I didn't eat breakfast this morning because I'm just sick to death of eggs and I'm sick of having to cook and plan everything and I just want to have some freaking fruit and yogurt for breakfast!

Needless to say I'm in a bad mood. Didn't eat breakfast OR lunch. I came home from helping at the school and had some almonds, a glass of milk and a Fudgesicle. A healthy lunch that is not. I ended up laying down because I had a migraine. When I woke up to pick up my son from school I was starving and just cranky. What did i eat? Peanut butter on whole grain bread (at least it's Phase II friendly, right?). Then I pick up my son and they have Paczki. They are a Polish donut basically filled with fruit. I made the conscious decision to eat it. It wasn't an impulse grab or anything. I decided to eat it and I did. Boy did i regret it. I feel like BLECH right now. Eww.

So, I'm officially dusted off and heading to eat my chicken caesar salad for dinner. I'm impressed that it took me 7 days to stray but you know what, it's fine. Now I have a glimpse of how crappy a lot of sugar makes me feel.

I put my order in for Peapod for groceries and will have a stocked pantry again tomorrow. YAY!

Sometimes we need to trip up to get that little silver ball in our brain back into the right slot!

i agree here i have to make a conscious effort to eat breakfast...although admit i sometimes just take nonfat plain yogurt and add a spoon of sf jam to it and like it as much as the sugary yogurt.

btw i have never had a paczki every since i heard that one has over 500 calories...uggg

I get tired of cooking, too. So, when I cook, I cook extra. Leftovers are my friend! Instead of eggs for breakfast, try leftovers. I also like cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt mixed with SF maple syrup for breakfast.

You had a bad day. Get back up, girlfriend! You can do it!

i mix cottage cheese with sf jello lol.. sounds gross but its quite tasty and sweet

stacy xxx

I agree with Chelby- Leftovers are my friend too!!! lots of times I have cold soup for breakfast! LOL, or sometimes a veggie burger patty just heated up on the go! or a ww wrap full of veggies... But, I always keep oatmeal handy in case I get in a pinch! I tend to run late a lot!

I didn't let it derail me. I just went along business as usual and ate my on plan dinner. All's right in the world. I have to say, it wasn't really worth it. I can't imagine eating another one or a donut again. I just felt terrible afterwards.

I'm going to go on a cooking spree this weekend and make tons of stuff for the freezer so I have things on hand. It will be much better once I'm on Phase 2 and have a bit more flexibility. Did I mention I miss my fruit!?!?!

MomPom, it's great that you learned from the experience so you can avoid it in the future! Sometimes it just takes eating those things that look so tempting to realize they weren't worth it--and then you don't do it in the future.

For the breakfast malaise, check out the Breakfast Alternatives to Eggs thread in the FAQ.

It's the high fat & high sugars that make paczki so nutritionally vacuous. They are tasty though but definitely not diet fare. Here's the stats from TDP.

POM, like beachgal said, dieting is a learning experience. I've also found that things I used to like just don't cut it for me anymore...especially the sugary stuff. You're right that PH2 will be better...a little bit of fruit & starch made all the difference in the world. Hope the rest of your PH1 goes by quickly.