Bad Eating

I haven't posted in a while, mostly since I have no good eating to report. I am really having a hard time changing my habits! I haven't had Pepsi at home for a while, which is great, but I still seem to eat out a lot when I'm on errands, etc, so I'm still drinking pop. My water consumption is up, but nowhere near what it should be. I feel like I am doing better on quanity-definitely not pigging out so much, but it's the quality of my food that needs to improve!

At the store today I bought all the fixings (including wheat bread!) for sandwiches so I can have that for lunch or a snack. I just really don't like sandwiches that much so I think it will be hard to convince myself that it qualifies as a good lunch. But it has to be better than eating a cheeseburger while driving, right?

I'm also doing better about eating more fruits and veggies...again, not as much as I'd like, but it's slowly getting better. I hope I can continue to improve!

Let's be honest....

This blog isn't all that fun, but I'm committed to posting nonetheless.....

Anyway......Ed's been gone since Sunday, and although we miss him a ton, my eating has been way, way better!  My cooking has been minimal, and I've not stuffed myself at dinner like I normally do. Why can't I control my portions when he's here?!  Is it because I don't cook big dinners, or what?  Wish I could figure it out so I could "fix" whatever it is!

Also, I've been weighing myself daily since he left, only because I didn't trust my scale on Monday. I swear it said this morning that I weigh 134.2 lbs., but I can't bring myself to believe it. I'll repeat the weigh-ins for the rest of the week and see if it stays the same, and I'll get on the scale at the chiropractor's office on Friday for confirmation. I weighed 137 at the doctor's office on Monday morning, but I was fully dressed, and even had my running shoes on, so maybe 134.2 is right - but I'm not yet convinced....

Day 1

Ed left yesterday morning, and I'm happy to report that all went well on the eating front. Shelby and I made homemade pizza for dinner (well, we didn't actually make the crust, we just sort of rolled it out!). Extra vegetables and reduced fat cheese....and it was GOOD!  And the bonus?  I put pizza in Shelby's lunch, so it saved me from having to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! 

Here's to a great week - things have been crazy for all of us, so I feel like we're about due for a "normal" week! :-)  

Better eating on the horizon!

So I know I shouldn't be excited about Ed going out of town for a week - and honestly, I'm not. I hate when he's gone - I don't sleep well, I worry about him, I have to take the trash out myself, and so on. But, there is a good side to his being gone - I don't eat as much! I think it has to do with not cooking "real" dinners? Regardless, I always do better when it's just me and Shelby, so next week should be a good one for me. Will keep you all posted!

Yesterday was a good eating day too - still eating too much at dinner, I think, but I didn't eat anything that was really unhealthy. I need to drink more water though! So, those are my goal for today - portion control and drink more water. Oh, and it wouldn't hurt if I ate a few more vegetables today!

Yesterday and today...

Not such a bad eating day yesterday, although I treated my family to dessert last night and probably ate too much right along with them! I did try to make a "healthy" dessert, if there really and truly is such a thing - I made apple turnovers using reduced-fat crecent rolls, apples, sugar and a dash of cinnamon - so maybe it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

Anyway, I'm off to a good start today - I had a banana and milk for breakfast (by the way, bananas seem to work well for me in terms of eating them prior to a run - if I eat about 45 minutes or so before I run, I've got lots of energy and don't feel like I have rocks in my stomach!). But, as I mentioned in our other blog...lunch at Mi Casitas today could present a challenge in terms of healthy eating. I've got no idea what, if anything, would be considered "healthy" there, but I'm guessing something with chicken? I think I'll go with chicken enchiladas....and try not to eat so many chips that my stomach hurts?

I hate my scale......

Although I, like you, have spent the past few days on the couch and eating like crap, I did step on the scale today. It is a love-hate relationship that turned into downright disgust. When I put my pants on this morning and they were tight in places they had not been tight in a very long time, I knew I had to see the numbers for real. I was astonished at the damage New Year's and Christmas could do. So, I did the worst thing I could do....I skipped all breakfast and all lunch, crammed in a wrap late afternoon and ate a small supper. Weight watcher points would probably be good but overall, probably not the best diet plan. I did get in 6-8 glasses of water however. So, tomorrow, a new diet plan for the week: try to diet. That will be a great start.

I do at least have a good reason for being on the couch that I just have to share. I injured my neck Saturday. How you ask???? Getting off the couch!!!!! Yes, for real. How sad I am. I was talking to Tyler, turned to get up, and POP. The good news is that it is much better after a few days but just to let you know....the couch CAN be a dangerous place......

Finally...

A much better eating day (and running day too, but we have another blog for that!) - finally! I ate eggs and toast for breakfast (at around noon...), had almonds and then a Kashi bar for a snack, and then pork chops, rice and green beans. Oh, and one teeny, tiny dark chocolate square, for which I refuse to apologize. All in all, a good day!  I'm not hungry, and I'm going to go brush my teeth now....I never, ever let myself eat after I've done that!