Actually yesterday was a bad food choice day all around.....except breakfast but after that it was all down hill. I had a full afternoon of errands AND I was with my mother. I am not blaming her, but she does make it difficult for me because she does not care at all about what she eats and I think she has mixed feelings about what I am doing these days.
Anyway, I got too hungry while out running around and ended up having Sonic for dinner. A BLT with no mayo and a regular size order of onion rings. 850 cals approx for the two. If I had stopped there I would have been under my allowed calories for the day. However, when I got home I mowed the lawn (which I guess I count as exercise) and then had a Slim Jim- not exactly a nutritious snack. I was feeling hungry but fine with being done for the day, but then my 18 yo ds brought home Pizza Hut around 10pm. Thin n Crispy pepperoni. I had two slices because I felt hungry. I felt guilty when doing it but justified it because it was thin crust and I mowed the lawn. Crazy. After that I downed a bottled of water and went to bed. I didn't feel stuffed or like I had over eaten, but I did end up eating "maintenance" calories for the day and clearly I am not on maintenance!
I'm over it and moving on and I realize not all days will be perfect. I learned two things. 1) Bring almonds or another healthy snack when I know I will be out running errands for several hours. 2) Don't eat a Slim Jim after exercise expecting it to be enough before bed time.
