Confessions of a Recovering Fast Food Junkie

My name is Chelle and I'm a McDonald's -aholic

That's the first step right? Admitting you have a problem.

Now, I am going to skip to Step 5 of The 12 Steps

STEP 5:

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Of all the fast food places out there, McDonald's seems to be the one that my former self could not get enough of. Some of my most embarrassing confessions have to do with that particular establishment. Some of them make me sick to my stomach just thinking about.

In the name of honesty, here are a couple of my worst offenses...

• I have often ordered two combo meals from the drive thru and ate them both. The only reason I would order two whole meals is so people would see two drinks and think I was ordering for myself and someone else. I probably super-sized them both too.
• I would always hide the evidence. I once hid the wrapper from a fast food restaurant in one of Ori's diapers so my husband wouldn't find it. (Funny thing, he wouldn't have cared)
• I have eaten breakfast, lunch, and dinner from McDonald's in the same day more times than I can count.
• Almost every time I had four quarters in my possession I bought a double cheeseburger.

I have sat here for a few minutes looking at those bullet points. I started about 4 or 5 times to type justifications for my behavior, to some how make my actions seem reasonable to my readers. The truth is, there is no excuse and that behavior is not normal.

I am happy to say that I am 2 months clean!

I have said many times that my goal in all this is to be able to assert self control and live a normal life while learning how to eat and behave again. I don't want to completely exclude certain foods, I want to retrain myself to be normal.

That being said, I know that I am still not ready when it comes to McD's.

Funny thing, I really don't miss it (that much).

Challenge:

Pretend your a boxer. (I should have done this one on the Neighborhood Jerk blog!)

Put both your arms up and pretend you are punching a speed bag. If you've ever tried Tae Bo, you know what I am talking about.

Weekend Challenge:

Take a moment to look at the link to this race. I think it is the one I'll be doing in MI.

Catch Your Breath 5K