Back in The Saddle Again

Howdy Yall,
So after that awful blog post and, admittedly not doing anything about it, THIS WEEK I started living my healthy life again. I worked out 4 days this week, for over 45 minutes per trip! It was awesome to get back into the swing although my calves and hind-quarters tend to disagree...which is why I am drinking a glass of wine and blogging tonight. Every bite of food has gone into my food journel and am down 6 pounds from my fat sad gross weigh in last blog post!

I know it is just a beginning, and I know that I am counting down the hours until cheat night (tomorrow for Super Bowl), but I also know these changes have to be something I make a part of my everyday life. I can do this. I can do every sweaty, jiggly, panting, red faced minute on that treadmill...I can learn to love bananas and non adorned oatmeal....I think?

Speaking of Super Bowl. My husband (THE CHEF) made step 2 of his 5 step chicken wings today, much to my horror. He's making fancy chicken wings. I came home from work to a delightful smell....DE-LIGHTFUL. He pulls the delightful smelling wings out of the oven and they are floating in a liquid. A goopy yellowish liquid. A DUCK FAT liquid. Step 2. Wings in FAT.

So I ask, "Honey what are the other steps?" In case you were wondering.....

Step 1: Wings in Salt for over 24 hours. Step 2: Wings in Fat. Step 3: Wings in beer batter. Step 4. WIngs in deep fryer. Step 5: Wings in homemade hot sauce (which is mostly BUTTER, did you know that!) Which of course is followed by the optional Step 6: Wings covered in Ranch.

HOLY SHIT no wonder I'm fat. But I know one thing....those wings are going to be GOOD.

Also on his menu? Homemade pimento cheese dip, pimento cheese stuffed jalepeno poppers, and pulled pork nachos (with home made chips!)...yes you can continue drooling and be incredibly envious of me stuffing my face tomorrow, considering we are Super Bowling with the entire kitchen staff of the restaurant...I've never been more excited for a pot luck dinner in my life. And then I will spend the entire week eating healthy shit like arugala and whole wheat and yogurt to counter the gluttony that will be my day tomorrow. I can't wait...I love cheat day. I mean LOVE IT.

For now, I will drink my wine, eat a salad and countdown until food...uh I mean GAME TIME!

I hope you all have a safe and happy Super Sunday, GO PATS!