Trying To Get Used To Eating Less

Today was a great eating day for me (although it's not over yet!) Some Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal for breakfast, a semi-healthy lunch of a chicken sandwich, an orange for a snack, and then chicken, rice, and brocolli for dinner. The only problem? I was hungry all day! I'm still hungry but dinner was just a little bit ago so I'm hoping the food will settle in my stomach and make me feel full. What worries me is that in about an hour-or less-I'll break down and eat more.

Tomorrow I think I'll add in another snack, or maybe eat something else with the orange. But tomorrow is my big day of treating myself to lunch, so I'm sure wherever I go will fill me up! Today I drank water and my sugar-free Koolaid. I took a short walk this afternoon on top of my run/walk this morning. I think I'm moving in the right direction.

My big fat Sunday....

So I spent yesterday on the couch...kind of sick, kind of lazy, and more than a little tired. I did nothing beyond going to church....except EAT.  The day started out ok with oatmeal, was kind of shaky in the middle with crackers and then cheese pizza (it had a whole-grain crust and was made with low-fat cheese, so not THAT bad) and some chocolate, but it all finished spectacularly with a phone call from Ed... "So, do you want me to bring dinner home?" he asked..."Well of course I do, since I can't cook from the couch and I refuse to move at the moment," I said. 

As a result of this little exchange, I ate a burger and fries, and a banana milkshake, from Cook-Out....quite possibly the unhealthiest, and most delicious, meal I've had in a long time.  Ed actually bought me TWO burgers (what was he thinking?!) but I refrained. After all, I'd cleaned my plate....and Shelby's plate....one and a half burgers and a double order of fries is quite enough thank you. I wouldn't want to overdo it! 

Seriously, I ate so much my stomach hurt. Now I'm way more motivated to eat right today - and so far so good. But I had to skip the weigh-in and bikini test...I couldn't bring myself to do it. Will think about it for tomorrow....

I'm with you guys...

Seriously...I love my family so much. Really, I do. But I can't WAIT for them to get out of my house! :-) I feel like I've been eating constantly, and eating out way too much. Yesterday was not my best day.  Today, I woke up feeling fat and sluggish. Eating is only half the story, of course....these people are also ruining my workout plans!

Better days ahead for all of us, I'm sure. As in tomorrow....

Too Much Of A Good Thing

Well yesterday was a total fall off the wagon type of day. All the delicious food that I had treated myself to on the 1st was still sitting around in the fridge in the form of leftovers. I wasn't very strong and I ate more potato chips and dip....with lunch and dinner!!!! How embarrassing. And the only physical activity I got was when we went bowling, and that wasn't much work.

My husband and daughter being home are really undoing me. I hope that come Monday when they go back to work/school I'll be back to better eating habits. And maybe the weather will magically warm up and I'll be able to run.

1 Night at New York Prime = 2 Days Damage

The day was a good food day b/c I knew it would be a great food night. We went to New York Prime, only the world's best steak and lobster house to celebrate the New Year on New Year's Day. I ate pretty healthy, just too much of everything. It turned into 2 days damage when I finished off the leftovers today. But I did eat decent prior to going and will eat more decent tomorrow. I did end tonight with a pizza party for the kids. But it was cheese pizza, so that is not that bad. Coupled with not only diet caffeine free Mt. Dew but also with WATER!! Getting in more glasses these days for sure. Weight Watchers says diet caffeine free can substitute for a few glasses of plain water. If it is ok with WW, it's ok with me. Tomorrow, back to the normal routine, but for tonight, my stomach is pleased!!

My Worst Eating Day In A Long Time!!!!!

Today was a ridiculously bad eating day for me, but I knew it would be so I don't mind sharing! We goofed off at home all day and played in the backyard for a while, plus took a short walk with the dog, so I did manage to work up a pretty good appetite. We had pizza (1.5 pieces for me) for dinner while watching the Rose Bowl, plus I drank a whole bottle of Cherry Coke (250 calories!!!!) and had one of my most favorite treats ever-potato chips with onion dip. I can't even imagine the amount of calories, I ate so much of it and it was so good!

It is after 9pm and I am still stuffed. But like I said, I had planned on this day of indulgence and therefore ate pretty well the couple of days before, and even better, felt no guilt at all today. I enjoyed it as a temporary day of fun, eating and otherwise, and I know it will be back to being good tomorrow. Or as good as you can be when you are someone like me!

Coffee...we must discuss....

Ok, Claire, I realize you're not the addict that I am, so this may not be up your alley, but I need to talk about my coffee. I think I might have figured out how to reduce fat and calories, and still make my coffee worth dreaming about at night (yes...I go to bed excited about waking up and drinking coffee, and I do occasionally dream about coffee....can you say "junkie?!"). Anyway, here's my new approach - I bought the fat-free half and half, which is made of skim milk and...gulp...corn syrup. If I think about it too long, I think I'll gag, so I'm not going to think about it at all. This stuff has half the calories of my regular creamers, no fat, and tastes surprisingly good. Not good in the way that real half and half tastes, of course, but good enough for me. I paired it with Dunkin Donuts hazelnut flavored coffee (duh!  the flavor is in the coffee now, not the creamer - why has it taken me so long to figure this out?!).  I'm enjoying right now....

Susan, it may not be sweet enough for you - a packet of splenda might help?  I'm theoretically opposed fake sweeteners, but really in regard to Shelby more than myself. My sister reacts badly to Splenda and Sweet n Low however, so that's got me spooked....but that's a whole other story!

Back to my coffee, before it gets cold.