Not an Easy Day

Ok, I know it's only day 4 and it was insane.  As I mentioned the other day, I work from home and have a really stressful job.  I spend most of the day on the phone in meetings and dealing with issues for the project that I'm currently working on.

Today started at 8 am sharp.  I thought I had two hours after the first call to grab a bite to eat and get caught up on emails.  Well that went out the window quickly.  Finally I didn't have to lead the call at 11 so I scrambled eggs with mushrooms and salsa with the computer and speaker phone in the kitchen.  It was so good & I was so hungry at that point (mistake).  The afternoon didn't get any better and at 4 I realized I hadn't eaten and grabbed some string cheese.  By 6:30 we had some family drama after work so I got the dogs out for their long walk (just over a mile).  That helped some, but I realized I needed to eat.  The leftover stir fry or fajitas just bothered my tummy to even look at them so I ended up with a grilled cheese.

I was tracking my food like a good muffin and had only eaten 23 of my 40 points.  Here's where I didn't treat myself well - I had some ice cream and two fun size candy bars.  Day 4 and I'm eating crap.  It didn't even taste good!  I know in WW there aren't any good/bad foods and I didn't go over my point allowance, but it was still crap!

At least Thursday is trash day so I'm getting rid of this ice cream and some of the stuff that shouldn't be in the house.  I need to find a place to hide some Blue Bell.  For those of you who aren't from Texas or the Southeast, Blue Bell is ice cream made in Brennan, Texas.  It is WONDERFUL.  You can get the Homemade Vanilla flavor at Outback Steakhouse (you can even talk to the manager and they can order you a 2 1/2 gallon tub for a party).  My favorite flavor is Chocolate Chip which is only available on a rotating schedule.  My friend placed an order for me during my surgery recovery, but somehow it got lost.  But the silver lining is that when she went to fix the order chocolate chip was back on the menu.  They overnight 4 half gallons so I have 3 in my freezer.  I did ask myself if today was Blue Bell worthy and it wasn't.  I'm hoping I can keep that up & really save it for special occasions.

I'll end today's note with a few promises to myself.  Tomorrow I will throw out the non-Blue Bell and other tempting items.  I see my shrink tomorrow and I normally stop for fast food (Mickey D's or Taco Bell).  I'm going to bring some carrots & snap peas to snack on in the car so I won't be hungry.  I also need to make sure I eat breakfast which is also something that I tend to skip on Wednesdays.

Here's to less stress tomorrow!

xxoo

Deb