Food journal

What an eye-opening experience. Have you ever actually written down everything you eat in a day? Then went and found all the nutritional information for everything?

Ok, so, admittedly, I've not only fallen off the wagon, but the horse already trampled me and the cloud of dust from his (of course its a male horse) hooves are but a speck on the horizon. Wagon? What wagon? Seriously, though. I had to write down my daily food intake in a journal. I only got through one day before I could see a pattern. I eat when I'm bored or stressed out. Which has been the most over-consuming part of my life recently. I'm either stressed out because of work, or I'm so tired from work that I have no motivation.

I also haven't been to the gym in 6 days because I have been busy. Planning the company Halloween party (at MY house), and all the cleaning, running around, cooking and other preparations that a party entails; and figuring out childcare for my daughter; working 10 hour days with almost 2 hours of commuting; attending Bible study and church; and trying to maintain my relationships, who has time for an elliptical?

If you ever have a chance to do a food journal - pretty much all you need is a pen and paper - you should totally do it! My challenge to you: write down everything you eat for an entire week. Include the time of day, your mood when you ate, and the social situation you were in when you ate. At the end of the week tally up all your calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. You can go to www.calorieking.com to get the nutritional information for most foods. This will greatly help in your quest for svelte-dom!