Sat
Today's challenge will be a game night gathering with people I haven't seen for a long time. No sugar, no flour for me. These are alcohol-free, but that is not an issue for me anyway. Still mulling this over....the host barbecues, usually, and his chicken is the best. A piece or two and nothing more would be a good plan.
Plan for the day
B coffee, shake
L salad with protein
D chicken or ?

I fell flat on my face re food yesterday. I ate sweets at a party and more. I'm aware that i have only a thin commitment to this process at the moment, while recognizing that the goal is highly valued. Instant vs long term gratification. As I dig out from the hastily parked things from my mother's house, I feel better and better. I am also digging out from my own accumulation of things. I love giving things to people who want/need them.

Today will be peaceful and busy around the house, no social stuff.
B vegetarian sausage, protein shake/coffee/peach.

Tuesday
Still working on the basics. I realized I need a plan every day. Winging it is not working. The trick is to plan food that I enjoy. The rest will follow.

B omelet with cheese, spinach, mushrooms, fresh salsa at the health foods grocery store. Early am I had coffee with protein shake. I was hungry for food at 845, just like during my work life. I guess it's my body's clock. It's delightful to eat when I really am hungry.
L 2 HB eggs
D Salad with chicken, evoo, coconut aminos
S tried some protein bars from WeightWatchers. Not on plan

Wed
Feeling more grounded today. i have been waking up feeling disoriented. For a moment, I'm not sure whether I am in my mother's house or mine. Also a sense of identity fuzziness, relating to my mother's passing, the too-fast sale of our family home, and leaving the work force. It caught up with me yesterday. I also became more tuned in to how my weight gain is affecting me. I attended a WW meeting, and will see if that helps me to stay focused on my main goal.
Plan for the day
x B coffee, last of the protein shakes for a while, eggs with a little cheese & salsa
x L green salad with vegs, chicken breast, fresh lemon juice, evoo
x D cole slaw, HB eggs, BBQ ranch dsg

Maybe a light snack later. I have a few lemons from my mother's yard to make lemon ice cubes and sweeten them with stevia.

Although I have a few hours yet, I'm feeling my commitment muscle kick in. What a relief. The food did it's job of softening the feelings of recent months, while I had to get through the final months at work and work with siblings to take care of my mother's estate. Tomorrow I'll strap on the Fitbit again and work on steps.

Thursday
A perfect day of food until I got into some homemade chili at night after Spanish class. The chili wouldn't have been a problem but I ate 2 mini corn tortillas worth it, along with grated cheese, amount not measured. I'd had a busy day---good busy, but still feeling overwhelmed with a lot of time-dependent tasks.

Friday
Today is ocean-themed....Lunch at a chowder house by the sea, after a bird walk with a friend who is not a birder. But she likes to watch pelicans. The menu is not diet-friendly but I can get by with a salad/shrimp. Not very exciting, but at least I won't need a nap after I eat. It's an hour drive in traffic, so may need a nap, after all. In the evening, a movie about Sea Shepherd at the marine lab right down the road.

I'm doing a lot better with eating, overall. Working on eliminating night snacking. Fitbit is coming to life and measured 4500 steps yesterday, and looks like I'm getting some longer sleep than during the last 9-10 months.

I'm still working at getting back to sane eating. I've done better than the past few months, avoiding sweets and flour products for the most part. I need to eat less overall, though, and avoid prepared foods with hidden sugar. My weight has gone up a lot in the past few months.
I joined a fitness center and it felt great to get on the treadmill for 30 minutes. I'm excited about going this morning, with itunes all set up for music to keep the pace.
Foodwise, I will continue to ratchet down the carbs to keep my appetite in check, then work on reining in portion & snacking, esp night-time snacking.
I'm weighing daily for now.

Today entailed a little too much in terms of quantity. But other than protein treats, the food was unprocessed, no sugar or flour, so good for me. I power- walked on the treadmill. The second day was not exciting as the first. Because the weather dropped down from the 90s, the air-conditioning wasn't on and it was stuffy and unpleasant. Tomorrow I may try the pool.

I put in another 30 minutes on the treadmill. Eating was okay except for Jewish New Year challah & honey cake. I've stocked my refrigerator with veggies I can cook and fill up on, like cauliflower. Also some diet snapple and diet A & W root beer. These things will help me cut back the food without feeling deprived.

Yesterday was a day off from exercise.

B protein shake/coffee, protein corn muffin
L 2 HB eggs, later salad with chicken, evoo, coco aminos
S apple, a little protein shake in coffee
D HB egg salad sandwich, no bread, just mustard and cucumber
S oops, night time snack of chicken with oil/mustard

All in all a good day. Skipped the samples in Costco and was overall more mindful about my state of hunger.

B coffee, protein shake, protein corn muffin.
L big salad with crunchy vegs, HB eggs, homemade dsg of mustard coco aminos, evoo.
S soup, low calorie packaged
D protein sweet potatoes (eating through Optavia packets )
S a couple more packets