Okay just an update from last night I did not eat a burger. BF also cooked chicken because he knows I like that better. So I have a chicken thigh and grill portabella mushroom, onions and a piece of WW toast with jam. And about 10:30 had a nut and fruit bar and a piece of fruit leather.

Something really interesting happened today. The first few days of my ‘homework’ I wrote about my food from my memory. But then I started writing it down on a piece of paper that was hanging on my fridge. I would eat or drink something and think ‘Oh I need to write that down so I remember to tell everyone tonight’. Then I thought today why am I writing this on a piece of paper when I have a beautiful journal sitting right there. Why not capture it there instead’. So guess what I will be getting my journal out tomorrow. I still want to jot it down here as well so it helps me keep on track.

Okay so today was a little strange, food was okay but timings got a little off. Last week my Aunt called and said that my cousin needed new blinds put up in her house and that neither she nor my cousin knew how to hang or measure blinds. I knew exactly what she was getting at. She was waiting for me to jump up and say I will do it I will be right down. But I was proud of myself for not offering my help right away. I told her how to measure, where to go to buy them and how to hang them. But finally I realized that there was no way my Aunt could do it her self (due to the fact that one of the windows are very large) and my cousin would never be of any help. So I finally offered my help. Kari to the rescue yet again. But at least I did not give in right away. So today was the day that we spent measuring and hanging blinds at my cousins house. So that threw things off a little. Breakfast went well. Lunch was going to be later that normal but still with in the 6 hours. So I asked my aunt to stop by the convenient store on the way back from picking up the blinds so I could at least pick up some peanuts (which was at 12:30 my normal time to eat). I know I should have planned that better and had some with me already. After we got everything taken care of at my cousins. We all headed out to lunch. Dinner timing was late. We took the dogs for a walk and did not get back till 8:30 and still had to finish cooking the noodles prior to sitting down for dinner. I did take some nuts with me on the walk and ate a few handfuls. But I did not enjoy them – I actually was gagging to get them down. I normally enjoy them.

9:00 Shake, Brown Rice Chips, 8oz water (anxiety about an hour later – I suspect the chips)
12:30 peanuts (about 4 oz of protein)
2:30 Chicken Sandwich on whole wheat bread, pickle, chips, 8oz water, XXX (Again AFTER!!!!)\
4:00 Felt EXHHAUST!!!!
5:30 fruit and nut bar
6:00 6 bites of watermelon. Was feeding the dogs some watermelon and had a few bites (they love melon)
6:40 Had the strangest thought of alcohol and wanting some (I have not had any in over three years and it was never my thing) so I had 4 oz Orange Juice
7:40 Another 4 oz Orange Juice – resulted in what I think was heartburn
9:00 1 cup brown rice pasta, 1 cup homemade soup (it has mushrooms, chicken, white beans and some veggies) 8 oz water.

Kari