A Diet Gone Wild

It all started with 2 innocent pieces of home made chocolates (courtesy of a well-meaning colleague), washed down with a big mug of 2 in 1 coffee.  That was soon followed by a piece of banana (courtesy of a close friend) and 4 pieces of crackers well-spread with a thick layer of peanut butter and blueberry.  I thought I was in sweet heaven!  Thank goodness I was on an 'Off Food' mode for the next few hours after that (all because I was too busy to sit down) but a call made to home had sealed a lunch date for me.  How could I say NO when someone actually took the day off for Valentine even though it wasn't really meant for me but more for his own sake.  How else can you explain the excuse "I don't feel like working today"???

Lunch was late at almost 2pm which saw me stuffing myself with 'nasi beriyani ayam goreng'.  I ate the whole deep fried drumstick even though I have sworn off chicken ... but then, I have always been swearing off chicken, so, it was no big deal.  I guess the day will finally come when I'm off chicken for good but NOT today!  The heavy lunch definitely didn't do justice to my eyelids, which grew ever so heavy all the way home.  So, it was off to dreamland before long.  Now, where did I read that Thou Shall Not Sleep On A Full Stomach???  It was like a good 2 hours later that I finally managed to rouse myself from the extraordinary nap.

It was sheer guilt that had me struggling into my sports wear and making my way to the gym.  I could swear the 45 minute rigorous workout that Zaidi put me through only had me shedding a miserable amount of the calories that I've put on earlier.  I promised myself there and then, THERE'D BE NO DINNER for me.

Fat chance!  So, okay BUT ONLY FOR TODAY, I'll screw the diet story.  Talking about running loose on the diet...  The evening ended up with me gorging on Cheese Baked fish with mashed potatoes (which I had added butter, milk and some more cheese!)  Oh I did make a big bowl of fresh salad too but I guess I spoiled it by adding that big tablespoon of mayonnaise ... should have been contented with just the lime and extra virgin oil!  And to top it off as if I had not done enough damage already, I had to have frozen yoghurt for dessert ... but oh,what bliss!

BUT ONLY FOR TODAY ... After all, it's Valentine and I DO love myself (and food) VERY MUCH.  So, what the heck ... Happy Valentine's Day To Me ... hmmmm ....

The two delicious culprits