Started my day off with some delicious Filipino eggs and rice. Oh, and a couple screaming kids. I don't know what was going on with them, but both were seriously grating my nerves all morning. Like, throwing tantrums within 5 minutes of waking up. It's a miracle I didn't wash breakfast down with a candy bar. Or a pint of ice cream. I've done both in the past. It's a good thing I felt so successful yesterday, because it was probably the only thing that kept me from going carb/sugar crazy this morning. Anyway, I did wash my breakfast down with 16oz of water.
The girls and I ran errands for a couple hours. I needed to get some yarn for a hat order, so I figured I'd go to Walmart, and swing by DI (a thrift shop) on the way there. So we went in to DI to get Bekka some shoes, since she has been complaining that hers are too small. I got her a great pair of sneakers with velcro for $3. Score. And then I saw the Halloween costumes. I need one for the half-marathon next month, and I actually bought one last week but was feeling buyer's remorse for spending $20 on a costume when I already spent $65 on the race. That's when I realized I forgot to grab the costume to return to Walmart. But anyway, I looked through all the stuff and pulled out 6 or so to try on. I narrowed it down to 3 that fit reasonably well and were cute (two were $10 and one was $6). I couldn't decide, so I got all three... Oops. But that just means I won't need to worry about costumes for the next three years! Anyway, we got that, and I decided to swing home to pick up the other costume since I really should return it if I already got a replacement (and then some). I wanted to get the kids a treat for being so cooperative, so I got them each a small shake from McDonald's. I wanted to order a chocolate chip frappe so badly. Those are my weakness. In several ways. They're probably the #1 reason I put on weight this summer. But I decided to just get a large diet coke instead. (Do I get to count that toward my fluid intake? -- I was actually curious and found this article. That was about 30oz I think, but let's just count it as 16oz of fluid in case the caffeine and carbonation had some sort of negative effect.) I know that's not as good as drinking something like water or milk, but hey, it was better than what I wanted to get. Baby steps. And I felt proud of myself for not drinking 600 calories in one sitting...
Well, on the way to the store, my three-year-old decided she was done with her shake, and I hated the thought of it going to waste. That's when I realized something. I always finish my kids' food. I mean, if we order something for them and they don't eat it all, I feel bad throwing it out because of how much it cost, so I eat it. So today, I made a decision not to do that anymore. I would rather waste $2 than waste all the effort I have put into getting healthy. And in the long run, being healthy is going to save me so much more than $2. So I didn't finish their shakes.
Anyway, we went to Walmart, returned the costume, got our groceries, and of course they didn't even have the yarn I need. And the kids were getting tired and cranky, and so was I. Do you know what i wanted? Chocolate. Lots of it. But did I get any? No! I threw a bag of frozen stir fry veggies in the cart instead, since I've been craving those and I figure if I was going to splurge on something, it might as well be healthy. I also got some nonfat Greek yogurt. I love that stuff. Anyway, I got home and made some dinner rolls for a church dinner tonight. I had the bread machine mix and knead the dough for me while I was out shopping. Best $6 impulse buy ever (thank you, DI!) I tried one of the rolls to make sure I wasn't bringing anything gross for other people to eat. I'm not a big bread maker. I wish I were, and maybe one day I will be. But they cooked way faster than the recipe said they would, and the outside was very golden, and kind of hard, so I wanted to test to make sure they cooked right. They were fine, really yummy actually, despite the very hard exterior. I think I was supposed to let them rise after rolling them into balls. Oops... Next time! Anyway, I also ate a 6oz container of yogurt and had 16oz of water with it.
So we went to the church activity, which was a dinner. I tried to keep track of what I was eating, but didn't get a chance to look up calories until I got home. Guess who went over. By a lot. I mean, I just had to estimate things, and it's possible I was off. But there was barbecue pulled pork and some cheesy potato casserole, and dinner rolls. And then there was homemade cobbler with vanilla ice cream. With my estimates, my daily calories came to about 2200. I'm feeling pretty bummed about that, but it just made me realize how much I need to work on recognizing portions. Also how helpful it is to plan food out in advance.
So once again, I didn't exercise, I went way over my calories, but at least I drank a lot of water. Today may not have been my best day, but I can make tomorrow better.
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