So day #1 - it was so-so for me.....
My eating wasn't quite what I wanted it to be - but I did find the areas I needed to improve, and recognized what triggered my slips. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid those - or at least be more prepared for them tomorrow. It was still much better than how I have been eating - so that was an improvement and a move in the right direction. My food today:
-string cheese
-soy nuts & small orange
-apple w/ 1 tbsp reduced fat peanut butter
-brownie (yikes!)
-homemade chicken soup w/ whole wheat noodles, small piece of bread & 1/2 small orange
I know it was a bit carb heavy.....but it was a big step up from most days.....
I tried not to drink as much Diet Dr Pepper today, and didn't pop one open the second I woke up - I actually waited till noon (the true sign of an addict huh?) I replaced it with more water which was great for me.
The area I found I really struggled with was having things ready. I sort of had a plan...but I wasn't ready for how quickly my day was going to take off. I really needed to run to the grocery store to get some healthier alternatives to have available to me and by time I got that done and taken care of I was starving. Then I kind of reigned that in and thought I was in control again. However - at about 3:00 when my little guy didn't take his nap, the other one had a friend over and my day wasn't as quiet as I needed or as organized I cracked again (hence the *?+#^ brownie). But - I had made the brownies the other day and used applesauce instead of oil....a good start?
I will admit that I felt frusrated and overwhelmed with my grocery shopping trip. I was trying to pay more attention to the labels, buy stuff that would be simple and healthy. I've always struggled with getting enough lean proteins - so it was a common problem for me. I went to Smiths and don't normally shop there - so I seemed a bit lost trying to find everything. On top of it all my kids were on one and were tearing up the store. I left feeling like - "How on earth can I do this???" It's going to take some changes, but I'll figure it out.
Ok - this was a bit more than I needed to type, but it helps me to sort it out by typing it. Hopefully that's ok. I'm excited for all of us and excited to feel great about life and be comfortable in my own skin again. Good luck working out tomorrow ladies - I know I'll need it :)
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So glad to hear you are human. I nibbled on some banana cake this afternoon. Afternoons are the hardest for me. Just remember progress not perfection. We will all get the hang of things as the days go by.
ReplyDeleteI love that you said that Sundee - just this weekend my 4 year old kept singing around the house "Practice makes progress!" I tried to tell him the saying was "Practice makes perfect". Then he said, "But Mom - you told me that the only one who was perfect was Jesus!" Oh goodness - out of the mouth of babes.
ReplyDeleteSo thanks for the reminder in this area as well. :)
It's the beginning of a great start. I love how aware you are. You know what went wrong, why it went wrong and how you will avoid it in the future. It sounds like a win to me. Maybe you could eat more food earlier. String cheese only has 60 calories and you were probably very hungry when you ate that brownie??? Gabe is so perceptive!
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