Yeah, you read that right, I'm counting an eating competition as an NSV. Why? Because I planned for it and still hit my daily calorie/macro/exercise goals.
I used to have pretty severe social anxiety and huge hangups about eating in public when I was at my heaviest weight. I would actively avoid eating around other people so I could go binge at home. Doing a hot-wing eating competition, with 20 other people, and in front of like 100+ coworkers in the audience was nightmare fuel for me. However, now that I'm 140+ lbs down (and sober) it was ezpz lemon squeezy!
Ok, but isn't entering an eating competition kind of the antithesis of a weight loss journey? Nope! I contacted the organizer and asked about a vegetarian or vegan option, and was informed that they would have baked Beyond wings available for those who don't eat meat. (I do eat meat, but I don't really like chicken wings that much 😬) I was able to put the amount of beyond wings into MyFitnessPal and adjusted my breakfast & dinner meals so that I could still stay within my deficit. Later in the afternoon I went and did one of the most brutal leg day workouts I've done in the past 3 months, then I walked 10k steps before heading home for a dinner of liver and onions!
For the actual competition, the first 5 wings were between 500-800k scoville, and the last one had a huge slathering of the Hot Ones last dab Pepper X sauce at 2M+ scoville. To prep for that, I went through aboula half a bottle of the stuff over the past week, putting it in everything I ate except the yogurt and fruit I have for breakfast lol. In the end, I got bogged down by chewing the Beyond wings and lost to the reigning champion by a measly 10 seconds. However, I didn't have any water or milk afterwards and didn't have any issues at all with the 6-minute "after burn" after eating the last dab.
So, while 2nd place might be the first loser, I'm absolutely chalking this one up as a win. I ate in public, I was social, I hit my daily goals, and I had an awesome time. A weight loss journey doesn't have to suck, you can still do fun food-related things, and you can be a winner even if you lose 😎
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