Day 6... First Football Party of the Diet, What to Do??

After having a fun evening with the MTE party, I slept too late and missed breakfast. That was okay though because I had so much to do. For the Bama games, Jason and I invite friends over to share our passion of Alabama football with those not familiar with it. We always invite the guys and girls in Jason's class, along with a few other friends we know from the area (like Lauren). Though Lauren went to the game in Baton Rouge, we had a huge crowd... 19 people! The most we've ever had!! Everybody brought friends and GOOD FOOD! So, even on the diet, everyone brought all sorts of delicious foods into my house, tempting me all day long. Before the party began, I told Jason that my diet was off for the day. He moaned, stating something about he would have cooked a juicy steak for each us instead instead of the low calorie chicken recipe I found. I didn't keep up with the calories, but I feel like I did pretty good. I didn't eat everything on the table, and what I did eat at took very small portions of it. So, with that being said, here are the items that we had for our football party.

From the grill:

• Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken (266 calories) - Really good... will be making again!
• Various types of fish caught by our favorite diver, Cameron (Red Snapper, Amberjack, etc)
• Steaks
• Burgers
• Devan's Famous Ribs

On the table:

• Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes (245 calories) - We are LOVING these! It's official - Mom asked me to make them for Thanksgiving! I put these in the crock pot, and they were wonderful!
• Cheese Ball
• Fiesta Dip
• Salsas
• Cole Slaw courtesy of Laura (my gym buddy)
• Funfetti Halloween Cake with homemade buttercream icing from Jason
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Green beans made by Josh
• Pumpkin cake from Stephanie
• Maybe some other things but I don't remember

So anyway, I ate did not eat too much during the football party. However, my exercise consisted of running around in the kitchen and back to the tv. I didn't get a chance to "earn back" any calories, but that's okay. If I can do really well during the week, maybe on the weekends I can be a little more lenient with what I eat. And besides... Thanksgiving is in less than 3 weeks, and Christmas is 48 days away. So, I can't be good all the time, but I can still try to make the best of it!