A matter of perception

For lunch I usually bring the same thing everyday. More days than not...lets say. I will have this in my lunch box.

Protein Shake

Salad

Salad Dressing (zero sugar)

Cheese Stick

Greek Yogurt

I usually eat a banana on my way into work. Then when I get to work I will drink the protein shake. Around 10 I have the cheese stick. Noon, salad. Then at 3ish I will have my yogurt. This is how I get steady protein every couple of hours and don't get as hungry. 

At my work, we have to go past Security to get into the building. They check bags and, in my case, lunch boxes. Every day for the past few months I get a "good to go" from one of our security guards. But...a few weeks ago it changed.

He looks at my lunch and goes "dude, I gotta ask"....and pauses. 

Here it comes.......the judgement from still being overweight and eating a healthy lunch every day. Like how does that happen. 

after the pause he continues ".....I see you with your protein shake and salad, healthy lunch every day....so what the hell else do you eat.....I mean....don't take this the wrong way but......."

And I cut him off. I smiled at him and told him I knew what he was thinking:

"why is this guy putting all this protein in his system and eating healthy all day just to go home and eat like garbage the rest of the day....this dude could be skinnier if he would eat like this all of the time"

I explained that I eat like this because I am down 80 pounds and I want to continue to lose more. His face changed a bit. I went on to explain that we have chicken, steak, or burgers most nights. But I still eat pizza, and other things...just with extreme moderation. 

He smiled and goes "well that is awesome man.....I was gonna give you some major shit". hahaha. 

His story is that he is a competitive body builder. So he is jacked and he eats a lot of rice and protein. He told me congrats and now asks me how things are going. 

You see people post the picture below floating around facebook.

Its funny how true it is with anything we deal with. He had no clue I was down 80 pounds. He was comfortable enough to ask me, and he found out the history. Not everyone will be open about the history, but I am because this journey is not over. 

Marathon. Not a sprint.

I get closer every day. The goal hasn't changed. I will get there. I just thought it was funny how he approached the conversation and wanted to share.

I had a solid ride on the trainer last night. Might do a spin tonight. I am planning a longer gravel ride tomorrow. Keep moving forward.