I've been in a major funk since September 2010. The funk has ebbed and flowed. Things seem better and then they're bad again. I'm getting better at admitting when things are bad. When will things be consistently good?

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Days 143 thru 147 - November 15 thru 19

Hmm, too much has been going on.  Haven't eaten too badly, only three bad days in the past 3 weeks, but not that great either.  When I go out of town and mess up my normal weekend routine the following week is always "ehh".  I'm currently taking the approach that next time will be better.  I realize that making it better is completely my choice and is in my control.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Day 142 - November 14, 2011

B:  2 eggs, 2 bacon, avocado, carrots/fennel
S:  Moroccan chicken with broccoli and carrots
L:  Pork adobo, carrots/fennel, cashews, 2 bananas, 1 apple, 2 packets of almond butter
D:  Progenex, pastrami, carrots/fennel, avocado
S:  Medium carmel light frapp

(The carrots and fennel were only ok.  I think I like cooked carrots better than carrots in a "salad".  Next time I'm going to try the adobo sauce with chicken instead of pork.  I bought 3 pieces of fruit from Sprouts thinking I'd have one of the pieces tomorrow.  Yeah, that didn't happen.  Still living and learning.)

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Day 140 and 141 - November 12 and 13, 2011

Vacation and Half Marathon Days.  I ate a lot.  Not all bad.  The most carb laden item was probably a bagel.  I made my dad's recipe for Pork Adobo.  Really good...although his is better.  Stuff's always better when someone else makes it.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Day 138 and 139 - November 10 and 11, 2011

November 10 -
Wasn't bad but I had way too much trail mix and 5 pieces of fruit.  No Starbucks though.  I dunno.

November 11 -
B:  2 eggs, a lot of bacon, yellow squash, avocado
S:  Pot roast, carrots/broccoli/cauliflower
L:  Larabar, carnitas, beets, kale from Whole Foods in El Segundo
S:  Shrimp, grilled vegetables
D:  Celery, packet of almond butter, apple, cashews, medium skinny peppermint mocha from Starbucks

(I cooked 5 different things today.  It was fun.  2 of them are new.  An ok day.)

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Day 137 - November 9, 2011

B:  2 eggs, 1 slice of bacon, veggies, broccoli, avocado
L:  Banana, apple, packet of almond butter, pastrami with mustard
S:  Progenex, a ton of almonds/cashews/dried cranberries/dried pineapple
D:  Roast beef with carrots and celery, avocado
S:  Small mocha lite frapp and a ton more of the almonds/etc mix

(I need to decide if it's "better" to drink a 100 calorie sugar drink or eat 2000 "paleo" calories when I'm stressed.  Those seem to be the options.  Tonight I did both which was not the brightest thing to do.  Live and learn.  I keep telling myself that.  Lots of living, not sure about the learning.)

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Day 136 - November 8, 2011

B:  2 eggs, 1 slice of thick bacon, veggies, broccoli
S1:  Celery, almond butter
S2:  Apple, banana, 1/4 cup cashews, chicken fried cauliflower "rice"
L:  Lamb kabob, zucchini and carrots
S3:  Small carmel light frap from Starbucks
D:  Progenex, roast beef with carrots and celery, avocado

(Up too late, but it's cool.  I'm eventually saying buy to Starbucks, I just don't know when.)

Monday, November 7, 2011

Day 135 - November 7, 2011

B:  2 eggs with veggies and bacon, broccoli, avocado
L:  Chicken fried cauliflower "rice", zucchini and carrots
S:  1 lamb kabob, artichoke hearts, grilled veggies, avocado, bacon
D:  Progenex, Mahi mahi with salsa verde, zucchini and carrots

(It's only 8:50 but I'm tired.  The time change is messing with my brain.  I'm out of bacon and the two avocados I have left aren't really ripe yet.  :(  Debating making a "quick" trip to Sprouts...but then I'll want to stop at Starbucks...but then I could finally write these darn letters of rec.  Ugh to decisions this late in the day.  Oh, I really liked the Mahi mahi.  Something different.)

S2:  Ok, so I did go to starbucks and I got a small skinny peppermint mocha.  I also got and ate a banana from sprouts.  But I still haven't written any letters.  Ahh.  I'm kinda hungry.  Celery with almond butter?  I think so.

Day 134 - November 6, 2011

B:  2 eggs with bacon and veggies, broccoli, avocado
L:  Pork tenderloin, creamed corn, 2 mini potatoes
S:  Trail mix with dried cranberries and pineapple
S2:  Avocado, bacon
D:  Chicken fried cauliflower "rice", celery, 2 packets of almond butter, medium peppermint mocha lite frap from Starbucks

(Today I didn't eat because I was hungry, I ate because I didn't want to do any work.  It's easier to chow down than to force myself to do things I don't feel like doing.  But by 8:30pm I didn't want to eat anything else and I actually did the work.  Kinda crazy.  I really should just do work at school and not bring it home.)

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Days 131, 132, 133 - November 3, 4, and 5

November 3:
B:  2 eggs with veggies and bacon, asparagus, avocado
L:  Lemon chicken with artichoke hearts, eggplant caponata
S:  Banana, packet of almond butter, eggplant caponata
D:  Moroccan chicken with carrots and broccoli, avocado
S:  Small skinny peppermint mocha, 8oz cashews, apple  (while driving to Pismo Beach)

November 4:
B:  2 eggs and 3 slices of bacon
S:  Apple, packet of almond butter
S2:  10 walnut halves
D:  Chili verde and broccoli
S3:  Beef Jerkey, banana, apple, cashews, small skinny peppermint mocha (while driving to Norwalk)
S4:  Avocado

November 5:
B:  Moroccan chicken with carrots and broccoli, avocado
S:  Progenex, 10oz mixed nuts
L:  Moroccan chicken with carrots and broccoli, avocado
S:  Celery, packet of almond butter
D:  Salmon burger patty, carrots and zucchini
S:  Banana, small skinny peppermint mocha
S:  Avocado, bacon, brussels sprouts slaw, celery, packet of almond butter

(I could analyze my life now but I just don't want to.  I have gum to chew for the next driving trip I take up north.  I'm annoyed that I eat to stay awake.  I went to Target tonight and could've eaten anything and everything in the baking/candy aisle.  The last "S" was eaten between 11pm and 12:30am.  What am I doing?)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Day 130 - November 2, 2011

B:  2 eggs with veggies and bacon, asparagus, avocado
L:  Pork tenderloin with carrots, squash, and tomatoes
S:  Lemon chicken with artichoke hearts, eggplant caponata
D:  Progenex, salmon burger patty, eggplant caponata

(Only one more day this week!  I managed to avoid Starbucks today which was nice.  Dunno about tomorrow.  We'll see.)

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Day 129 - November 1, 2011

B:  2 eggs with veggies and bacon, asparagus, avocado
L:  Chicken fried cauliflower "rice", 1/2 cucumber
S:  Pork tenderloin, tomatoes, carrots, squash
D:  Celery, almond butter
S:  Small skinny peppermint mocha, bacon, avocado, eggplant caponata

(I got the mocha so I could stay up and correct AP Stats tests but that didn't happen so getting the drink was kinda pointless in that regard.  However, I thought about eating snickers bars at 9am, m&m's at lunch, and pastries at 8pm, so the fact that I didn't do any of that is a good thing.  After a long break from it, I made the  lemon chicken with artichoke hearts this evening.  I hope I still like it.)