Diary of a Compulsive Overeater - Day 7

ellelit

well yesterday was definitely better than the day before, so i am greatful for that. i woke up feeling kinda crappy and realized later in the day that i had a cold. i walked to work as usual, so i got a little bit of activity in. i tried that paul mckenna thing yesterday, and it seems to be ok... i still ate some bad things, but i didn't binge at all, so that is huge for me (trying to be positive here lol ). here is what i ate yesterday:

breakfast:
1.5 cups oatmeal
1 banana
1 granola bar

snack:
2 wasa crackers
1 yogurt
mini carrots

lunch:
2 sausages
1/2. cup rice
steamed broccoli
1 large chocolate brownie

snack:
cucumber slices
22 almonds
banana

after work snack:
4 0z. garlic sausage
1 bag of chips (small bag)
1 small diet pop

supper:
1 cup w/w pasta
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/5 sausages, put in the sauce

so, it may seem like I cheated alot today, but i never over-ate, which for right now is my main goal. today i am really sick, and want to crawl back under the covers and sleep it off, but i dont have any sick time left. i have to go to work, work for a bit and likely get sent home. i weighed in yesterday and was the same weight as i was last monday, so i looked at that in a positive way, and tried not to get too down on myself for binging. i also tried smiling alot yesterday, and got some nice smiles in return, and also thought about all of the nice things people said about me: the blue sweater i was wearing looked really nice and made my eyes really blue, i'm a nice friend because i worked someone else's last half hour on friday so they could go home early. today is a beautiful sunny day, and i'm going to try to focus on positive things that happened, try not to binge, and try to follow my meal plan: for today plan is:

breakfast:
bagle with microwaved egg, 1 piece bacon, 1.2 oz cheese, tomato and mayo
1/2 apple/bran muffin, no butter

snack:
1/2 apple bran muffin, no butter
mini carrots

lunch:
1 cup w/w pasta
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/5 sausages, put in the sauce

snack:
1 yogurt
22 almonds
cucumber slices

after work snack:
1 apple, sliced

supper:
roasted sausages (i know i know, they were on 75% off this week lol)
mashed potatoes
steamed broccoli

here is to today, here is to getting over my cold, and making it through a time of the month where i don't sit and eat whole chocolate cakes in one sitting.

ellelit

well yesterday was definitely better than the day before, so i am greatful for that. i woke up feeling kinda crappy and realized later in the day that i had a cold. i walked to work as usual, so i got a little bit of activity in. i tried that paul mckenna thing yesterday, and it seems to be ok... i still ate some bad things, but i didn't binge at all, so that is huge for me (trying to be positive here lol ). here is what i ate yesterday:

breakfast:
1.5 cups oatmeal
1 banana
1 granola bar

snack:
2 wasa crackers
1 yogurt
mini carrots

lunch:
2 sausages
1/2. cup rice
steamed broccoli
1 large chocolate brownie

snack:
cucumber slices
22 almonds
banana

after work snack:
4 0z. garlic sausage
1 bag of chips (small bag)
1 small diet pop

supper:
1 cup w/w pasta
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/5 sausages, put in the sauce

so, it may seem like I cheated alot today, but i never over-ate, which for right now is my main goal. today i am really sick, and want to crawl back under the covers and sleep it off, but i dont have any sick time left. i have to go to work, work for a bit and likely get sent home. i weighed in yesterday and was the same weight as i was last monday, so i looked at that in a positive way, and tried not to get too down on myself for binging. i also tried smiling alot yesterday, and got some nice smiles in return, and also thought about all of the nice things people said about me: the blue sweater i was wearing looked really nice and made my eyes really blue, i'm a nice friend because i worked someone else's last half hour on friday so they could go home early. today is a beautiful sunny day, and i'm going to try to focus on positive things that happened, try not to binge, and try to follow my meal plan: for today plan is:

breakfast:
bagle with microwaved egg, 1 piece bacon, 1.2 oz cheese, tomato and mayo
1/2 apple/bran muffin, no butter

snack:
1/2 apple bran muffin, no butter
mini carrots

lunch:
1 cup w/w pasta
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/5 sausages, put in the sauce

snack:
1 yogurt
22 almonds
cucumber slices

after work snack:
1 apple, sliced

supper:
roasted sausages (i know i know, they were on 75% off this week lol)
mashed potatoes
steamed broccoli

here is to today, here is to getting over my cold, and making it through a time of the month where i don't sit and eat whole chocolate cakes in one sitting.

FUNinTHEsun

keep up the smiles and positive thinking! i hope u feel better soon!

:happy:

dshandt

Writing it all down, good or bad is a tremendous motivator isn't it? Many a time I have passed up a dessert because I just didn't want to log it!!!

feel better fast....drink tons of water!

:flowerforyou:

Shannon023

Sounds like a better day. :flowerforyou:

Keep it up, elle. You have a lot of people here pulling for you!!

may_marie

Im happy to hear from you and espacialy that you are doing good, (other then the cold :grumble: )
take one day at the time,

your doing fantastic, congrats on maintaining it is an achievement !!
take good care
may

chriss1tt

I am sooooo happy for you.:flowerforyou: You are doing really great. Keep up the good work. It will be worth it. And a little secret, you are keeping me motivated.

dragonscapes24

I hope you don't mind but I have taken a page from your book and I am putting down the plan for the day before hand... what I will eat and what exercise I will do... It really seems to be helping me to log it all in first thing in the morning... I know that if I change something it's not too hard to change it here but I am less likely to do so once I already have it down...
Thank you for being an inspiration...:flowerforyou:
Jenn

peej76

YAY to you on being positive, it makes a big difference on your overall outlook! It sounds like you did awesome with the food thing too, remember baby steps will get you big rewards!!! Keep it up and take care!!:flowerforyou: