Daily Food Diary – Day 29 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in Uncategorized

It’s Day 29 and I am still here – working to get on track with what I consume in a day. 

There are two main reasons that I get off track in the first place.

The first is just plain mindless eating.  Being retired,  and at home for the most part, I can eat what I want, when I want.   Starting this food diary has been great for dealing with that.  Having to note everything that I consume  and knowing I will have to post it for anyone to see has been a major deterrent to mindless eating.

The second reason for getting off track is stress.  I am a stress eater and being stressed has me craving unhealthy food choices.   For the past few days, my stress level has been through the roof.  There have been some stressful happenings around here but nothing that I cannot typically handle.  This week I am really struggling and I am pretty sure I figured out why this morning.   Ironically, I am stressed because of my Daily Food Diary.  Specifically, the amount of time that I have been spending on my phone – writing my blogs, reading blogs, scrolling for photos, and being distracted by notifications from other social media apps and the like.   It’s not good for my eyes, and not good for me.  So, I have to work on less screen time to get my stress  back under control – while maintaining my commitment to keep up my Food Diary for the next 336 Days.

Food Diary – Day 29

(1) c coffee

(1) c Cheerios with 1/4 c 2% milk

(2) Chicken wings and (1) drumstick

(1) sm bowl chips and cream cheese dip

(2) chocolates

(24) oz water

(1) c tea

(24) oz water

(2) small pot pies (store bought)

(1/2) bag of popcorn

That is almost it for today!  Yesterday, I received a letter from a surgeon at the Pasqua Hospital.  February 24th, I have an appointment with him to discuss getting my hernia re-repaired.  That’s pretty impressive since my Nurse Practitioner told  me on January 23rd it would be eight weeks before I heard from his office!    I also checked him out online and he seems to come from a pretty amazing medical background.    It all sounds good. 🤗

Now that is all for today.  Take care and have a great day! ☺️❤️

10 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 29 of 365”

  1. I have a wee suggestion, Annemarie. I have notifications turned off for all social media apps, and have had for years. That way, I get to choose when I check in vs obsessively checking every time I hear a ping. It’s a great stress reducer and truly does help to control screen time. I’m so happy for you that your appointment is sooner than you expected and wish you a speedy and uneventful recovery when you have the op!

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  2. You’re doing great, Anne, but it does seems the more we pour in, the more that comes at us. You’ll find a balance and whispering the Serenity Prayer has always been helpful to me in moments of stress. 🧡

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  5. Thank you, Terry. I have shut off the notifications for a couple of apps but I will go through an do more. It’s funny, before Christmas Dan and I painted a couple of rooms and did some repairs around here. I thought, it would be nice to have everything done before Christmas so we could take some time to relax and spend time on social media before it was garden season. Not the best idea apparently. Thank you again – I will be glad to have this repair done.

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