moment of weakness

So I've been doing really great with my eating. Salads for lunch, plenty of water, little or no dew. Yesterday, I was at my sister's all day helping with work and she sent me out for Taco Bell for lunch. I had a Nachos Bell Grande and a XL dew. It was good, but I felt really full afterwards, like I had eaten way too much. I did make sure to get in enough water though. Dinner was french toast. I only had 2 pieces, with a little bit of butter, and some All Fruit jelly instead of syrup. My snack later was a peach.

I just finished my salad for today's lunch - yes late. It was so good! I think I may have retrained my taste buds. LOL I'm working tonight so I'll have to make an effort to find an easy, healthy snack I can take.

Fruit Smoothie

It's summertime and the best time for a fruit smoothie! After some watermelon, I'm now enjoying another smoothie.

Fruit Smoothie
orange juice
banana
frozen strawberries
frozen blueberries

Blend in blender until pureed.

first weekend

Today marks Day 7 of my commitment and the end of the first weekend. I did fairly well overall. Today's menu consisted of cheerios with a banana. Zucchini quesadilla and watermelon. A small piece of fudge. A peach and more watermelon. Oatmeal with milk. And a handful of mixed nuts. And a lot of water. Not as much as I should have, but enough. And I didn't have any dew, proving that I can have 1 one day and go back to not having any the next.

Looking forward to starting week 2!

happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July!

Today we celebrated Joshua's 6th birthday! It's hard to believe he's getting so old. And it is the 4th of July. So today wasn't the best day for my eating. Breakfast and lunch were good - oatmeal and milk, then a salad with egg. I did get all my water in for today. But I also had a piece of cake, a few jellybeans, a few licks of frosting and extra crumbs of cake. It's so easy to just eat and lick things when you're cooking! Dinner was a hot dog with bun, corn on the cob, chips and dip, and a little macaroni salad. On top of all that, I had a venti caramel mocha frappuccino, a small cup of coffee with french vanilla creamer, and 1 can of mountain dew. Whoa, that seems like so much! It's so easy to just get eating and not realize what I'm doing.

So I went a little crazy, but I'm not beating myself up. I got my water intake for the day and I am still cutting way back on the dews. Today makes day 6 of trying to break my dew habit and I've been able to stick with it. Baby steps.

the picture says it all

Yep, that was lunch today! And if you'll notice, there's an egg in there! I actually didn't mind it today and am thinking that if I keep eating it, I might get to where I actually enjoy it. I did add a few croutons, some shredded cheese and went for the good dressing.

another lunch, another salad

More salad for lunch today. Day 4. I did cheat and have two pieces of bacon crumbled over it, but I went for the raspberry spritzer dressing to balance it out a bit. I also had a tomato fresh from our garden! Two dark cocoa roasted almonds finished it off.

About an hour or so later, I got hungry so I had a huge fruit smoothie. 2 hours later I had 6 whole wheat ritz crackers with cheese. Yum!

I just finished up 60 oz. of water for today! And so far no dew, but I think I may have one later.

Lunch

I just finished my wonderful lunch. Romaine lettuce with a hard-boiled egg, a handful of croutons, and creamy caesar dressing. I also finished my first 30oz. or so of water. I feel full, but still wanting something sweet. Maybe a small piece of fudge will do the trick.....