The big challenge with a diet at any time is the shift in how I eat, particularly between meals. I'm used to simply grabbing snacks at work, like chocolate, or chips. If I get hungry I don't worry about it. As a result of that I tend to eat my lunch a little earlier in the day.
Going into the diet though, means cutting back on that a lot. I did go grab a snack size Hershey's bar from a co-worker today, but I limited it to just the one snack. Even so I was very hungry when I finally got home (had to do some stuff at my parent's house before making dinner). As a result I was tempted on two levels. The first was simply to stop at a McDonald's or some other fast food. Getting home, I was tempted to make a really big meal and pig out. Luckily I'm only two days into the diet, and was able to maintain the focus. Going forward though I do need to identify some healthy snacks that I can have that satisfy the cravings, without adding to calories.
Cheerios for breakfast (300 calories with milk), a turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), a chocolate bar and a slice of cheese for snacks (call it 200 calories again), and whole wheat penne with four cheese tomato sauce (Classico brand) and two slices of garlic bread (Pepperedge Farm) (about 900 calories total). I also took a walk at lunch time, and then later took my sister's dog for a walk (the online calculators vary, I'm guessing 200 calories of exercise).
Daily Food Total: 1900
Bonus Exercise: 200
Points Earned: 1300
Total Earned: 2800
Points to Go: 197200
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