So- I failed at lunch today. Just two days from feeling pretty high on the hog about overcoming game day crap food. I knew my day wasn’t going to go right when breakfast was a gluten free bagel topped with mustard. Literally, it tasted like I was eating an onion flavored toasted sponge. But I was hungry, so I trudged on chomp after squeaky chomp.

I know I’ve gone on and on about my kale and beans breakfast, but people, it really truly fills me with energy for the day. This morning at Starbucks I stood staring at the pastry case while waiting in line and thought, “how can you not make poor food choices throughout the day when you start off by basically eating dessert.” Maybe I can convince them to fashion a savory oatmeal with kale and beans?

Starting off on the wrong foot is exactly what I did yesterday, and while I was able to keep my composure through the morning, choosing fruit over a bar for snack I fell apart at lunch mawing down vegetables dressed in extra virgin olive oil and sprinkled with fresh parmesan cheese, smearing butter flaked with sea salt onto multi grain bread, and enjoying a wildly large meringue for dessert. Was I emotionally eating? Yes. Did I feel guilty about it? Yes. Did my stomach revolt into cramps immediately following? Yes.

Ug. Not proud at all.

I pulled it together for dinner, saved by my mom who fixed up an E2 Shepard’s pie.

Thanks mom.

FOOD DIARY DAY 7

Breakfast: An everything flavored bagel topped with German style mustard. 2 cups of coffee

AM Snack: A banana

Lunch: Mint tea, pickled vegetables, roasted broccoli with white beans in an anchovy dressing with parmesan cheese, fresh baked whole grain bread and butter with sea salt, roasted cauliflower with pickled mustard seeds and  toasted coconut in a coconut vinaigrette (OMG AMAZING), and a simple bibb lettuce salad with pistachios and parmesan. Meringue with toasted pistachio nuts (I did share ALL this with 2 other people).

 

Dinner: E2 Shepard’s Pie made from soy crumbles, mushrooms, corn and smashed potatoes. Green salad with Health Starts Here oil free salad dressing, one glass of white wine.