I did good this morning, had a Lean Cuisine breakfast pocket and milk and for lunch I had 2 lowfat crabcakes and more mashed cauliflower (I love that stuff). Total calories consumed thus far: 552. Plus I had dinner planned to reach my calorie level for the day (I knew I wouldn't get a snack today because I had an appt. and then after that I had to run to the store and then after THAT pick my son up from Kindergarten). My silly butt should have taken something with me, like some baby carrots or even one of my Slimfast snack bars, I'll sometimes throw one in my purse before I leave the house if I know I'm going to be out most of the day because if I go too long without eating, my blood sugar will drop (I'm hypoglycemic) and I hate that feeling.

So I leave for my appt. about 12:45, without taking a snack with me. I went to the appt., went to the store and picked my son up from school and by the time I got home I was shaking like a leaf. So I start grabbing things, anything, to get something in me to get my sugar back up. What do I grab? Potato chips. Now, these are the reduced fat chips with only 1 gram of saturated fat. But I still ate too many. Then I get into the fridge and pull out my cottage cheese and stand eating it right from the carton, I was still shaking. When what I SHOULD have done, something that works instantly for me, is drink about 4 ounces of juice. That woulda fixed it and would have worked faster than the chips and the cottage cheese. But I not only was shaking from my sugar being too low, I was hungry as ****. So I wanted FOOD.

Okay, so I put away the cottage cheese and the bag clip back on the chips and put everything away. Now it's time to start fixing dinner for my husband and son. My son, the kid that wouldn't eat right if his life depended on it, wanted chicken nuggets for dinner. Well so did my husband. Fine. I fix them chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese. I ate two bites of the mac & cheese and two chicken nuggets. MORE crap adding MORE calories that I don't need. But I'm still hungry (when I let my blood sugar bottom out like that, I feel famished the rest of the day, which is why I'm kicking myself for not taking a snack that I could have eaten on my way TO the store FROM my appt.) so I open the bag of chips back up and eat more. Then I get into the fridge and eat a few pieces of my imitation crabmeat. And I've still yet to eat dinner, which I fully plan to do, since I'm STILL HUNGRY

Anyway - thanks for listening, I just felt like venting and taking my frustrations out on my keyboard. I know a few chips and chicken nuggets and all that aren't going to kill me, but I'm still kicking myself for not taking a snack with me this afternoon and consuming all those extra calories.

Pooey

Well, it's not a flop. You had a little too much, but it wasn't an all-out binge.

DO eat the dinner, because you need the nutritious food. It'll set you up to do better tomorrow.

If you're feeling really down about the extra stuff you munched, you can always do an extra hour of exercise. But stop kicking yourself, and don't write off the whole day because of the slip. (That's just a prelude to saying, Because the day is a flop, I might as well have everything I want for the rest of it, and THAT will only compound the damage.)

lol, yes, I've done that before too. It's like, "Well, I've already blown it, I may as well go for broke."



Thanks, hon

Honey I know how you feel.

I had a bad day today due to fast food. Just like every Friday. That is our errand running/grocery shopping day. I ate a good breakfast but stopped at Hardees for lunch and ate a huge chicken filet sandwhich and water. What did hubby and the kids want for dinner? Dominoes pizza! It seems like all I had today was fat, calories and tons of salt.

Oh well...maybe tomorrow will be better. I will be home and can control what I eat.

I'm STILL eating, lol.

I know what you mean. I guess we all have 'bad' days. This isn't our first bad day and it won't be the last, but it still makes you feel like crap sometimes.

I know one bad day won't ruin everything, but it still feels good to vent about it

Oh well, like another poster said (forgive me but I don't remember who it was) we can't change yesterday, but we can change tomorrow.

LLV-I had a bad day too, actually I have had a pretty bad week. I have had a terrible sweets craving, and although I dont eat a lot in one day, it adds up by the end of the week!!! OUCH...
I will be better tomorrow, hope you will too!!!!

I'm having a bad 2 weeks!!! Actually, I still drink tons of water,and I do eat my low sodium soup for lunches. I also discovered soy yogurt (yay, 'cuz I'm lactose intolerant), but still, I'm eating like crap. I'm keep telling my self that after my next two papers I'll get back on my diet all the way, but i'm frustrated. Plus, I accidentally deleted my Fat Chicks diet buddy's last message and I can't message her. She probably thinlks I forgot all about
Good luck to you!

We will be, dangit!

Awww, do you remember her name?

It started with Suzy. I think it was suzyqued, but I have no idea how to search for her. She's an awesome buddy, and I feel horrible about accidentally deleting her messages!!! Any tips guys?

Don't be too hard on yourself LLV. At least you did go for the cottage cheese

Weekends are my hardest time, especially Saturday.

I get shakey too if I don't eat. It's an awful feeling. And it's true for me too, if I go to long without eating and get shakey, I'm hungry the rest of the day.

Tomorrow will be a better day for you!

Tammy O.

You don't have any of her messages in your private inbox or anything?

You sound like you may be hypoglycemic too. Those are the typical symptoms.

I used to have a real problem with it before I started my lifestyle change because for one thing I never ate breakfast. And I'd go hours between meals. Which is most likely what a huge part of my problem was. But since I've made this change, I rarely have problems anymore. Except, like today, I go hours without eating.

Nah LLV. I accidentally deleted everyting while I was "tidying" my inbox. But I just realized i could use the advanced search options and look for any posts she's done. I found her and just sent her a message explain what a supreme idiot I am, LOL.

Thanks for the support guys! I'm having a bad food stretch lately, but I feel better knowing I'm not alone and I can start over. Fat Chicks Unite!!!!!

Excellent, I'm glad you found her