Friday Confessional: Fro-yo for dinner, Whataburger for breakfast!

Break out your penance beads and rosaries, Badass Army. This Friday Confessional is a doozy. Whataburger for breakfast, wine and frozen yogurt for dinner, and hidden stashes of cookie dough!

Yep. You read right. You and your fellow Badasses put a lot of crap into your Badass temples this past week, and it's time to air this out and remind ourselves we are human. Sometimes, we really fall off the clean eating, strong living wagon. It tastes good going down but it feels like crap soon after. Life can be a real you know what, right?!?

I'll go first, being Badass CEO and all:

Forgive me, Badass Army, for I have sinned. It has been a week since my last confession. I, CEO of Badass, resisted the rich chocolate cake that called "Shannon! Shannon!" as it sat in the newsroom on Tuesday. But I gave in to cookies at a work luncheon the next day, then got greedy at a free wine tasting that night. (But it was free!!!)

Well, at least I'm not alone! Kathleen gave in to an office birthday cake. My co-worker Lucy polished off a bottle of wine on football Sunday. Phyllis took advantage of the all-you-can eat Thai buffet, and promptly regretted it. Kris ate Mexican after cutting his workout short.

My friend Sandra from high school, a new mama, confessed to stashing cookie dough (which reminded me of many late nights eating junk after theater rehearsals together): "I had my nephews in town and I made them cookies. I didn't have one, but when they left I had three cookie dough pieces I saved for myself. Soooo good."

Myra can empathize: "I am still chipping away at the cookie dough this week still... but here is something even more shameful than cookie dough. "Dinner" on Monday and Tuesday night, post gym classes of course, was a handful of pecans, wine and a little frozen yogurt, not in that order. Bad girl."

I also got a few confessions couched with promises for reform. Like from Gino in Tampa, who violated the Michael Pollan rule of never fueling body with food bought in the place where you get fuel for your car:

 

"So I had a nice, healthy turkey sandwich on whole wheat in the fridge for lunch today, but I wanted to try one of those throwback Pepsi's that are now out (real sugar instead of corn syrup) and while I was at 7-11, I gave into one of my all time weaknesses -- the 1/4 Big Bite with chili and cheese. So needless to say, I was bad. But it was oh, so good. Hey, at least I didn't also grab a donut. I'll be hitting up the treadmill later though and will most likely have a salad for dinner to attempt to balance it out."

 

The Big Bite? That really sounds like indigestion waiting to happen...Pepto Bismol, anyone?!

 

Paula gave in to her daughter's fast food leftovers: "UGH!!! I took my daughter to a soccer game, and she asked for McDonald's french fries on the way (large). Once she got out of the car, I ate everything that was left (cold and soggy) on the way to pickup my son. GROSS. I'll be going running now......"

 

Some of you got a reminder of what happens when you don't stock your fridges and pantries properly. Rita sent me a note that began with "*heavy sigh*" -- never a good sign: "I confess .. I have had Whataburger for breakfast for the last two days because i have not been to the grocery store to replenish my breakfast foods."

Many of us gave in to the workplace and family-occasion temptations. The more of these I read, the more I thought, "Well if we just could avoid work and family birthdays we'd all look like Jessica Biehl!"

Temeri: "I confess....I have been at a conference all week, and I had cookies, muffins, pasta and much more. Tomorrow, I start fresh !!!"

Danielle: "I have worked out religously and today after a pretty f'ing stressful week I have eaten so many Hershey's kisses I have lost count. Approximately 15 and a Italian Wrap from downstairs and a half bag of potato chips. ugh...."

Katherine: "We had a bake sale at work to raise money for the charity of the day. I ate peanut butter with the hersey kiss in the middle cookies. Not just one but 3. They were 3 for a dollar so I HAD to get three. They were good!!!"

And then, the kicker, Katherine said: "Son went home sick today so no spin class for me."

Catherine with a C feels your pain, Katherine with a K:  "Human and seriously slacking. This past weekend I went home for my niece's 26th birthday. This little party included homemade chocolate chip cookies, 2 dinners and one brunch at fabulous restaurants, ZERO trips to the gym. I still feel like I have a food hangover!"

Carolyn: "I gave in to the chicken n' dumplings last night for dinner, even though I made it as low fat as possible."

Yet she had a victory this week that I would argue gives her a right to low-fat chicken and dumplings:  "I got up and went to my first step class (5:30 AM) yesterday, and the RPM (cycling) class this morning (again, 5:30 AM).Tomorrow is another step class, so I will make it three in a row for this week!"

Wow. That rocks.

You know, this feature of the blog is fast becoming my favorite, for several reasons. It keeps us real. It is also your time to talk and speak out -- and isn't that the way it should be, since you are the Badass Army?

But the best part: For many of you this Confessional is making you more aware of what you eat, how much you exercise, and the choices you make. Sometimes, the mere thought of the Confessional keeps you from "sinning" because you don't want to have to confess the cookie dough or the triple cheeseburger or whatever.

Stacey said it best:  "Asking us on Wednesday to confess actually helped motivate and focus me for a few better choices at the end of the week.... I went home for lunch after an errand and ate Grandma C's stew again rather than swingin' thru for a fast food burger! You can resist, girl!!!!!"

Yes, you can. And when you do, it's totally Badass! But when you don't, that's OK, too.

So have a great weekend, Badasses! I will be at the Tallahassee Fitness Festival tomorrow and plan to blog the cool stuff I find, so check back in Saturday night or Sunday!

Coming Monday: The Monday Mailbag, and mad props to Zico coconut water's generosity!