Oh gosh, I am not even good at keeping a private food diary that no one else sees! I'll be good about it for a few days, then I will eat something I don't want to own up to, and I'll stop keeping the diary. LOL.
I know that I eat too many calories to lose weight. I would probably be ok if I were to get some exercise in, but my anxiety and insomnia usually leave me with no energy, ever.
On the odd week I sleep more, I tend to be less hungry and actually lose a bit of weight, but put it back on again when I stop sleeping again. I've only been getting 5-6 hours of low-quality sleep per night for at least a month now.
My blood sugar runs on the low side, and it's been quite bad in the last couple weeks, so cutting out snacks really isn't an option for me. I do try to keep my snacks healthy. I've always had blood sugar issues, but it's getting worse recently.
Here's my day today:
Breakfast: 1/2 cup homemade plain yogurt, with 1 tablespoon honey and 1/4 cup of Grape Nuts cereal mixed in; 1 banana, minus the 4 slices I give to the bunnies. One cup of half-caff coffee with 2 tablespoons Soy Delicious coconut milk creamer.
Morning Snack: Carrot sticks, about 2 medium carrots. (I cut the sticks, and fill a 6-oz rectangular container. When I was using baby carrots, one 1-lb package was five days worth of carrots.) One low-fat mozzarella cheese stick.
Lunch: One medium apple. One cup of Basmati rice and 1 cup of Indian-spiced cauliflower, leftover from last night's dinner. (I made it myself, it was just one cauliflower, a can of diced tomatoes, 1/2 cup peas, 4tsp oil, and about 1/4 cup of mixed spices. This made around 6 servings, so the fat was minimal.) Plus a tablespoon of plain Greek-style yogurt. One can of Caffeine-free Diet Coke.
Afternoon Snack: One serving of raw almonds. I think the package said 24 almonds, I counted them out into my container.
Dinner: A Morningstar Farms Griller (veggie burger), on a small whole-wheat bun. Dressed with sliced tomato, red onion, red-leaf lettuce, sliced pickle, and ketchup. Served with store-brand frozen steak fries, one serving according to the package, with ketchup. One 8-oz glass of milk.
I will probably have a bite-sized Peppermint Patty or Milky Way in an hour or so.
Beverages: In the morning, I had two large cups of regular black tea, plain. In the afternoon I had two large cups of plain water. (I took my Sigg bottle home to wash on Friday, and forgot to take it back to work today. I usually drink 2 20-oz bottles of plain water in the afternoon.
Wow, that's a whole lot of food.
