I am beyond drained from many days of working and only Sunday off to recuperate. I am learning that staying up late is definitely not helping my eating- so I am making a serious effort to go to bed by 10:30 tonight! Also, if I am tired during the day, I take that as a sign I need a sugar boost! NO! Today I was feeling especially groggy and beat after lunch, but instead of reaching for some gummy bears- I just stetched a bit and drank some water! Major change!

I am reading Overcoming Overeating right now- and there are just so many things I can relate to. It’s really giving me some hope that I can eventually overcome overating. lol. I will let you all know how it is when I finish it- especially for anyone who may be going through the same thing. I need to start weighing myself- but I’m just a little scared right now. I sort of want to wait until next week to start. I’m just scared of where the scale will be. I know I need to incorporate more exercise- there just doesn’t seem to be enough time in the day! Especially because I can’t really afford going to a gym- I’m limited to daylight running/walking or one of the three exercise dvds I own. Today I did manage about a 45 minute walk/run. I still havent stretched! EEK! Anyways- here is my day of eating!

  • B:Mix of cheerios/bran buds/berry granola and vanilla soymilk MM!
  • S: Almond sweet and salty bar
  • L: Turkey sandwich w/ romaine pepper jack cheese, blackberry yogurt w/ sunflower seeds, wasa cracker with a few little pieces of cheese
  • S: 1/2 small green apple w/ Peanut Butter before my walk/run
  • D: Egg white omelette with peppers, onions, and spinach, slice of bread w/ pb, slice of bread w/ jelly (little overboard on bread today)
  • S: VERY small bowl of some granola with a bit of milk

I don’t even know what my calorie count could be! I need to get back to tracking points- but sometimes it just drives me insane. I really didn’t need the bar between breakfast and lunch- it was just around and I ate it. GR! But this was not a binge day- so I am happy about that! My ideal eating schedule would include a more hearty breakfast- and a bigger lunch- then a smaller dinner with a snack after. I think that would work best for me- I think I overeat at dinner- because I’m used to eating large dinners. I really don’t need it though and I feel better waking up when I haven’t eaten too much the night before. What can I say- I’m a serious work in progress!