Today was the semi-annual dentist visit. I am very grateful that my teacher benefits include good dental coverage, so my children have never been without dental care. I have to brag a bit and tell you that neither Helena nor Will has ever had a cavity in their lives! Not one!
Of course, that probably has more to do with inheriting their dad's diamond hard enamel than anything else... especially with Will's spotty dental hygiene habits.
Today's cleaning was just Will and me. Helena had an ACT prep class, so I had to reschedule her for next Monday afternoon.
Anyways, we have a years old tradition. Anyone who goes another 6 months without a cavity gets to go out to eat for their first post-cleaning meal.
Well, Will and I are both cavity free for another 6 months, so we went to Wendy's for an early dinner.
I wish I hadn't.
I calculated the calories of my meal in the restaurant, then decided to watch my calorie burn at the gym tonight to see if I could 'balance' it, so to speak.
Yeah.
Let me just say that the food I ate in that one meal constituted and entire day's worth of calories. It tasted wonderful at the time, but sat like a brick of lead in my gut about 30 minutes after I ate it. I wasn't feeling very motivated to go to the gym with that overstuffed feeling, but fortunately, Helena got me going.
So. How did it go? My one hour jog burned off the caloric equivalent of the burger and half the fries. That left the calories from the other half of the fries, the soda, and the... *ahem* ...dessert.
Hmmm.
It would have taken two hours of solid jogging to break even from that meal! I registered a caloric gain today, darn it! I am trying to lose the fat, after all.
So, here's a thought. Every time I want to eat decadently, I need to count the calories and calculate how long it would take to exercise enough to overcome those calories and still be burning fat.
Deal.
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