Accountability....

I am trying to be accountable for my eating habits / patterns. So here is how I did last night......
   From 7pm to 7am I did fairly well. I drank lots of crystal light, coffee, hot SF apple cider, and a protein shake. I only had 4 peanut butter crackers and I ate them over the course of the 12 hours.  I was quite proud of my accomplishment of not eating and grazing all night long. Then, on the way home in my car, I ate 1/2 of protein bar.  Now I get home..........And that is when the munchies kick in!
I come home to find cereal bowls half full of drying cereal on the counter, the Island counter is full of junk, the bakers rack is overflowing with stuff, the dish washer is full of clean dishes, the washing machine is full of clean clothes and the dryer is full of dried clothes.... I get overwhelmed almost instantly! I reach for a SF ice cream bar and gobble up a half of one. I grab a handfull of peanuts and start crunching, I totally loose control! I finally just go to bed after cleaning up the kitchen. I was so tired. I get up after about 4 1/2 hours and finish cleaning up the mess before I go to town to run some errands that have to get finished before I go back out to work tonight.
 So here I am ready to go to work and I plan on being back on track at work again, not grazing / munching and sticking to lots of water and protein.
 I will let you all know how I do tomorrow.
Thanks again for being there for me!!!!

Cathy

Way to keep track of things, Cathy!  It sounds like you did pretty well.  Just bing more aware of everything that you are eating should help you a lot!

Way to go for being accountable.  It's hard airing out your dirty laundry so I commend you! It doesn't look as if you really ate very much in the way of a sit down meal.  Did you??? I'm a grazer, so I can identify - especially an emotional grazer.  It's hard.....it's either get really mad and blow or eat something..... But, you being accountable is the 1st step. Do you ever use fitday.com to log in what you eat?  It's great.  I keep it up all day while at work and if I eat a tootsie roll...it gets logged in. So.....we're going to accountable to our eating....ok.....my turn (gulp!) This morning, I started the day (at 630 am) with a Chocolate Mint Protein shake made with 1/2 cup of Micellar Milk and crushed ice. 1 tsp of cinnamon raisin peanut butter. For breakfast (at 830 am), I had 1 package of Kashi Honey Cinnamon Oatmeal w/ 1/4 cup of fresh blueberries. 1 tsp Cinnamon Raisin peanut butter Snack (1015) was 1 oz of beef jerkey, 1 tsp cinnamon raisin peanut butter Lunch (1145):  2/3 cup of white chicken chili w/ white beans, diced chicken and roasted corn. Snack (ha! between 130 - 430):  Nectarine, 1 Russel Stovers Sugar Free Chocolate Coconut candy, 5 pecan halves Dinner(730):  Krogers Carb Master Yogurt cup w/ 2 tbsp Honey Oats granola, 1 tsp cinnamon raisin peanut butter ***NOTE what I graze on....peanut butter..... As of right now, I am at: Calories:  1220 Carbs:  117 Protein: 101 I plan to have either a protein shake or a protein pudding later.  That will add approx 150 calories and 20+ grams of protein.  Can't decide. OH!  I just finished my workout and burned 441 calories - WHEW!

Until tomorrow...YOU ROCK!!!

Hey there Cathy you hang in there and that husband needs to help you out at home while your on graveyard lol ! You will get a hold of this  so dont beat yourself up prayers going up for you kiddo and sending you a big HUG!!!!!! 

The challenges we face are amazing, aren't they?  It sounds to me like you are really facing them head-on, and that in and of itself is great! I just wanted to reiterate what Jill mentioned...fitday.com.  I would be so totally lost if I didn't keep up with that...it has been a fantastic tool for me.  I hope that helps! Cindy

Okay You did better than previously but I can see you are disappointed in yourself because of what happened at home - so instead of being overwhelmed and taking it  -  you need to get the people who make the mess to clean it up as they are sabotaging you - you need to explain this to them and insist that they clean up before you come home....  You still did better than previously but now you need to get your family on board to help you....... And be proud of yourself - you did much better .... My only other question would be what else did you do for protein?  -  if you don't eat enough of it you will be starving when you get home.... maybe some more shakes if you are doing the liquid diet or some other protein foods if you are not... Good luck for tomorrow! Jackie

Good am Cathy, You've gotten some great responses and I truly think you should seek the help of others & not take on all the responsibilities. You are working & need a break too. Its easy to "eat on the go" because we are always doing something. For me, I'm on the go constantly...errands,  chores, school, playdates, bills, etc and these guys take for granted I'm Super Woman & USUALLY TRY to do it all but there are times when honestly things slide (ummmmmmm maybe on purpose LMAO) and these guys are like OH MY GOSH I see now how much you REALLY do. Nothing like a lesson in appreciation to get ya smiling. Know that you are loved & appreciated and we all have bad days but TODAY is a new one to make better choices & TRY... Big hugs & lotsa prayers....

Well Cathy sounds like you didn't do too bad.  I do wonder though if you are getting enough in.  Starvation mode will sabatoge it if your body isn't getting what it needs.  Keep up the dedication & hard work.