Day Six

Eating:
9:00- my usual breakfast of 2 eggs, this time with green and yellow peppers, and 1 cup of cantaloupe.
3:30- Lunch/part of my mid-morning snack- 2 TB peanut butter, 1 piece wheat bread, 1 cup honeydew, 1/2 cucumber, 3/4 C cottage cheese, 4 C water, 2 of Paul's potato chips.

Now for the challenging part of the day- a baseball game.  Knowing I'd want peanuts at the game, I brought in (shh) two baggies of almonds- 1 oz. each.  My allotment for my mid-afternoon snack was 1 oz of almonds, and, knowing I'd be there longer, I chose a dinner option that gave me another 1/2 oz of almonds.  I did end up eating both 2 oz. of almonds, but didn't let myself go to the concessions stand even though I kind of wanted to attack the food our neighbors got.  I also chose a dinner option that allowed for 2.5 cups of popcorn.  I think I ate more than that, though, of Paul's popcorn that he bought- more like 3-4 cups.  I also brought in my trusty 4-cup water bottle and sipped on that during the game.  So, here's the total game damage:

7:30-10ish- 4 C water, 2 oz. almonds, 4 C popcorn

10:45- got home and was pretty hungry.  I'd already had my starch and nut allotment from dinner, so I had my protein and dairy left.  I really need to pick up some turkey breast or ham to eat for my quick protein option, because, once again, I ended up eating my usual 3/4 C cottage cheese, 2 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, and then 1 cup of dry cheerios, of all things.  It was a bit much.  Ooop!  I almost forgot- I did have 2 oreo cookies as well.


Physical Activity:
I dropped the ball on wearing my pedometer today, didn't work out, and didn't take Pip for a walk.
Le sigh.

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So, Monday morning I'll be checking in with my coach.  I'm interested to see what the numbers on the scale say, though I don't want to play the weight game.  I saw this idea on Pinterest and last year made my own version of it.  On my mantle piece are two glass candle containers with metal butterflies around them.  I love the use of butterflies because of the implication of transformation.  I spray painted one holder silver and the other gold.  I thought about doing the first one in black or white, but I also like the idea that while I'm not "gold" like I'd like to be, where I am now has value and is beautiful, too.  Inside the containers, instead of candles, are clear glass beads/stones.  When there is weight loss, I move them from the silver container to the gold, or back again if I gain.  I haven't touched them in a while and would like to see if I can eventually empty out the silver container.