Kentucky Hot Browns

Choices.

Daily we are faced with them.

My first choice of the day is. "Do I push snooze, or just get up?"
Is it really time to get up? I just went to bed. Push Snooze.
Second Choice of the day: "Do I push snooze, or just get up?"
Push Snooze.
Third Choice of the day: "Do I push snooze, or just get up?"
Push snooze. Oh Shit, just get up!! Wait, I have to check my FB and email and Instagram (hmm, maybe I can call in sick)
Fourth Choice: "Do I shower or go to work looking like a hot mess?"
Shower you greaser! You will never wake up if you don't - don't worry about blow drying your hair (it is finally long enough for a tiny pony tail and 500 bobby pins to hold it in) and you can put on makeup in the car on the way to work while drinking a smoothie that took 5 extra minutes to make.
Fifth Choice: "How do I handle the first person at work who gives me crap for being exactly on time and not early?"
Tell them to suck it. Duck in the back door and BS with the smokers for a few minutes act like you've been there for 15 minutes - no one will see you walk into your office.

These are all easy choices to make.
The hardest choices for me are when it comes to food. I have a tough time choosing the healthy option over the yummy bad for you option. I like just about everything that is put in front of me, but sometimes wish I was a little picky, especially when it comes to food that I know is bad for me....which brings us to....
Kentucky Hot Browns
They are so good.
And so bad for you!

I ain't never heard of no 'Hot Brown' sammich until I moved to Kentucky, and it is dreamy! Here is the wikipedia link if you are interested in learning more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Brown
Basically its an open-faced sandwich of turkey and bacon, covered in Mornay sauce and baked or broiled until the bread is crisp and the sauce begins to brown. OtotheMtotheGoodness

I am very lucky to work for a company that caters lunch in often. Yesterday a Hot Brown Casserole was the main dish.

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I helped myself to a small serving and avoided the mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. (loaded up on salad) How do people make the right choices when it comes to food every day??! How do I change my mindset? The crappy part of the deal is...I had to go home and run extra hard in the heat and humidity and sweat my ass off...and the calorie burn probably barely scratched the surface of what I did to my body! It doesn't seem fair. (kick and scream) And my size 8 is slipping away one hot brown at a time.

It's reality though.

Time to step it up. Tomorrow starts a cleanse. Time to get rid of the vacation toxins and the hot brown mess that is me.
Check out www.findingmyweigh.com all of the cleanse details are listed there, my good friend is blogging about her progress and gave me the idea to do this with her. I am a couple of days behind, but and really excited to see her progress. It sounds doable and it is all fruits, veggies and some meat. No pills or drinking some weird combo of cayenne pepper and lemon water. - Don't worry, I'll keep you posted. It is 7 days long and tomorrow starts with all fruits and lots of water! I'm excited for this and ready to get back to eating clean and gettin' my mind right.

[caption id="attachment_110" align="aligncenter" width="300"] I hope my stomach is ready for this mess.[/caption]

On a side note - I ordered this little gem while I was on vacation. It showed up in the mail today and it made.my.day!



I ordered it on etsy.com from HomeStateApparel. They so cute! Better get you one.

Make your day and make the most of it!