Thoughts for today
I've always kind of known in the back of my head that I was a stress eater, but it really hit home today. Things got a little hectic and stressful around the house earlier this evening, no big deal, happens with everyone sometimes. But I noticed myself head straight for the pantry for snacks in the midst of it all. I wasn't hungry at all and I wasn't craving anything in particular, instinct just guided me there. I guess because I've been doing all this blogging in the last two weeks, I was able to realize in a more conscious way than ever before that I was in the act of stress eating. I ended up having only a couple Tostitos and quit the snacking.
I don't think there's any brilliant lesson here, but I think as a result of this little experience, I'll be more aware from now when I'm eating for the wrong reason or for no reason at all.
Exercise
None.
Breakfast
Toasted wheat pita bread with a little bit of County Crock. 2 cups of black coffee.
Lunch
Logan's Roadhouse. 6 oz. Sirloin Steak, Baked Potato with just a little butter and sour cream, salad with balsamic vinegarette dressing. First red meat I've had all year I think and I loved it.
Dinner
Chinese takeout. Chicken and Garlic, steamed white rice, and a few won tons from the soup. Portions all fit neatly in their little section of my pentitentiary tray.
Snacks
8-10 Reduced Fat Wheat Thins. A few wheat pretzel sticks.
Recognizing it is the first step in ending it. :) Good for you!
ReplyDeleteI agree. It's good to be an observer of yourself. I tend to be a stress eater too. I often wonder when I learned to turn to food as my coping mechanism in life!
ReplyDeleteCatching yourself stress eating is a huge step in the right direction. Way to go.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support Tammy, Amelia, and Enz!
ReplyDeleteAmelia that's a good question. When I was a little kid, my friends and I used to sit on the steps in front of the neighborhood store eating Twinkies, Reeses Cups, BBQ chips, Orange Crush, and the like, so I guess it started then for me. Of course, I never gained an ounce of weight back then, unlike now!