Beyond Willpower

So, this is my 100th post. I'm glad I'm still here. :) I've had PMS. I've had cravings I could not control, I've tracked half-assedly, I didn't exercise barely at all this week, I've eaten more to maintain than to lose, and maintain I did. augh. Now, the PMS seems to be gone and I'm ready to get back on track. Counting calories proper, exercising, juicing, eating more fruits and veggies and DRINKING WATER AND TEA (I've been very dehydrated lately). Everytime I snuck a handful of almonds (craving crunchy saltiness) I felt like my control and resolve were slipping away. But I didn't eat candy bars or junk food in general. I only ate out twice and the second time I brought home leftovers. The worst I really did was overeating nuts and I had some tortilla chips, although addmitedly more than I should have, but also WAY less than I used to. "overboard" doesn't mean the same to me as it used to, but I saw just how easily I could sl...

So, last night I had a really busy day, Joey and I went shopping! I got new jeans for 25$ at target! I'm starting to grow out so fast that spending 50$ every few months is not worth it. I got a new tank and best of all, a new camera! I got this for anyone who cares, I like it, I'm electronics impaired and this is an easy touch screen: It's a Sony Cyber-shot T99 and I love it! Expect better food pics!  Anyhow, we didn't want to eat out, it's too difficult for me with the gluten thing most times anyhow, but we ended up being out much later than expected. After we were done shopping, we decided to hit up the salad bar at eat n' park. I had one plate of salad with fat free italian dressing, a few pieces of fruit and a scoop of sunflower seeds. I hadn't looked at the menu so I asked the waitress afterwards how much the salad bar was. It was too much for what I ate, that much was true. This is another reason I don't see the point in going out much any...