Cheating...sorta
 

So here I sit exhausted from a very busy day, thinking about going to bed, and feeling twinges of guilt for my eating today.

But this guilt makes me think of just how far I have come in my eating habits. See, I did not eat junk food today, I did not sneak a quick cookie, nor indulge in too many calories. My breaking of plan consisted of not eating enough.
My husband and I have spent the last 2 weekends painting the interior of our place. We did the living room and dining room last weekend, and just didnt have the energy to do the ceilings. So today we did the ceilings, and tackled the kitchen, which involved not only the painting, but also cleaning the walls from top to bottom. OMG Remind me never to go so long without doing that again!
So we started first thing this morning with a trip to the store for a few extra supplies, then went to work. Before we left I had a yogurt. By the time we got everything done, it was almost 6 PM and time to make dinner. So with dinner under my belt, here it is almost bedtime, and I am at a grand total of 600 calories. Obviously I cant just sit here and eat up to 1200 before bed. And I know that one day of under eating is not going to screw up my metabolism, or send my body into starvation mode, but I still feel as though I have cheated! But I was just thinking and marveling at the guilt for not eating enough instead of guilt for eating half a cheesecake! It's a good guilt.

I'm sure one day will be ok. Good job on avoiding a late-night binge. I tend to get extremely hungry once my day winds down and I realize I haven't eaten enough.

I have a similar problem. I have a 5 year old and 2 year old, and between housework, errands, picking my son up at school, meal prep, cleanup and entertaining my daughter, I have a hard time eating enough. I'm also on a medication that tends to suppress the appetite, so I don't often feel hungry until I'm starving. :/ My metabolism is probably shot. :(

Yup I've had the same thing happen where it's just a crazy day and then at the end I realize I've hardly eaten. I figure as long as it doesn't happen too often or regularly it's not going to "mess anything up" too badly. Take a multivitamin if you haven't already and call it a day. Make sure everything tomorrow is especially healthy and nutritious!