80% of your body, is made in the kitchen.

This statistic is no joke people and I've learned that the hard way...

This past week was Christmas which meant 11 days off of work, family in town, gatherings around big meals and lots and LOTS of baked goods. I entered the week being 45 days into my TurboFire Challenge - about half way through so I felt like I had done SO well that to let go a little bit would be okay.

Nope. Not the case one bit.

Even though I stayed within my calorie limit most days, what I ate was not quality. Not one bit. White bread, yeast rolls. Chocolate chip cookies. Yellow cake with milk chocolate frosting. Cookie dough batter. Ice cream. Wine. Chocolates.....

And yes... the chocolates....my family gets chocolates from a local company, and around Christmas they come in a 2lb box. We've gotten so good at learning the designs on top of the chocolates that 90% of the box we can figure out and pick through. On the last night of my binge, I went as far to take the chocolates we didn't know and eat half to discover what was inside. Seriously? Disgusting.

I am so, so upset with myself. I have had a major set back... my pants are tight again. I feel bloated... and gross. But this has been a good reminder that I am only human - and it was a real learning process to how quality food impacts our bodies and how we feel. I'm sleeping poorly, I feel pale and over all just swollen. I'm disappointed in myself.

Except now it's time to move on from my pity party and make better choices. I've prepped a few good meals to have in the house, along with healthy snacks. I've made a list and will be headed to the store tomorrow. All junk has been eliminated and it's time to move on. I can not fall into the habit of "tomorrow I'll restart". No. Today is the day to restart. It's time to take charge and do something about it!