How easily one forgets..

It is truly amazing how easily one forgets how difficult calorie counting can be and how much mindless eating you can do. Yesterday as I realized I was getting sick I thought “Hmm… some hot chocolate would be really nice for my sore throat. Maybe I can the hubby pick some up at the station.” Then I realized that if I had some (I’m not talking typical Swiss Miss hot chocolate, I’m talking gas station out of the machine hot chocolate), a) I wouldn’t know how many calories I consumed  & b) I would more than likely consume half if not all of my calories for the day in that one single cup of hot chocolate. I realized it was time to forget that idea and just cope with the throat. I think I have some tea but I’ll be sure to stock up on it for future colds. MUCH lower in calorie and really all I’m going for is something warm on my sore throat. I mean really, even hot water would work but flavor is nice.

I’ve also realized how hard it is to feed the baby without wanting to take a bite myself. Definitely need to find more finger foods for  him so I don’t have to help feed him and feel like I should “sample” it. I’ve managed to stop myself from sneaking a Cheez-it or a bite of baby’s lunch so far and I intend to. Breakfast and lunch for me right now are Slim Fast but I think I’ll switch to a higher protein, lower carb protein shake. This allows me to easily control my calories and gives me a large allowance for snacks and supper. I can even sneak in a pop if I want to so for now I’ll continue this route and see how it works for weight loss. If I deprive myself too much, I’ll never succeed and with the holidays coming up I need all the help I can get.

I’m also using Daily Burn to track my food and workouts (I also track my workouts on Daily Mile). If I’m unsure of the calories of my meal, I’m actually entering the recipe so that I can be as accurate as possible. I know it’s not perfect but as long as it’s close it works for me!