Everyday Systems

Friday day 19 fail Sat day 20 S day Sun day 21 S day Monday day 22 TBD Feeling frustrated fell off wagon big time end of last week. Schedule changes through me off kilter so when I took a "mommy day off" TH and F and just spent it hanging out with my preschoolers, my diet derailed. Schedule chagnes ...

Day 18: failure

Had a wonderful day exploring with my kids and as a family this evening. But, stress of keeping hydrated and splurging on treats for the kids and then winging our schedule meant lunch at 2pm and dinner at 7pm so snacks were hard to avoid.

Day 17: success but still too much starch. Went grocery shopping. Hoping for more veggie/fruit balanced meals. And, still dealing w/stress and emotional eating WAY more than I realized.

Day 16: success! But, still eating too large of portions and still making too many starch-y food choices.

day 13: s-day day 14: s-day day 15: failure Kid-less so low stress but kid-less so I want a treat I don't have to cut up in tiny pieces or share!! LOL So far so good... Couldn't stay away from the last scoop of ice cream while snuggled up reading in the last of my silence before the kids come home. :(

nlb - You didn't read the book wrong. This is my decision - I counted it a fail since I drink soda in such excess that I am now counting it as a "sweet" for me. Trying to "encourage" myself into more water, tea, and juices rather than always heading to the soda out of habit.

Beth/Mom2TwoVikings

Day 12: success

Had lunch out w/family and remembered to get lemonade this time! LOL

Was up late visiting with friends and contemplated staying up 15 more minutes so it would be after midnight so I could have a piece of straggling Easter candy (LOL) but went to bed instead.

Day 11: success 2:15pm God, help me! Possible bedbugs. Found 100's of ants coming from ceiling light fixture. Looking for spray and found kitchen sink pipe leaking. Pouring rain. Kids stuck in house for 3 days. And, I want ICE CREAM, CHOCOLATE, ANYTHING!! Grr. 6:13pm Made it through the Great Ant Ba...

Day 10: success 5pm It's been a hard day since my in-laws took the kids while I went grocery shopping..and I usually have a treat when this happens since (for once) I don't have to share! LOL But, so far so good. And, why exactly am I driving around with a 1/2 box of candy from my mother-in-law that...

Day 9: failure

More mindless not paying attention. Realized halfway through eating out that I had ordered a diet pop and had drank half of it. At least I ordered diet LOL I guess the habits took a long time to build and will take more "de-programming" than I thought.

Day 6: S day Day 7: S-day Day 8: failure 7:40am weighed in: down 1 lb. Back on the wagon this morning and focusing on smaller portions instead of "panic" portions to get me through to the next plate. LOL 10:30pm Talk about mindless eating! *sigh* Made it through a really tough afternoon with no snac...

Day 5: failure "Spontaneous fun picnic" turned into 3 hrs out in heat with nothing to drink and a well-meaning mother-in-law with only soda to drink. *sigh* Not too bad on the scale of things but a bummer to have failed on such a silly thing. Having a major revelation about the anticipation of S-day...

Day Four So far a success but struggling... Must. Not. Emotionally. Eat! Stressed out, busy day w/kids who are now whipped & cranky on top of an absent hubby due to working 45-hour weeks along with full-time college classes w/finals next week. Want to eat SUGAR - cookies on fridge-top calling my na...

thanks for the welcome Debs! Pudding already made and I did fine. LOL Did have kid leftovers for dinner (PB&J from lunch, macaroni salad, a Gala apple, strawberries) But, I'm *definitely* counting the hours 'til Saturday...ummmmm, a COKE, 3 chocolate chip cookies waiting for me on top of the fridge,...

Day One was Monday...I had NO clue how much food I unknowingly plopped in my mouth! What a realization! Tasting stuff while I'm cooking, leftovers when the kids are done eating, and the SNACKING - good grief! While I was successful in exercising, I marked Monday as a "fail" day diet-wise since I ba...