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Week One and this is hard...

Hope you all are doing well, but how are you coping with trying to stay home?
I had a really bad food week.

I realized why I don't "stock up" on food like I used to before I adopted trying to eat healthy. My freezer was always full of boxed frozen items (chicken nuggets, waffles, pierogies, steakums, etc), and the panty boxed processed crap (mashed potatoes, stuffing, cookies). Well, we stopped buying a lot of that. A normal shopping trip now is us buying fresh ground meat and chicken breasts, fresh veggies and fruit, frozen broccoli and cauliflower (nothing with sauce on it).
What I have in my freezer and panty now makes me anxious and I don't like it. SO MANY CARBS. Ugh... I just can't.

And the stress has me buying a few pieces of chocolate and treats that I wouldn't normally.
I was so scared to step on the scale this morning, because pandemic or no pandemic, it is still Friday, and Friday is weigh in day.
I didn't gain a single pound from last week!!! WHEW!
But my face does look puffy today, and I blame that on the extra sodium in the junk we are now eating. (which I usually avoid)

After less than one week of this, I know I need to do better.
I have to drink my water - 8-10 glasses a day.
Water helps fill you up. I've proven that.
I need to reach for the apples in the fridge first.
And I need to limit my portions of carb filled meals.

I can see how much I have grown that it irks me that I have to eat so many boxed things vs fresh. I used to pick up a Chef Boyardee pizza kit or a frozen pizza once every few months for a treat. Now I have 3 of those in my possession, as well as more cereal then I ever wanted to see. And BOXED Au-gratin potatoes...I reserve those for Easter and Christmas.

I've been worried how this could derail my new healthy lifestyle. I'm sure you are too. But I think we can all get through this. It's going to be a struggle. Trust me, I've fended off the urge to eat another baby snack size of chips (I only allow myself one ever few days - and let's be honest, everyone should only take one a day, since we don't know how long this will go on) I've already had one today.
But we can do this!! If you need to talk or vent about food issues during this you can always find me on Facebook and Twitter - we need to lean on one another.
I'm still worried how this poor eating will affect me, but I know there's nothing we can do.

I'm still having my protein shake for lunch and only my half of a bagel for breakfast (as much as I want a whole bagel), but the water is a challenge. But I am trying...always trying.

Stay Safe and find me if you need to chat!


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