(here it goes) here it goes again

I'm gonna be accountable! You are going to make me accountable. No really, please help me.

Goals for Me!

• eat less! and by that I mean, just keep track of what I'm eating and try not to over eat just because it tastes good*
• no eating after 8PM
• get in bed by 11PM
• get up in time to eat something before I go to work. that way, my coffee won't be the first thing my stomach sees in the morning
• drink more water! this does not mean chew on more ice. since you know...that actually dehydrates you.
• eat less sugar. **
• exercise more (this is a biggie. I really should be able to handle at least 15-20 minutes of Just Dance 2 or Wii Yoga/Cardio most days, whether it's in the morning or at night)
• make a doctors appointment. and a dentist appointment. just do it.

*When I was younger, I was really good at intuitive eating. It helped that I had the smallest stomach known to mankind and I was super active. I didn't eat the healthiest things, but I also couldn't eat that much in one sitting, so my metabolism was awesomely fast because of my small meals every couple hours. Now, I can stuff my face and still not feel full, even though I am. It's bad. Bad news bears!

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Get it?

**Do you KNOW how much sugar is in everything? I was contemplating doing a sugar free diet test, to try and figure out if maybe a slight intolerance is what's causing my fatigue and bloating...but that would be super difficult because 1) I have a giant-ass sweet tooth, 2) it would be hard for us to buy any kind of artificial sugar because it makes Nathan go blind and 3) sweet potatoes are not allowed. Sad. Face. But basically everything has sugar. It's ridiculous. So, I'm just going to cut down and see if that helps anything.

So...here we go. Food/Exercise for yesterday. (Keep in mind, this was before I decided enough was enough):

Breakfast: 
- Large Banana <-- starchy
- TJ's Veggie Chips...what was left in the bag. Not much. <-- sugary

Lunch:
-Michelina's Manicotti (frozen food, because I didn't get up in time to make lunch.) <--sugary
-TJ's Honey Wheat Pretzel Sticks <--sugary

Snack:
-Quaker Cheese Flavored Mini Rice Cakes. About 1/2 the bag. Bad Caitlin.
-Homemade trail mix made up of: mixed nuts, TJ's mini peanut butter cups and TJ's yogurt covered raisins. which basically means I ate peanut butter cups (sugary) and yogurt covered raisins (sugary!) But not too much of them.

Dinner:
-TJ's Cheese Tortellini <--starchy
-Chicken Breast w/ Steamed Broccoli cooked in Catalina Dressing (SUGARY!)

Dessert:
-Chai Spice Black Tea w/ honey <-- sugary...but natural sugar, at least.

Exercise:
None. Okay, that's kind of a lie because I walked to and from work. So 30 minutes of medium-strenuous walking? There's a huge hill I walk up and a down, and usually I'm kind of jogging in the morning because I'm running late!

Tada! Day One of being accountable.