Oops

The last few days have been days of blunders, both intentional and non-intentional. I am going to tattle on myself. Yes, I am going to tell you how NOT healthy I have been eating and what I am about to do to get back on track.

So, Wednesday night, I didn't pack much of a lunch. I decided I needed to grab something, so I headed downstairs to the Subway in our cafeteria before it closed. I decided to get a BMT salad. Basically it's pepperoni, salami, and ham (I think). I wandered over to the cooler and grabbed a sugar free Snapple, and then it happened. My eyes came across something that I really, really wish hadn't been there. Our kitchen was offering miniature citrus bundt cakes. My resolve and willpower crumbled. So, in addition to mostly eating a healthy dinner, I caved to carbs in the worst way possible. I knew I shouldn't, even as I was filling my mouth with that delectable bittersweet taste. I felt horribly guilty.

After I got home, I had all intentions of getting a few hours of sleep and then planning my next week of meals before hitting up the grocery store. It turns out that my mom's dog (for some reason, he's chosen me for his person) was horribly sick. We thought it was just vertigo. It ended up being much worse. (He is, in fact, in the animal hospital recovering as I write this. Not sure exactly what happened  yet, but we're hopeful for full recovery.) In any case, I didn't get a few hours of sleep. For roughly 24 hours, I was up and down with him, giving him medicine, trying to feed him, taking him out to potty or to his water bowl to drink. In that time, I grabbed a couple of cheese sticks, and that was Thursday's meals. Friday, I slept a few hours. I had a microwaveable Atkins meal and a couple of cheese sticks. That was it. Today, again, I was horribly tired and just vegged on the couch until this evening. I finally took the hubby out and had a half of an omelet and a small side salad before going to the grocery store.

This was NOT a healthy few days!

I have decided to do a somewhat altered version of the I Breathe I'm Hungry Egg Fast. As the author says, you can follow  it in any way you choose, so I am going to. I am not sure how well it is going to go over reheating some of these dishes at work, but we will have to see! I'm not gonna lie though... I am really looking forward to the alfredo and chicken wings later on!

The plan is to follow the fast from day three rather than day one. I am off the next three days, work Wednesday, off Thursday, and working the whole weekend. This means I need to be careful about how I plan. Work is my weak point! I have found myself hungrier from boredom mixed with periods of sudden stress more than from anything else. I'll hit the grocery store on my way home Thursday morning, and cook Thursday night for the weekend. I haven't figured out what to eat for the week after the fast, so some planning is in order! In the meantime, I am drooling thinking of wings and celery. Nom nom nom...