Eating out is tough when your body shouts at you....

And what exactly does my body shout at me, you ask? It screams...a minute on the lips a lifetime on your hips! However, while my head tries really hard to keep up with my stomach, my stomach is a LOUD party animal and frequently drowns out my head. So I have been working on dealing with not only eating healthy and exercising, but also dealing with the voice in my head that constantly whispers "eat".

Controlling the voice at home has not been as hard as I thought, but last night I went out to eat with my cousin and her son. We went to Depalma's, a popular Italian eatery in Athens. PANIC! PASTA! CREAM SAUCE! Sweet Jesus....help me say no. But what I discovered is this: it is okay to eat a "celebration meal." It is NOT okay to gorge until you feel like you should push your car home. Just remember to balance out your meals. And in case you are wondering, I ate half a cesar  salad, and about three quarters of lasagna. However, for breakfast that morning, I had a smoothie and for lunch a salad with lots of veggies. I also spent an hour at the gym and drank about 3 liters of water during the day. So what is important is the balance you have in your diet; when you add something on the "yummy junk food side" you have to add something on the "health and exercise" side.