Thursday, May 15th 2008
Day #2 Down:Wednesday, May 14th 2008
I woke up around 4:30 this morning. The first thing I thought of was "oh, I ate way too much last night! I feel so fat." Then as I woke up I realized that this wasn't true. I was within my calorie range for the day. I told myself to stop what I was thinking and to acknowledge that I reached my goal for yesterday. This experience scared me because I realized how I have trained my brain to instantly think about what I did wrong the day before and then beat myself up about it. I'm b...Tuesday, May 13th 2008
So, I've known for a while that I'm gaining weight. I also realize that I am an emotional eater. I also need to do something about it. I'm trying to think about what causes me to eat. Then this evening, when my husband came home from work he was is a horrible mood!!!! When he's in a bad mood, I feel like I did something wrong. I then become nervous and depressed. Tonight I caught myself going to the cabinet to get something to eat, but then I stopped myself and realized that even though I...Monday, February 4th 2008
I have been super sick for the past week and a half. Therefore, all exercise was put to the side, which then caused all food journaling to go to the side as well. I'm back on track and trying to find a balance between work, grad school, my health, and a personal life. I haven't exercised today, but I'm on track for my calorie target today.Wednesday, January 23rd 2008
I've had a good couple of days and even the last couple of weeks have been better. The motivation of St. Lucia is finally kicking in. I've lost 5.5 pounds which is exciting! Journaling daily has helped. Portioning all of my meals and scheduling exercise has also helped.