The Meat Blog is Back!
You know . . . Accountability is huge.
On May 16, 2010, the city sewer backed up in our house. Over 250 gallons of sewer water was pumped out of our basement. The clean up crew came in and cut out all of the contaminated carpet and dry wall. Because it was the city’s fault, they were going to pay for everything . . . the demolition, the clean up and the restoration. It was a city contractor who caused the problem. The contractor’s insurance company is trying to get out of paying for it. Long story short, our basement is still torn apart.
It was a fully finished basement, containing:
- 2 Bedrooms (oldest and son and daughter)
- My Office
- Laundry Room
- Utility Closet
- Library
- Dry Storage
- Bathroom
After the damage, every single room was impacted. For a few weeks, my kids slept upstairs on the couches. The hope was that we’d be getting everything repaired soon and they would be able to move back into their rooms. My office being impacted as well and our lives being in chaos, I let the Meat Blog take the back burner.
One week after the poo flood, happened to be the series finale of LOST. I went to a friend’s house where we had a BBQ. He made brats. I decided to eat two brats with the bun. I had been bread free for several weeks. However, only one week of no accountability on my blog and I cheated.
So that night I checked my blood sugar, and surprisingly it was fine. The next day I checked my weight and I had lost a pound, so I figured . . . no harm, no foul. Yeah . . . famous last words.
Suddenly, every weekend I’m having brats with buns. Then suddenly burritos and tacos are a mainstay of my menu. Next comes the burgers with bun . . . then the french fries, chips . . . and finally donuts, cookies, cake and crap . . . It took several weeks to get to that point, but I’m there. Had I been keeping my blog, I would have refrained from eating the bun on that fateful LOST night.
Meanwhile, I read the new Atkins book. There are some – albeit slight – modifications to the diet. I’ll save those details for another entry. Anyway, one thing about the book is that it spent a lot of time focusing on how important it is to keep a daily journal of your emotions and feelings, etc., along with “data” on how various foods impact your progress.
Thus, the meat blog is resurrected. Add to that the timing of our company starting a new wellness program where major prizes can be earned for weight loss, and you’ve got a recipe for getting Jeff back on the wagon. Day one starts tomorrow! I’ll see you there.
