I ate too much. Again.

Just a little rant after overeating at dinner.

I eat way too much, especially when I'm starving. If I'm snacking in between meals, portion control is no problem. It's the long wait in between meals that lead me to gorge on food until it feels like I'm bursting at the seams. And it seems like I'm always bursting at the seams, and in reality, even if I have been snacking! Doesn't help if the food is a) delicious and b) if I eat out, the portions are huge. I'm from the school of thought that you have to finish everything on your plate, waste not want not and all that.

Another thing is that I'm lenient with myself. I spent 3 months monitoring my food intake and really, I don't eat that many calories. If I exercised everyday, I'd be leaner and wouldn't have to control what goes past my lips. But facts are that I don't exercise as often as I should and I spend at least 8 hours at my desk, and I let myself eat 'just a bit more' with the thought that I don't eat that many calories. And then I spend 2 hours watching a movie and, if I go out, 4 hours in a bar drinking my reward for the day.

There are many food-indulgent habits I'd like to get rid of. I have to stop saying things like "It's a party so I have to try everything" and "I only had an apple for lunch so I'm allowed fish and chips and extra tartare sauce". I've also got to stop making fun of people who go, "I ate a doughnut and that equals an hour's run," with comebacks like "Oh no, I ate a pea now I have to do 600 sit-ups. Just enjoy it, fool." It's probably why I've gained 15 kilos in the past 3 years, and now I'm the fool.

This week my aim is to not eat until I'm full, and to go to the gym at least four times this week.