SAHMwich : food photojournal

Friday, October 5, 2012

food photojournal

lose weight, eggs, tea, greek yogurt, turkey bacon

Breakfast- Turkey bacon, 4 slices, halved; 2 eggs, 1/4 cup greek yogurt with 1 tbsp sugar free blackberry jam, green tea

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for a snack I had apple slices, hard boiled eggs, craisins and raisins.

For Lunch (no photo, sorry!) - Romaine Salad with 3 slices of chicken, 2 ground turkey patties with ketchup, and a banana

I had another pepsi today

Dinner- Romaine salad with carrots and balsamic vinegar for dressing, homemade mini pizzas (recipe)

LOTS of water today. At least 12 cups already and the day isn't even over. I didn't get a picture of my lunch because I was in a hurry and my son was watching donald duck on my phone. I had a good day today. I ran around outside with my son SO MUCH. We played football, tag, and just plain rough-housed like crazy. I think I wore him out pretty good since he decided he needed to go to bed 2 and a half hours early tonight lol. We were planning a trip to the pumpkin patch but the weather looked bad, then we were going to go to the mall but my son decided it was bedtime. I guess I could take this opportunity to get over to the gym, which actually sounds fantastic.

I'm still majorly missing my coffee. And today felt slippery (as in I felt like I was sort of losing it with wanting to make good food choices). Maybe because of the pizzas... these are way different than ordering pizza, but its still pizza and pizza is a huge trigger food for me. I think I am sort of testing my boundaries- trying to see what I can and can't have...

Had a great talk today with my counselor. I feel like I'm using the tools to get the food 'wall' down so we can talk and pray about issues hiding behind them.

Its the end of the week and I feel pretty good about it. I'm loving this blog and I really hope I keep up with it. The weekend is here and will be the real test because its when I struggle the most!

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Plan of Eating (POE)

Abstinence in Overeaters Anonymous is defined as "the action of refraining from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors while working towards or maintaining a healthy body weight. Spiritual, emotional and physical recovery is the result of living the Overeaters Anonymous Twelve-Step program.” If I have abstained from compulsive overeating, I am abstinent.

My Plan of Eating is what helps me find and maintain abstinence from compulsive overeating. My daily plan is to eat 3 meals and an optional snack without eating in between, avoid eating trigger foods, to plan my meals ahead of time, and to track my meals on my fitness pal so that I am accountable. I have a calorie goal, but that can be flexible depending on how much activity/ exercise I have had that day.

I am not perfect, I have days when I try to eat something I haven't had in a while, days where I experiement with different foods to see what I can or cannot handle. I have days where I eat compulsively, but not overeat- I am still abstinent. I have days where I didn't plan well enough and get stuck eating flour and sugar, if I didn't compulsively overeat- I'm still abstinent. If I'm sloppy with my POE I struggle more, so if I want to succeed then I try to stick with it. But not everything goes according to plan! I have to give myself grace and learn from mistakes, and pray for the willingness to stick with it.

Plan of Action

My Plan of Action is what I attempt to do daily to maintain abstinence.

Journaling/Daily Inventory

writing about my day, my feelings, praises and prayers.

Sponsorship

contacting my sponsor about what's going on with me, look for feedback and advice

Accountability Partners

friends who are in recovery with me that I can call and talk to if I need prayer, help, or just to chat and get my mind off of obsessions

Prayer

spending time with God, humbling myself, asking for my daily bread and armor

Bible Study

feeding my soul the word of God. I believe that the more I read it the more God can change me.

Meditation

spending time being quiet, allowing the Holy Spirit to move and speak to me and for me

Meetings

making going to meetings weekly a priority in my schedule

Exercise

God's natural antidepressant. Also helps me achieve a normal body weight

Proper Hygiene

getting dressed every day, doing my hair and make up every day, even if I am not leaving this house. I am a stay at home mom and it can be too easy to be lax and wear pajamas every day and not take care of myself. My body needs to be properly maintained if I am to continue life with peace and serenity

Meal Planning / Grocery Lists

important in avoiding compulsive eating/food behaviors... helps keep me on track. if my meals are planned out and the food is in the house then there is no reason for me to need to even think about it or make decisions emotionally.

Meal Tracking

on My Fitness Pal- my recovery friends are on there to keep me honest and accountable for ever bite/lick/taste. Helps me know exactly whats going in my mouth and combats mindless eating.