this silly goal quits. It’s not like we’re doing it for lent or anything worthwhile. This morning we were at the Cherry Blossom Festival surrounded by fair-food. It was horribly tempting. Same story two weeks ago at the Forsythia Festival. But, I think the hardest times though have been the nights where Tristan has games right after work and we don’t get home until 9pm. Stopping at Zaxby’s would be so much more convenient.
This goal really was pretty silly. We are not eating healthier. We are still pressed for time when it comes to preparing meals, so unhealthy frozen foods have become a staple. Maybe that’s better than restaurant food, but probably not.
On a positive note, we have saved tons of money this month. I was more than thrilled at my credit card statement. We only have four more days. I can’t possibly screw it up this late in the game. The hardest decision . . . is where to go eat on April 1.
