So although the 15 years of fitness magazines that I've read have told me this time and again -- women are more prone to overcompensate for calories burned during a workout. This means cookies, this means M&M. And I had both today.
I am a stress eater, a boredom eater, and a regular old eater too. Today with no coffee, five hours in a research library, and a night class, I was running below empty. So I snacked, and here is a list of everything I ate. The truth is I will probably scare the crap out of myself as I recall all of this:
1. Chocolate diet shake
2. Banana
3. 1/2 package of Nilla Cakesters (smooshed by the way)
4. 1 cheese stick
5. 1 clementine
6. 1 ham sandwich on 9 grain bread
7. light yogurt
8. 1 clementine
9. 1 package m&ms
10. 1 bag sun chips
11. 1 lean cuisine beef hunan meal
12. 1 sugar-free pudding
13. 1/2 ham sandwich
So not the most horrific day of all time, but my guess is well over 2.000 calories, which I imagine doesn't help when you're trying to lose weight. I'm pretty sure, in fact, that it causes you to gain weight. Aren't I clever. Now all of the healthy stuff on that list I packed and carried with me. All the not so healthy things... vending machine.
So, here's my strategy for tomorrow:
Breakfast:
COFFEE!
Oatmeal with dates/almonds, orange, light yogurt
Snack:
cheesestick and blueberries
Lunch:
turkey wrap, dates, cheesestick
Dinner:
Diet shake, orange, coffee as needed (night class)
I'll see how the day goes, where I'm hungry, and where I'm dying for my drug of choice that spirals out of that glowing machine.
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Loved it! I saw M&M's and I was hooked (into reading the rest of it).
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to stay away from junk food, too, but last week the Valentine M&M's were on sale (you know, the red, pink and white ones? Peanut?). So, I bought a bag, and ate some, and then forgot about them for a day or two, which was a good thing. . . but then I remembered them, sitting in a bag in my car. . .so I brought them to work with me. . .and lo and behold, I managed to finish the rest of them off with a cup of coffee. . . mmmmmm, Coffee and M&M's . . .now that's what I call a breakfast of champions!