The fall after I graduated from High School I moved to
Florida for the longest four months of my life. In Florida I learned to eat. It
was rare for my roommates and me to cook in our apartment. If we did it was
hotdogs on the George Forman and Mac n Cheese, so not making very healthy choices
anyway. You can imagine what it does to the body to eat out almost every meal
of the day. I will even confess I went to McDonalds two times in one day and
ordered the number 11 both times. My eating habits were beyond awful, but there
is one that stands out beyond the rest. There is a restaurant in the south that
the people in Montana are safe from. This 24 hour restaurant is destined to
make you sick and tastes best after midnight. The “good old fashion” Waffle
House makes my skin crawl today but in Florida was my guilty late night pleasure.
Waitresses with missing teeth, tiny locations not up to health code, and food
that would give you instant stomach problems. How foolish I was to think it was
safe to eat if it was after midnight.
My midnight rendezvous with Waffle House ended when I left
Florida but my late night boredom solved by food continued. Enjoying late night
Taco Bell runs or even a slice of pizza down town is starting to add up. All
the extra calories added by drinking and eating after dinner is over are
amazing. Day 49 challenge is for dinner to be the last food that enters your
body. Nothing, none, zilch food after 7pm. Watch how many times you unnecessarily
reach for a “midnight snack” before bed time. I have noticed that I just want
to go to bed earlier because I am hungry and want to eat. Drinking a big glass
of water does the trick to settle the stomach and allow for you to get to
sleep.
As we move into day 49 remember that we are all still
writing down everything we eat, along with the time. Now today make sure
everything is consumed and finished by 7pm!
One Less Day!
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