A boring food journal for yesterday (Tuesday May 20)
Journal May 21st, 2008You are probably wonder why I even bother journaling. I am obviously falling off the wagon day after day after day. Well, the group that I am in started a new series and we are supposed to be writing down EVERYTHING we eat every day for this week and last week. Thus the ugly details every day. I am writing them in a journal as well, but if I have them in two places it’s easier to remember. This way I can blog about my sins on here and then write them down later.
Breakfast: 1 Alternitive Bagel (1pt) with 1 slice tomato and 2TBPS hummus (1pt) — total 2 points
Lunch: Healthy Choice Panini (6pts), chips (5pts)
Snack: small orange (0pts)
*Disclaimer… the following may not be suitable for dieting eyes!
Snack on the way home from work: 1 chicken snack wrap and 3 chicken nuggets from Wendy’s
Snack when I got home: a bowl of Crispex cereal with fat free milk, several handfuls of BBQ Fritos, a few handfuls of White Cheddar cheezits, a few forkfuls of cold macaroni and cheese
Dinner: we went to a new place for dinner. I had a Pear Salad with lettuce, pears(duh), candied walnuts, blue cheese and craisins with a balsamic/cider vinegar dressing. I only ate half.
I don’t know what my problem was yesterday. I was SO hungry. I would eat…. wait a little bit like I should (I am a fast eater so I have to let my stomach catch up) and then I would be ravenous!! I was so light headed and jittery on the way home last night I had to stop and get something!! And hey, I could have gotten fries and everythign else, but I stuck to small things. Okay, so I didn’t need the nuggets, but I bought them for my daughter who was in the car with me. Okay, I bought them for me and shared with her. Then I was still hungry when I got home… I don’t know what’s going on. Thankfully I stuck to something “fairly” healthy at dinner and I only ate half (of course after eating the entire contents of my pantry again I wasn’t really all that hungry anymore)
May 21st, 2008 at 6:30 am
Hi Eryn - Maybe you could try focusing on protein. My sister does low-carb and I could NEVER do that, but I do like how protein makes me feel. I stay more full and I don’t get that fast heart rate that carbs tend to give me. I also am working on getting more healthy fats. It is harder to work those in because they are higher calorie foods, but I like how that stuff makes me feel too - so I try peanut butter, sunflower seeds, and olives. One good thing about it is that these are foods that I wasn’t really eating before. So it is not like taking an old favorite and having to deal with eating less. It is more like adding something new and yummy, so the portion size doesn’t feel like I am having to cut back.
May 21st, 2008 at 6:40 am
I know what you mean. I have (this week) had more bad/off days than good/on ones.
getupnow is right. I tend to do a tad better by making sure I have protein at every meal. It helps, but is not the cure or I wouldnt be 240 pounds LOL
That pear salad sounds good. I wonder if there is a way to make a tasty lower fat version?
Take care and keep strong.
Joy
May 21st, 2008 at 7:42 am
Yes, protien would be a start. I have heard that it helps with feeling fuller longer. The problem: I don’t do meat. Okay, that’s not ENTIRELY true since as you can see I ate chicken, but that was an exception and something better than fries. I generally as a rule do not eat meat. I don’t like it all that much. So that pretty much leaves cheese (something I need to stay away from as well) and peanut butter. I know there is more than just those things — I guess i need to do some research.
Thanks for your encouragement!!