Tough day

I'm not sure why yesterday was such a struggle for me. I felt like eating ALL DAY yesterday (and I'm not PMS) and I didn't want to exercise. I was tired, for one thing; we were up too late the night before (wasn't "Get enough sleep" the first of my bullet points?) because Daniel was leaving on a trip yesterday, so I fell asleep mid-afternoon while I was reading, when I should have been getting out to exercise. Eventually I unenthusiastically put my gym clothes on and decided I'd bike to the gym -- I did NOT want to go anywhere, and I had a stiff neck from cycling the day before so that might not have been such a hot plan anyway -- and then Cecilia said she wanted to go to the kids' room, so we drove. Just having her along made me more excited about going out. And I did get 45 minutes on the elliptical, and I did an arm workout at home.

I also think part of the reason I was wanting to eat so much was that my food choices weren't the best. At dinner I picked a leftover bratwurst instead of leftover cod, and that was 100 calories I couldn't get through more food (though I was hoping the fat would make me feel fuller). I ate a half ounce of Doritos instead of a slice of bread afterwards (I was wanting the salt -- but it left me hungry). I ate a tiny piece of cheesecake instead of a popsicle (that should have made me feel full, but it didn't) for dessert. At bedtime I was famished, so I ate a 70-calorie square of dark chocolate (that's good for me, right?) and went to bed with my stomach growling. I only exceeded my calories by 150 for the day (and still within a reasonable range) but I didn't feel good all day, food-wise, except when I ate a serving of watermelon (good way to feel full with few calories!). But the kids ate the ENTIRE watermelon yesterday, so I'll have to find something else to nosh on today!