Breakfast: Three eggs and two slices of ham.
Lunch: Leftover chicken caccitore (Still delicious. Seriously.)
Dinner: Salmon Patties and sauteed potatoes
How I felt:
I learned from yesterday's mistake and increased my breakfast. I wasn't quite as starving by lunchtime, which was good. I actually felt that choice helped me not be quite so tempted by all the junk food and snacks that were around me today. I made Mac&Cheese for the babies (I babysat today, for anyone who was confused) and wasn't at all tempted to take a bite or eat what they didn't. I call that a win.
I'm learning that there are seriously no "short cuts" with this program. My evening ran long and I had to rush home, get dinner started, take care of a toddler who was getting fussier by the minute, and figure out how to keep the house clean. The kiddo finally went to sleep around 8:30 so Jonny and I got to sit down together for dinner by 9pm. On a normal day, we would have ordered out or bought ready-made dinner items from Hy-Vee. I've found that I've had to rearrange some priorities for this to be successful, but it's been so worth it. The food is delicious so far and I feel like I'm honing in on some kind of random kitchen skills I didn't think I had.
I'm finding it hard to plan things with friends without saying things like, "We have to find a place where I can actually eat something," or "yeah, well, I can't eat that, so..." or even worse, "well I'm doing this thing where I can't eat dairy or added sugar or..." I'm desperate to stay positive about this. This isn't about what I can't eat; this is about breaking my psychological dependence on food. I still want to have fun; I still want to be with friends; I just want to find a way we can do that without it centering around eating bad things. I'm forever grateful to my amazing husband and family who have been supportive and encouraging...for both days...
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Oh man sounds rough about the eating out! I would say make a list of all the things you can eat and just make modifications so you can eat out and still stick with it. I still feel like you'll have to be around it eventually and if you find it too hard, you can always decline or suggest something else.
ReplyDeleteFollowing! I too have had a struggle with weight and food for years. I hope to find courage through your experience! You go girl!!!
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