Post Halloween: Definitely A Day of Demons

Due to Halloween this weekend I didn't have time to count and post calories. I had costumes to finish, hair and make-up to do, decorations for the carnival to create, and an elementary school to transform. We had pizza on Saturday. I ate 3 pieces. It was delicious and terrible. I drank root-beer. I had no desire for a few days to eat well. I was stuck in a rut. Life caught up to me for a day or so and I fed my depression with food. Junk food. It started with a bag of Oreos left on my porch a week ago by a well meaning trickster. Followed by gobs of delicious, creamy cheesecake at my brother's wedding. I chased that down with handfuls of caramel corn we made to carry on the festive spooking, followed by half a dozen cookies I picked up for scouts last week. While handing out candy to cute trick-or-treaters, I noticed a candy bar I'd never tried. I thought I could have one. One turned into many. I decided to give myself leeway over the weekend. That leeway turned into and all out binge as I popped Snicker's after Snicker's until I wasn't even tasting them anymore. I downed mini bags of M&M's until there weren't anymore. And thus we see that we are led by silken threads until we are so tightly wound in a web that we cannot break free. I could almost hear Satan laughing as I fed my addiction. In the beginning I didn't have any regrets. Thousands of calories and a bloated tummy later I felt the regret sinking in. Now that the weekend is over I'm facing the withdrawals, and the work of undoing the damage of the calorie-laden holiday known as Halloween. Definitely a day of demons. Time to break free of the cords.


exercise:45 minutes on the treadmill running sprints. 555 calories burned. That's what? two or three of those mini candies?


breakfast (200):
cheerios


snack (190):
protein bar, first one ever. Eh...


lunch (280):
1 slice white bread (not so good, but available 100)
laughing cow spreadable cheese (35)
3 slices turkey (60)
spinach (12)
2 slices tomato (10)
.5 apple (63)

snack:
tortilla chips and salsa (155)
I had to eat something. I remembered as I was leaving to get the kids that I hadn't taken my pills. I have to eat with them.

after school treat:
laughing cow ice-cream bar (100)

dinner:
beef stew (213)

1138. I think that leaves room for a few Halloween treats! I'm a slow learner. Hopefully I'll control myself better this time.