It Could Have Been Worse

I wonder how many others in the world are like me. How many others live teetering between a diet (full of rules, no-no's, and restrictions) and overeating (full of indulgence and excess).

Today wasn't great. I felt crappy from the get-go. I knew things were going to get rough and tried as hard as I could to turn around my less-than-positive thoughts. Things just weren't working.

I was tired. Truth be told, I hadn't slept well as I had cramps all night long. I was grouchy. 

After lunch, I took a nap. It helped my desire to eat (and when I say eat - I mean, OVEREAT!) and I did feel less tired.

I don't know why, but I ate more marina and pasta for dinner. That makes three meals - the same thing eaten - over the past 24 hours. What's up with that? I was craving more, even though I had just had a small bowl for lunch... 

Then, I ate two small pieces of bread with it. Very unusual for me.

Then, then... oh yeah, there's a then - then, I ate TWO cups of cheerios. I knew I wanted to snack. I wanted to snack in a big way. I had hoped a bowl of cheerios (no milk) would keep my hands and mouth busy enough to distract myself from what I really wanted (I really wanted chips...). 

Wasn't a great day. But, I made it through without a major food catastrophe. That may be the biggest positive twist I can put on the day - no catastrophes.


I've just squeaked by Day 4.

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Breakfast: yogurt and honey


Snack: missed


Lunch: 1/2 cup high fiber pasta with 1/2 cup of homemade marina


Dinner: 1.5 cup high fiber pasta with 1 cup of homemade marina, two pieces of bread w/garlic spread

Snack: 2 cups of cheerios

(Now, that I've written down my day, I can see I shouldn't have skipped my snack, I needed to eat more at lunch, and my dinner servings were way too much.)

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Treadmill: nothing (big frown)

Steps taken: 6564

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I look forward to starting fresh in the morning!