I met with the dietitian on Tuesday afternoon. We had a good meeting and she was pleased to see my little notebook, praised me for keeping myself accountable and cheered me on when the scale showed a bit of a pay-off (-1.2 lbs – YAY TEAM!). We talked about my challenges and successes, set some new goals and I went away feeling great.

Since then, it has been a hectic week. Wednesday was wild. I worked through lunch and went full tilt until I dropped into bed (in another city altogether) around midnight. Thursday morning I was up at 6:30 and meeting and greeting people at a conference just an hour later. I started the day with orange juice and a piece of cheese but followed it with 2.5 danish-type goodies. Lunch wasn’t bad (a sandwich and a very small serving of corn/veggie chowder) and supper was pretty good (a huge salad + 2 hotdogs; it kind of balanced out)…

No one cares what I had for lunch. The point is that I’ve made reasonably good choices when possible but I’ve also had more than I should have of the ‘bad stuff.’ I haven’t written a thing down since my appointment on Tuesday and I already miss the accountability. I like seeing how much water I’ve had to drink, highlighting the veggies and keeping an eye on the patterns (am I eating constantly or are there breaks in between? did I just graze all day or did I have actual meals?). I can’t believe I miss that already. I need to dig out my little book and get back at it.