Day 1 of the rest of my life

I have heard that it takes 31 days to create a new habit or break an old one. I wouldn't know if this is true yet, as I have never taken on a 31 day challenge and actually completed it. The last 2-3 months, I have tried to finish an exercise challenge, you do a little bit every day. But so far I have not stuck with it. Starting out well is sooo easy for me, it is finishing well that is so hard for me. Even while doing projects in life, that seems to be the way for me. When in college and I had a paper that was due at such and such a time, I would go and get some research done on it right away. Then I would put it off until the last minute and have to finish on the night before it was due and stay up late getting it done. You can't stay up late fixing what you have eaten all day. But you can start with the next time that you go to put food in your mouth! That will be my goal. I will strive to think about what I am eating and WHY I am eating it. Like last night. After the baby took FOREVER to go to sleep, all I wanted was some comfort food. I wanted chocolate ice cream. My hubby choose to get some chocolate peanut butter ice cream on our last shopping venture together. I got out two bowls (put a brownie in the bottom, two in mine) then put in the ice cream. I ate ALL of mine, and ohhh...it was SOOO yummy. Then hubby didn't want the rest of his and so I felt no guilt in eating the rest of his as well. Not that I NEEDED it. Oh no....I sooo did not NEED it. But it was soo yummy and soo comforting to eat this yummy chocolate and peanut butter ice cream. I just added it on to the rest of the desserts I had had that day. I already spoiled the day, why not the night as well? But yeah...I need to really stop and think about what is going into my mouth, and why. One thing that I have been working on is to not snack when making hubby's lunch in the morning. Snacking while making his lunch still counts and adds that many more calories to my day.
So today has gone pretty well thus far. Started out with my 25oz of water before eating breakfast. Drinking water before eating helps to jump start your metabolism and get your body ready to process your food! :) Breakfast was yogurt, berries and grapes and a slice of whole wheat toast with some margarine. Yum. I didn't quite get a snack in, so next up was lunch and for lunch I had a salad. I must say I am pretty proud of myself as much of the veggies that I bought are disappearing from the refrigerator. So that in and of itself is just about a miracle from this last week.


11/29/14
Well, this post never made it up the day I was writing it. The day before Thanksgiving. Now Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it is two days past Thanksgiving. I can't remember what I ate that night for supper. Thanksgiving I ate a breakfast of eggs, broccoli and tomatoes. Snack was pumpkin bread. Then a turkey dinner for lunch. I had some pie a few hours later. I must say I didn't eat nearly as much as I would have when I was younger. I think I ate a little more than I should have, but I wasn't terribly stuffed, and in a few hours I wasn't sick to my stomach as in years past. I was happy with that! For dinner I had breaded chicken, taco salad and sweet potato casserole. Overall it was a lot better than it could have been, but I'm sure there is room for improvement next year, or at the next holiday!
I cannot remember how I did yesterday at the moment :( . Guess the loss of memory comes with having young children! ;) And today I tried to get back on track, but missed breakfast, so I started with a snack of cheese and almonds, had a later lunch a YUMMY salad! And I have fish to cook for dinner. I will have a snack a little later. We'll see how that goes. So much for writing every day! ;)