DAILY FOOD LOG

I'm going back to doing this - like Joanie says, it's important to be accountable. I hope that doing this will keep me on track with healthy eating - would appreciate any advice on what I'm eating, any suggestions on how to do this better! And join me if you feel like it: TODAY'S FOOD LOG (Tuesday, 11/13) 6:30 a.m. Protein shake (powder, 40 cal. yogurt, 3 strawberries, ice, water) 9:00 a.m. 1 packet instant oatmeal (no sugar, no milk) Noon Chef salad (greens, cherry tomatoes, 1 hard boiled egg, 2 oz. chicken strips, Newman's Own Sesame dressing) 3 p.m. Small apple with 1 oz. cheese 6:30 Tuna sandwich (2 slices 100% stoneground WW bread, toasted; 1/2 can tuna in water, mixed with onion, green pepper, lite mayo; with lettuce and tomato All vitamins, 70 oz. water - 2 cups black coffee in a.m. Can anyone tell me what the total calories are for this day of eating? Good day, all. Love, Reenie

My chicken salad at lunch today tasted ever so much better than the fistful of candy corn and M&M's I scarfed an hour earlier. WHY AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF???

LOL! I didn't see the candy corn on the meal plan!!! The sugar is SO addictive! Your calorie count is not a problem (at least on the high side). If you can do more protein and give up the bread, it will help you break the carb addiction. When I get caught in carb quicksand, I have to totally eliminate carbs for a few days until the cravings die down, then add back in some of the complex ones. While I am breaking the carb cycle, I don'****ch calories or fats at all--If bacon and cheese slices satisfy, I do it--For a couple of days. Anything to stay out of the sugar. About the third or fourth day, I start to feel more energetic and less craving. Only then do I restore some balance to what I am eating. This goes back to my pre-surgery Atkins diet days. It worked for me then, and it still does. Not fun, but possible, and I feel SO much better once my system gets off of burning sugar and onto better fuel sources. I was doing just that this weekend, when I got hit with a killer cold/sinus infection. That made it so much harder, because it doubled the cravings for comfort food. But after a steroid and antibiotic shot Monday, I am recovering a bit, and getting back on track. I did not cut out carbs as well as I intended, but I did break with sugar, so it is working, just taking longer than it should to feel better. Addiction is a physical as well as mental issue. You can't deal with it on one front--you have to attack it from both--strong mind, alternate fuel for body. Try cutting carbs and adding a little more fat for a few days. Joy

Reenie, Counting a fistful of M&Ms and Candy corn, you were somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500 calories according to Fitday.com. Here's a scarey thought.... a cup of M&Ms is 1,024 calories. A fistful is about 250 calories. Hugs, Connie