Breakfast
1 pkt complete oatmeal
1 fruit (haven't decided if I want 1 banana or 1 oz of raisins)
4 oz veggie juice
16 oz water
8 oz soy milk (lacking protein...needed something more and didn't think that peanut butter would taste well with oatmeal)
Lunch
1/2 cup brown rice
1/2 cup beans
1/4 cup tofu
1/2 cup raw veggies (carrots, celery and onions)
1 wheat soft shell
1 fruit (most likely an apple)
16 oz water
Dinner
3 oz protein
1/2 cup side
1/2 cup cooked veggies
8 oz soy milk
16 oz water
I'm also drinking 10 oz of chilled green and peach tea thoughout the day.
ugh. I'm so worried about today. I'm taking a girlfriend out for lunch (a belated birthday lunch), and she's overweight like me, and we love to chow down together.
This is my sixth day OP, and I'm going to have to tell her that I've got restrictions on my eating today. I HATE sharing that with other people! I don't want to talk about it... every time I start talking about a "diet", I completely "lose it", and go off plan.
Anyhow... I'm just going to have a couple of coffees this morning and a V-8. I expect we'll have an early lunch. We're going to this quaint little tea shop where all they serve is carbohydrates and fat.
Ellis,
I can completely relate. To this day there are people who don't know I'm in program (why should they, it's none of their business). My first "big" event in program was Easter Dinner. Oh, how I was not looking forward to that! I ended up telling people, when they tried pushing food at me, that I couldn't eat it "because it doesn't agree with me" or "I'm allergic to that". It worked out well and I still use those two quite often. I think about it like this, my binge foods didn't agree with me, they allowed me to wallow in my misery. And I was and am "allergic" to those foods as well. It describes in the BB that we have an allergy to food (alcohol), that our bodys react differently to it when we consume it. That gave me a bit of peace to know that it's an allergy. If I run into some poison ivy, I'm going to get a rash. If I run to my binge foods to help me deal with life, I'm going to become a *****.
I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers today hun.
b - oats, margarine, creamer, pineapple
l - turkey, tortilla, cheese, mayo,lettuce, sun chips, cucumber
s - yogurt, cereal
d - hoppin john, broc in cheese sauce
s - snack bar
calories: 1517
yesterday i substituted quite a bit. i had a sub for lunch (they were out of wheat bread... bad decision.) and a burrito for dinner. I had 1565 calories.
Last edited by CackyDoodle; 05-18-2005 at 09:10 AM.
Cacky, you're so right... thank you. My dear DH is being so supportive, too. He just said to me, "The only way you're going to fail is if you're not prepared." I was going to skip breakfast, but he's making me a boiled egg so I don't lose control at lunch.
We're going to a quaint little tea room run by old ladies. On the menu? Things like scones with jam (I could eat 10 of those in 10 minutes), rich desserts, heavy quiches... I can't remember if those dear women have heard of salads (other than the jellied type), but I'm hoping...
Thanks again, girls... I'm off!! Have a wonderful day!!
Ellis, here's a little trick that might help you once you get there. Bring a big hot cup of broth / soup and drink it right b/4 you get there. Or if you can order one there. This will help you feel more satisified b/4 eating your healthy choice (lunch). I suck at eating out, I always go in with 100% good intentions and then look at the menu and go ah heck! Eating soup slowly helps train the brain for lack of a better word lol.
GOOD LUCK !!!! I'm betting you'll do good. Just keep thinking of us... GO ELLIS GO ELLIS - ONEDER LAND
Thanks, sweet Leenie... great idea. I'm like you... I tend to say, "The heck with it!" once I get there.
DH gave me a cheese stick and some almonds to take with me in the car.
Another suggestion... call someone with your decision. I too suck at eating out. I do so much better when I have control over the food choices and preparation. how not fun is that!
Monday I thought the dept might by our lunch (shouldn't have worried LOL) and i got the menu, planned in advance, and committed to my sponsor that if I was going to eat something else I would call her first. I knew I wouldn't be calling her, and I knew the commitment would make me more aware of my choices.
We're rooting for you!!
p.s. give your DH a hug from me. that's awesome that he's helping.
I did it!! Thank you so much, girls!! I thought of all of you while having my lunch today. I ordered a quiche with salad, and I picked the crust off the quiche and set it aside. (made a heck of a mess on my plate. )
You're wonderful friends... ... I could never have got through the day without your support.
b - oats, butter, pineapple, creamer
l - tortilla, light mayo, turkey, cheese, lettuce, celery, sun chips
s - creamer, glucerna meal bar
d - nachos
s - glucerna snack bar
calories: 1715
i changed the first snack cuz i wasn't in the mood for yogurt. i changed dinner because i was going out and taco bell sounded better than hoppin john. if i had eaten a bean burrito i would have been under my calorie goal but i didn't want the flour tortilla. thought the corn chips would be better, but i dont think they were. i would still call today abstinent. i was tempted not to even though i wouldn't say i ate compulsively, but because i didn't follow my food plan "perfectly". i'll need to keep an eye on things, make sure i don't start allowing small "slips".
i find i'm feeling like i'm into a second phase of the program, that the newness has worn off. feeling like i need to be careful and mindful, and be sure to work as many tools as possible every day.
Food Commitment for 5/18/05
On the menu? Things like scones with jam (I could eat 10 of those in 10 minutes), rich desserts, heavy quiches... I can't remember if those dear women have heard of salads (other than the jellied type), but I'm hoping... 
for lack of a better word lol.
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