Medifast and Cosmo's....now that's a BAD idea!

I was in a celebrating type of mood on Sunday. It's not everyday that your sister gets married, you see an old friend, and you are all dolled up in a cute new dress. That was my Sunday evening this past Sunday.

I had a great plan of how I was going to stick to the diet. I was going to show some great will-power. I was not going to cave to temptation. It was going to be GREAT. I was going to be so proud of myself.

I was caught in the motions of the day at first....getting my sister ready for the ceremony. Putting on my really cute new dress. Getting all kinds of pictures taken. And sitting through the ceremony itself. Well that determination flew out the window when I was catching up with an old buddy of mine after the ceremony. I hadn't seen him in what seemed like forever. We were reminiscing of the good ol' days. The trouble we got into. The people we hung out with. You know the feeling. Then we decided to find the bar to relieve some of the typical stress that comes about during a family wedding. I figured, "Okay, I'll just have one for old times sake." I couldn't think of what to order so he suggested a Cosmo...it sounded fabulous at the time....so that is what I got.

Here is how I got to enjoy it....We were able to sit outside of the resort in northern New Hampshire and watch the craziness of the amazingly patient professional photographer set the Bride & Groom up in a great pose, take a few pictures, and then have to wait until my mom and the Groom's father got enough of the same shots.

I also need to mention the view that we had included this:Yup, that is the very amazing Mt. Washington in the distance covered in snow and glowing. The Bride and Groom are avid hikers, bikers, skiers, kayakers, etc. You name an outdoor activity - they love it. I have lost track of how many times they have hiked Washington, so it was fitting that it was the back drop for their nuptials.

Okay back to the disaster that was my bad decision. By the time we headed to the reception portion of the evening I was feeling a bit tipsy. I had only drank maybe half of the cosmo and I was having issues walking down the stairs to the wine cellar where the dinner was to take place. My lips had gone numb when I sat down for the meal. My buddy made a comment of how he wished he had my tolerance. I chalked it up to not having had a drink since early January. I knew I was in trouble so I was no longer going to be able to stick to my original plan of staying on the diet all evening. I was going to need some good old hearty food and I was going to need it fast. Yup and then I ordered a 2nd cosmo halfway through the meal - what is wrong with me?!

It was a great rest of the evening. I was so happy for my sister and her new hubby. He has been in the family for a while now, but as of Sunday - he was officially in the family. It really was a great time.

Then the after-effects started happening. I guzzled tons of water before I went to bed. I almost had to keep a foot on the ground as I slept just to make the room stop spinning. I woke up with a splitting headache that wouldn't go away. And I had to drive home by myself for 4 hours. Ugh! I had plenty of time to reflect on the past events while driving almost the entire length of Vermont on I-91 so I decided to figure out why I was so hung over. And here is what I came up with:

~ I have not had a single drink since early January
~ I drank 2 cosmo's that night and both were filled with top shelf Vodka
~ I have lost over 60 pounds (most of it since the last time I had a drink)
~ I am usually functioning on less than 1,000 calories a day.

DUH! This is why you got sooooo drunk sooooo fast and were sooooooo hungover the next day. Trust me, I am going to think long and hard the next time I contemplate drinking that much again. My husband was happy to hear that I have become such a cheap date. (Side note in case you were wondering, the hubby was unable to attend the nuptials because he was defending his doctoral dissertation 2 days later and needed to stay in town to work on the presentation, make edits to his final document, and mentally prepare for what laid ahead.)

But I was determined to get right back on the horse. That is the great thing about Medifast. You can be off plan one meal, one day, one week - and the minute you make the decision - you can get right back on plan again. I went through the entire day wishing for fast food, a slice of pizza from a gas station, anything with grease to help with the hangover....but I wasn't going to let that happen. I did this to myself and I needed to experience the torture so that I remembered it the next time I was tempted.

I did survive. I do regret some of my decisions that day. I am not dwelling on those bad decisions. And I am proud of myself for getting right back on track. But note to self - Medifast and Cosmo's = BAD IDEA!