I did pretty well Monday thru Thursday day. Monday I did have one setback--getting sick from stuffing my belly full of broccoli and having to soothe an upset stomach and nasty taste in my mouth with ONE scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Yesterday I did great, I had my usual eggs with cheese and green onion for breakfast followed by some celery when I made it to work. I was not hungry at all, but I had one spoonful of peanut butter at 10 snacktime. 12 lunch came around, and I had one chicken breast fried in olive oil by the Jman. I also had about a cup of asparagus--which I LOVE! I felt awesome throughout the rest of the day. I had to have 1 little snack cup of sugar free jello to stifle my sweet tooth.
Then I went home.
I had one sugar free fudgecicle. Not a bad choice. Then I had about 3/4 cup of cottage cheese sprinkled with splenda, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. If I had stopped there I would have been in good shape...but that wasn't the case :( I escaped the pantry and fridge for a little while to clean all the windows on the outside of the house. I have never been fond of a latter, but I was able to maneuver the thing all around the house to get my windows sparkly clear.
Then to P&E's house. I had intentions of going to see Edie and asking her to come outside for a while. When I found her asleep on the couch I made a beeline to the M&M's on the counter. One handful gone. I paced. Another handful gone. Then I said, "You must go outside and get your mind off this!" Now, once again, this would have been an admirable stopping point for a serial sweet eater like me.
I eventually made it back to P&E's house--where the delicious food lives. (I cleaned my pantry and fridge and the only thing to tempt me is hot chocolate...but I have really forgotten about that stuff). Jordon admitted he had a burrito, I praised him for having something that he wanted...and one of them....I would have had 10 cupcakes if they were around. But he said he wanted cereal...so I thought I had to have some too. I had raisin bran topped with multi-grain cheerios and drowned in 2% milk. I felt like I was in carb-Heaven. Sadly, that still wasn't enough, and I figured if I had splurged that much I may as well have whatever else I wanted. And taa-daa--M&M's again. Two more handfuls went down the gullet and -- SURPRISE!-- no more M&M's in the house. But, I found one more stash--the sugar free chocolate wafers hidden in the pantry. I had 4. Then I was done.
I did my nightly ritual of getting the kitchen clean and shiny, then I made my chicken--which I just had for lunch. I also boiled 3 eggs (which took the plunge this morning when I dropped every one of them in the floor when I made it to work :( ) I still had celery, broccoli, and cucumber at work, so my vegetables were covered. I moved on to the Jello. I made 4 little containers and one big container with double the amount. I just love the stuff, and I can't get enough of it. The store bought already made stuff just isn't at great as the kind I make out of the box at home.
Now, this morning I was ravenous when I woke up...something I hadn't experience in several days. I realized this is a result of my crazy bloodsugar from eating the M&M's, cereal, and chocolate wafers yesterday. I waited until I was spiffy, then I made my breakfast--only this morning I cheated and put an apple in with my eggs...and it was great. I added some cinnamon and splenda. MMMMM MMMMM. I also had 8 oz sugar free Jello topped with light whipped cream. I just needed a jolt of sweetness on my tastebuds.
By 10 I wasn't hungry at all. But, I had some cucumber and dip anyway. Lunch was the baked chicken and more cucumber. I'm in good shape about now. My weight went down and then popped right back up to the starting point. I will begin to ride bikes when I get it over to the house. I am looking forward to doing something fun that isn't strictly exercise.
I hope to do well tomorrow--I'll be around town all day and there are so many good food choices !!! I have convinced myself that evening of bad eating does not a bad dieter make.
Until next time...
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