Today, we threw Jessica a surprise bridal breakfast at work, and let me tell you, the food was not scarce. Egg and sausage casseroles, mini chicken biscuits, fruit salad, veggie quiche and Lori’s mom’s famous pumpkin bread were just some of the many eats laid before our very hungry eyes.

This was only, oh, a third of the breakfast delights we had!

I had a spoon of several of the items, and before I knew it, my plate was full. I ♥ breakfast too much! I could have just thrown in the towel and declared it a no calorie counting day, but I remembered something Jillian Michaels said:

“When you are driving down the freeway and get a flat tire, you don’t pull over and slash the other three do you? NO! You fix the flat tire and move on!”

Well said, Miz Michaels! So, I “drove away” from my heavy a.m. meal, tracked the calories as best I could on Sparkpeople.com (it’s hard to know when someone makes a dish, rather than buy it) and split the difference between lunch — leftover lentil soup — and dinner. I packed an apple for lunch as well, but got full and saved it as a topper for tonight’s salad:

Apple, assorted veggies, 2 tablespoons hummus

That was eaten with this:

One Earthgrains 100% Natural Thin Bun topped with 3 scrambled egg whites, spinach and mushrooms

I made sure to get in a good workout as well to burn off some of those breakfast calories. Jillian’s Shred AND a 40-minute session with Sassy Sarge on the EA Active Personal Trainer for Wii. My body is so tired, but I feel good to have pushed the muscles a bit more than usual. (I may not say that in the morning when I can barely move. Ha Ha!) So with planning and pumping iron, I was able to have my mini chicken biscuit and eat it too.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day, so please send all your good vibes my way. I don’t need a gain before being part of this  happy bride’s wedding on Saturday!

Yay for Jess and Mike!

And riddle me this: How do you get back on track after a heavy meal?