As the weekend winds down, so does the temptation! Although I hate to see Chris have to go back to work in the morning, I know the week will be a good thing! During the week we have many less social events, and I always find Friday and Saturday to be the hardest days.
With that said, today was a better day! We had no plans today, and we stayed home all day. (Not going to lie! It's 10:45pm, and I am still in my jammies from this morning!) I lucked out, and it was my morning to sleep in today. I crawled out of bed around 10am, so I didn't bother to eat breakfast. I didn't even begin to get hungry until 11:30. Due to the need to go to the grocery store (pay day is Tuesday!), we do not have a lot to choose from in the food department, so at the request of the 2 year old, we had dinosaur chicken nuggets for lunch. I had 14 nuggets on my plate (they are smaller than the regular nuggets), but I only ate 12 and gave the rest to Jameson when he ran out. HE NEEDS TO EAT! I also drank water with my lunch. This came to 423 calories so far for the day.
Throughout the afternoon, I avoided the kitchen and kept busy, so I did not feel the urge to snack! Around 5pm, I was starting to want to snack, but I knew it was almost dinner time, so I just went to start dinner. Well, the lasagna bake that I was going to make didn't work out because we were out of mozzarella cheese, so it was back to square one. We had a pound of ground beef thawed. The Hamburger Helper was cheeseburger macaroni and full of calories! Sloppy Joes didn't sound good either. So, I decided to fry hamburgers in a skillet. Usually we grill hamburgers, but it was the middle of a thunderstorm outside! I had two small cheeseburgers, but I stacked them together in one sandwich to do without the 100 extra calories of 2 more pieces of bread. I also had a glass of milk. The total for the milk, cheese, and bread was 480 calories. That is 903 calories before the meat. I'm not sure how many calories were in the beef, but I know I was well under the normal 2000 calories for the day, and I was completely satisfied! This evening all I have had is water. I have ignored my brain reminding me of the peanut butter ice cream in the back of the freezer! LOL
It feels good to be back on track, and I hope the rain will go away now so we can get back to our family walks!
Couldn't agree more about the rain...and your family walks! I know groceries are low right now, but Tuesday's a good time to stock back up on the green beans that were your go-to filler last time. And maybe try a little of something you didn't like before; I have found I like some things I didn't before but also dislike some I used to like. Tastes change, as do priorities in life. You're doing great, and I'm glad today was a little easier. And put reminders in front of you if it helps. Save a Google image of the Facebook quote or Aunt Sandy's awesome driving comparison as the wallpaper on your computer, print them and put them in a drawer you open every day, something like that. Nothing's too crazy if it helps. I think this blog is wonderful, so I hope you continue with it and the diet. Like some quote I saw says, "Nothing changes if nothing changes." So true! Changing a lifetime of bad choices and habits is hard, but you're not a quitter...but in this case, you are a loser! :) Keep up the good work, and we'll do our best to help you through good times and bad. Love you and are so very proud!!
ReplyDeleteYou can pretty much eat as much salad as you want as long as you don't top it with things like bacon and use a light dressing. I keep almonds around for snacking and other nuts. Baby carrots are great for that too! We went on our run/walk today, and Mark fell way behind me, and all of a sudden he came around the corner riding Audrey's scooter! At least you are walking and not stealing a scooter! lol
ReplyDeleteAlso, we had fried hamburgers too. I left the cheese off, and just salt and peppered them before frying. I also left of the bun. It actually wasn't too bad that way. You are doing great!
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