Day 19

It was such a nice day today, not too hot, not too cold, that I decided to go for my walk outside with Emelia. I could tell that the treadmill is working me much harder because that walk wasn't nearly as hard as it used to be. We were going to count squirrels today but I got distracted by a phone call from Corey. We thought we saw a bunny and got all excited but it turned out to be only a cat. :/ I think I'll go back to the treadmill tomorrow. Maybe it wont hurt so much since I kind of took it easy today.

I was so proud of myself today with sticking to my diet. The phone call that I got from Corey earlier was some bad new and I was stressing. I pretty much immediately decided I didn't want to cook and called Mom to tell her I wanted to go out to dinner. That was probably not that great because I immediately thought of food. But I think I redeemed myself. We went to Applebee's and I was proud of myself for sticking to the diet. We also had to get a prescription at Walgreens and while we were there I was really wanting something sweet. I even looked at the sugar-free candy and was about to get some sugar-free Reeses peanut butter cups when I stopped myself. Even though they were very lo-carb, I told myself that the only reason I wanted them was because I was stressed and that it wasn't healthy for me to be drowning my feelings with food. Maybe I am an emotional eater after all. But I resisted. Wow, I'm so proud of myself right now. I'm not sure if I've ever made a conscious decision like that before. Kudos for me. :) Here's what I did eat today:

BREAKFAST:
-ham, artichoke & swiss frittata
-s.f. raspberry lemonade

LUNCH:
-leftover chicken breast w/BBQ sauce
-sugar-snap peas
-honey roasted peanuts (as a snack)

DINNER:
-chicken breast w/portabellos, roasted red peppers, onions, Dijon mustard sauce and melted cheese at Applebee's
-broccoli