Here we go again

Every time this happens I wonder how many more times I wake up feeling sick from all the sugar and junk food I ate the day before. How many times will I spend an entire day stuffing my face with food I know is unhealthy and will lead to these feelings of guilt and shame. Even more fitting that it's the new year when everyone makes their resolutions.

For today my focus is on getting back to the healthy habits that I know serve my physical and mental health best. There is nothing I can do about the damage I inflicted yesterday. I can only resolve to remember this feeling the next time I think it's a good idea to fall into a giant bowl of ice cream.

Here's what happened. Every year on January 1st we have what we call "Yes Day." The kids call the shots and no matter what they ask (within reason) we have to say Yes. It's a really fun day of family together time. Unfortunately we've managed to tie a lot of junky food choices into the fun.

Food journal for 1/1/19:
Breakfast - 3 pancakes with butter, syrup and banana slices, 2 eggs
Lunch - cheeseburger kids meal with fries from Culvers, scoop of custard (salted peanut butter with brownie pieces)
Snack - Ritz crackers & Nilla wafers
Dinner - slice Heggie's pizza, side salad, sweet & spicy sausage bites (6 pieces)
Snack - ice cream (at least 2 cups) with Cool Whip and caramel sauce

Observation:
If I have sugar at breakfast the rest of the day is harder to manage.

Plan:
Keep to savory breakfasts that emphasize protein and fat. No sugary foods like waffles, pancakes, etc.

Observation:
When I eat processed or packaged foods I seem to crave more and eat mindlessly between meals.

Plan:
Focus on real, unprocessed foods and avoid snacking between meals.

Observation:
If I make a plan or get it in my head that I am going to eat something I will eat it regardless of how I feel. For example, I was not hungry for ice cream last night but I had it in my plan for the day to eat an obnoxious sundae so that is what I did. I ended up waking up at 12:30am feeling like I was going to throw up.

Plan:
Go back to not having bedtime snacks. That is apparently code for ice cream or other foods that do not serve my nutrition or health goals. It also impacts my sleep especially while pregnant.

Observation:
When I'm not tracking I'm more likely to make poor choices.

Plan:
Food journal every day. Habit tracking to confirm better choices.

That is probably enough for now. I have my food journal done and my tracking sheets are on the fridge and ready to go. We're going to slowly ease into a more Whole30 approach to eating over the next week to reset some of the bad habits we've fallen back into.