Reality Check: The Day of Eight Tortillas

Dear Self,

Eight tortillas in one day is not nutritionally sound for any style of eater. It doesn't matter how delicious the items inside be, or how wonderfully convenient the tortilla is for transporting things from the plate/bag/basket/napkin to your mouth. It is not right. Be advised.

Thanks,
Self


Dear Self Who Talks to Me Like We Have Multiple Personality Disorder,

See, what had happened was...Tacodeli. And Fresa's. And how I didn't want to inconveinence Jeffery. And we was shopping! And then we got tired!

Shut up and stop judging,
Self


So, what actually had happened was that I got a little ambitious with my coffee and taco treats one weekend. So I know that I have previously posted about avoiding "treat thinking" but that turns out to be pretty hard, especially when you are super broke leg bored. So I've just tried to come up with less harmless treats, such as: Betsey Johnson purses from the discount store, tacos with organic ingredients, and a spot o coffee--on most of the days.TREAT YO SELF! So far, I'm still down an inch or so in the waist, and not too broke, so it's worked out okay. Actually promises of shopping and Tacodeli on the weekend, keep me pretty honest during the week.

However, sometimes I feel sad when the Ottos from Tacodeli are done. And then, I remembered this one time when my friend, let's call her Kottie Darate, had three tacos from Tacodeli and she wasn't fat afterward or anything, so I thought of a solution: Three Ottos! I eat two right away...and one more later. Later means anywhere from 5 mins to 2 hours as it turns out. Its a fine plan except that Tacodeli doubles up those corn tortilla and sometimes I confuse gluten-free with calorie free or carb free.. Like when I asked Jeffery to bring us dinner later that night, and I suggested that he bring us the chicken and beans and tortillas and street corn from Fresa's. I hadn't planned to eat any tortillas, but then TREAT YO SELF! By the time I was smart enough to count up the day's tortillas, I had done already had 8 tortillas, hence the Day of Eight Tortillas.

It actually was a good thing (I guess) because it reminded me that I need to watch the damn carbs, gluten free or not. Now that my bone is presumably (x-rays next week) healed up or close to it, I don't seem to be FOOT HONGRY anymore, so I've cut back a bit on the brown rice. I don't think I've had any in a week (except for the brown rice immabout to eat right now) and I haven't missed it. I'm pretty sure that weight isn't going to just fall off of me, STILL, but it will help.

Anyhoo, that was what had happened.