Though I haven’t really been trying to diet, I have been trying to make healthier food choices.  Well, at least during the week.  This past weekend, however, it all went out the window.

Saturday was our annual company picnic, and this time it was catered by Benihana.  You’d think you’d be eating pretty healthy since it’s a Japanese restaurant, but you’d be wrong.  Well, perhaps if I didn’t eat as much as I did.

I had grilled steak, tons of grilled shrimp, fried rice, and lobster.  It would be so bad if I didn’t go back for seconds on the shrimp, but damn was it delicious!

Later that night we went out for Thai food and I had chicken and shrimp wonton noodle soup, mixed seafood in chili paste, and ground pork in holy basil with tons of jasmine rice.  It’s not the worst meal you can eat in terms of healthiness, but when I eat something I really like, I sure do eat a lot of it.

On Sunday, after our hike, we went to Sizzler and I ordered the 8-ounce steak and the endless salad bar.  Now, I didn’t need to get the entree (the steak), but the ultimate value meal is only 50 cents more than just the plain ol’ salad bar.  That’s how they get you!  My greediness got the best of me.

So what did I end up eating at Sizzler?

• 1 plate of mixed baby greens and spinach salad with cucumbers, no dressing
• 1 cup of clam chowder
• 1 cup of chicken noodle soup
• 1/2 slice of cheesy, buttered bread
• 2 large chunks of roasted beef with salsa
• 1 nacho chip covered in “cheese” syrup
• 1/2 of an 8-ounce steak
• 1 fried chicken wing
• About 18 small fried and battered shrimp
• 1 vanilla soft serve ice cream in an edible cup with strawberry preserves

For dinner, I had the leftover wonton soup and then I had about a cup of rice with a Chinese sausage and pickles.

I’m not even going to attempt to guess how many calories I ate this weekend, but what’s the point of me taking care of my body and eating well during the week if I’m just going to undo it all during the weekend?

I’m trying to make a lifestyle change, not a when-I-feel-like-it change or a only-during-weekdays change.  Grrr.  I’m beginning to realize I can’t do this halfway, or more apt, I can’t have my cake and eat it too.  If I really want to do this, I gotta commit and make some sacrifices.  In the end, I know the gains will be worth ten times what I gave up.