Confessions of a Bulk Eater

Today went well too.  Despite the stress at work, I haven’t been stuffing my face with food.  I did want a bagel this morning, but I text messaged my friend who is doing this with me and she talked me out of it.  Thank God for supportive friends.    Again, I was super hungry before lunch, but by the time I got to eat, I wasn’t so hungry anymore.  At least I didn’t eat all of my salad.  Maybe b/c I’m getting bored with salads….which is not good since I plan on having one every day for lunch this week.  Maybe it’s because the impromptu meeting before lunch caused a wee bit of stress.  Who knows.  

I went to dinner with a friend tonight and I chose to go to Sweet Tomatoes.  Yes, I know, more salad.  But I figured there was so MUCH to put on the salad plus I could get soup.  I even looked up their menu online before I went and got the nutritional value of certain things so I would know what to get as well.   Things went well until I got up to get my son some macaroni and myself some soup.   That’s when I saw the bread and everything else…  YUMM!!!!!   I did get one piece of bread and that was my downfall.  4 pieces later, I was done.   I hadn’t had bread since Sunday, so as soon as it hit my tongue, I think my body started celebrating.   I probably ate too much, but I didn’t feel over loaded or bloated when I left.  Nor did I feel fully satisfied.  Truth be told, I could have sat there for hours eating bread and soup and salad.    Especially the tomato soup and the grilled cheese foccacia bread they had….  ummmmm, I am starting to drool just thinking about it.

After I got home and got the kids to bed, I did exercise.   I did Debbie Seibers again.  I better have a beach body in 6 weeks as much pain as I’m in.  It’s a good pain though.  I know it’s working at least.

So here’s the low down today:

Breakfast - orange (oh, how I wanted a bagel with cream cheese)

Lunch - iceburg lettuce, escarole, tomatoes, cucumbers, red pepper salad with strawberry/jalepeno dressing; grapes

Snack - banana

Supper - salad with romaine lettuce, spinach, shredded zucchini, shredded cabbage, chickpeas, kidney beans, cucumber, tomatoes, mushrooms with f/f honey mustard dressing; cream of tomato soup; 5 pieces of grilled cheese foccacia bread; 1 pc quattro formaggio (that’s 4 cheese) foccacia bread; a few bites of Ceaser Asiago Salad (probably 3 b/c it wasn’t that good); and a fresh baked cookie.  

Really, looking back, dinner wasn’t all THAT bad.   The salad was pretty much “free” except for the dressing.   Basically, I used up my weekly point allowance with the other stuff.   PLUS, I exercised.  I think that’s what I’m the most excited about since I am NOT one to do it on my own.