As much as I have been killing previous attempts at diets by succumbing to cravings a few days in, the biggest threat to staying on a diet is work. The number of food based events we have at work is really surprising. Particularly with the migration to work from home, those days when everyone is in the office become dominated by meetings and social events. Today it was the Employee Association membership drive, next week it's likely to be a going away party. In a few more weeks we'll probably have another party.
The parties in turn are dominated by food...usually unhealthy food. Today's was pizza, but cake, waffles, candy and baked goods are commonly found. Each of these events becomes a challenge to eating healthily. Not participating isn't just a matter of going somewhere else for lunch, it can often be a social faux pas that isolates me from the rest of the staff. Add in mid-afternoon cravings for leftovers (the "I'll just have one cookie" problem) and an office event can easily turn into 3000 calorie day without trying to hard.
Today I was reasonably successful. I had pizza, but kept it limited in terms of size. I also avoided any additional snacks...though I definitely wanted them.
Food today: breakfast ended up being too big today (another problem with the pizza at work was I had fewer calories to work with). I ended up overfilling my cereal bowl in order to finish off a box of cereal and had it with some light lemonade (555 calories). Lunch was the aforementioned pizza (700 calories). Dinner ended up being two chicken patties on whole wheat rolls with diet coke (640 calories). No snacks on the day.
Exercise: none beyond the usual walking to work and walking the dog.
Totals
Food eaten: 1895
Calories Burned: 0
Daily Points: 1105
Weekly Points: 2750
Total earned: 11873
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