I woke up this morning with the strongest urge to eat, eat, eat. I was not hungry, but so wanted to eat. (I generally do not wake up like this and am satisfied with my breakfast.) I had a tea first thing. Then my oatmeal and then went on to have 1 huge bite of dd's ww toast and 1 even bigger bite of her milk and Cheerios. I stopped, put in some laundry, took a shower and am feeling a little bit calmer. I hate it when this happens. I will still be fine today if I stay on plan. Here it is: L: veggie sandwich with lf cream cheese on ww. S: tomatos and cukes from the garden D: roasted veggie and orzo salad and a green salad- taking it to the pool I have been eating enough calories and going along nicely. I think that I am feeling some stress about an upcoming interaction with my sister. I have not been taking my B complex regularly either. Eventually, I feel more stress and more appetite when I don't take the vitamins.
I am seeing more and more that stress plays a part in my appetite. More often than not, I internalize my stress and say (to myself and others) that it is not so bad. Today I will take time to call a friend. I will also take 15 minutes of quiet time to read and write. Time to calm down myself and my appetite.
The day ended up ok- not great. I did limit dinner portion, but them ate 2 bites of dd's portion. UUGH! Not aweful, but could have been better. I was wanting an ice cream cone (get these about 1-2 times per season- not a regular thing.) and resisted. I used Denise's technique of telling myself that if I want one this weekend at the pool, I will plan for it and have it. Usually I can pass them up pretty easily. I have the alarm set for 5.30 and hope that some good cardio tomorrow AM will help. Part of what was going on today was that dh got a new job offer to start an AODA treatment program at his institution. This is a great thing and he will love it, but there has been lots of talk, thinking and energy and I have not settled into myself today. I hope that the dust will settle a bit by tomorrow.
Update, I ate lunch on plan, was making dinner and ate about 5-6 bites, not small tastes, but bites. Then I ate 3 chocolate grahams. I am figthing this like mad today. My plan is to cut down on dinner orzo portion and to add more cukes and tomatos to my green salad. I have also counted the grahams as my afternoon snack. I will barely hang on to my calorie limits.
I sometimes have these mornings, I try drinking a good amount of water. The other thing that seems to help is eating protein with my meals or snacks, not a lot but a small amount.
Good for you for taking some time today to care for yourself, that should help to lower your stress level. Jill
Summer Challenge Goals: 1) Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week 2) Plan weekly menus
