Well, today was a bit of a shit show food wise.  First I will do a food journal, just because I like to keep it as a record, and then I’ll go into my lovely description of my weekend circumstances and coming events.

Food today:

Breakfast: 1 tofu dog with ketchup (55), kombucha (35), yogurt (60), 1 tbpsp flax (30), 1/2 banana (55), 1/4 cup of cereal (35), ½ cup of berries (30)-300

Snack: 1/2 blueberry muffin (100)

Lunch: 1 chicken apple sausage (120), carrots and snap peas (35) and a strawberries (50) - 205

Unexpected work snacks given out of a presentation that were sadly too good to pass up: hazelnut and dark chocolate wafer cookies (200)

Snack: Protein bar (120)  and  nectarine (70) – 190

Dinner: Chicken and cheese quesadilla and chips and I should have stopped before i got so full, but i didnt! AHH (630?)

Dessert: Frozen yogurt (120)

Total: 1745–>SO OVER, but I still think it’s better to be honest and admit it, so I can move forward…le sigh

So the weekend challenge:

So, long story (not really) short, my parents are coming into town this weekend and we’re going to stay in the city over the weekend and do lots of fun city stuff which obviously includes eating.  So on top of today, which was a pretty shitty eating day, I also have to deal with them for dinner tomorrow, all of my meals on Saturday and a meal or two on Sunday.  Which means ALL meals at restaurants, ALL with fancy and most likely very caloric foods.  argh, eating in restaurants is TRULY my downfall, but I KNOW if I screw up this weekend, than the entire week will be spent correcting my mistakes, and not working to lose more.  So I don’t really know what goals to set.  I plan on going to the gym at the hotel at least once on Friday and Saturday, if not both days.  Other than that, I think my main goal is just to make really really smart, conscientious decisions that are “Within” calorie range that wont mess up my whole weekend.  So in general I think that means LOW CARB, LOW CHEESE/DAIRY, LEARN PROTEINS and FULL OF VEGGIES, and in general no desserts because restaurant desserts tend to be SO RICH.  on top of that, I’m going to really try to track and estimate my food calories on paper, so that ideally, I can stay accountable to myself.  I’m also going to bring a couple of plum and fiber 1 bars with me, to prevent any bad snacking.

any other tips from you all on how to keep on track on a weekend where I will be eating at a restaurant for every meal??
THANKS and wish me luck! I’ll be back to blogging on Sunday Afternoon/Night!

Happy Weekend!