Day 2 coming to a close!

...is coming to a close and it was a successful day! My mother is a major food pusher, but I was able to resist the temptations of pot roast. I ate my salad and was legitimately full. There is nothing evil about pot roast, but I really didn't want to load up on a bunch of potatoes I don't need. My dinner was:

• 2 cups lettuce, 1 cup spinach, fresh basil and oregano, 1/4 avocado, black beans, tossed with salt/pepper and red win vinegar.
• Topped with sauted onions and egg plant. Yum!

For dessert I had a piece of banana bread. I was hungry again and even though it wasn't the best possible choice I could make but I'm at piece with it which is the important part.

After having some cheese when I got home at 7, my calories clocked in for the day at around 1700. Pretty close to where I was yesterday though I'm happier today with my choices than I was yesterday. I guess because I only had peanut butter once instead of 3 times, lol. And a few other things!

For my exercise I did the Insanity Cardio Recovery workout. Tomorrow it's another day of intense cardio. I'm geared up for it and ready to go! First in the morning though I will probably bring Baby E out to play somewhere fun. Tomorrow may be more challenging because it is less busy than it was today, but we're gonna take it a step at a time. For now I will enjoy this success!

Lunch

Lunch was very satisfying!

• 4oz Salmon cooked with lemon juice, pepper, salt, and cilantro
• 3/4 Sweet Potato. Last 1/4 went to baby E
• Pizza Crust

I didn't eat the remaining piece of pizza in the fridge and it's already past 1, go me! Instead I ate the crust that Baby E wouldn't eat from her slice because it is too hard for her as she only has 3.5 teeth. (The top tooth doesn't really even count as a .5 as it's just broken through the skin.) 

That puts my lunch at about 530 calories which is 230 calories over what I was aiming for. EEK! I think my next meal I'll try to par down the calories by eating mostly veggies. 

Mid-morning Snack

I guess when you get up at 5AM, 10AM is mid-morning because that's when I'm actually hungry again. There have been some days when I've already binged by now, but I've been keeping busy. The house smells great right now because I use non-toxic almond floor wash on the hardwood floors and it's the most wonderful smell! Makes you want to wash floors more often (yah, right, but it is a good incentive.)

My midmorning snack:

• 1 slice whole grain bread (100 cal) with 1 TBLS Peanutbutter, squirt of honey, and 1 inch of a banana
• 1 string cheese
• about 6 grapes.

I admit that I ate about half of the string cheese Baby E left on her tray. Instead she's eating a banana. These days she's enjoying learning how to peel it herself. 

I'm eating 5 small meals a day (or trying to, damn you binging) instead of 3, so this 'snack' is really more like Breakfast Part 2. It would probably be too high calorie for a snack, but it's just about right for a meal (aiming for about 300 calories per meal).

Right now though calories aren't my focus. My focus is to stop binge eating. Each time I eat something and don't binge eat, right now is a VICTORY. So since I haven't done that, it's gold star for me! 

Accountability

Today is all about making it tonight without binging. I want to consciously eat everything that I eat. So today will be about keeping busy even if it means taking Baby Eva out 4 times a day in an effort to keep the mind occupied. She should like it because she loves going out for car rides, especially if she gets to play when we arrive!

While Baby Eva was eating her breakfast (half a banana with omelet) I cutup a whole chicken, which is part of my new focus in life of going natural, and not wanting to waste. I am able to make chicken stock from the bones, etc, keeping us healthier and eating foods that 'I know where they came from', for my family. It's very important to me now that I have a little person in our family.

After that I made my breakfast (sorry blog for turning you into a food log, but that's what you are going to be several times a day).

• Half an Apple
• An omelet made of 2 eggs, diced yellow onions and red peppers, and fresh cilantro, topped with 1 TBSP low far sour cream and diced cherry tomatoes.

YUM! The omelet is to die for! The fresh cilantro really makes it. It tastes so fresh and vibrant. I love cooking with fresh herbs. It's something new I am doing and slowly I am stocking up on fresh supplies and then freezing them. I take them out when I need them and allow the cooking process to 'defrost' them. (I know freezing fresh herbs seems like an oxymoron but the flavor is the same once cooked).

Now I have my big glass of ice water and am ready to start the day. The early morning is going to include playing with Baby Eva, blocks and trains most likely, and putting her laundry away.