Day of food challenges!!

Today has been a day FULL of challenges! And you know what?? I feel good! I feel proud of myself!!  I have challenged myself 100% and I had no behaviors, no urges really.... I just challenged myself and conquered.

Breakfast: Not really a challenge... waffles (I skipped the syrup :/) veggie sausage, and a plum

Snack: Nutrigrain bar and string cheese (Again not a challenge)

Lunch: With my dietician! we went to the mall food court and had pizza! Yes that's right, real pizza. I had a whole slice and a salad with dressing, and a soda. I'll admit I panicked a bit, but I ate everything and kept myself together.

Snack: Iced latte with mocha syrup and soy milk (probably not enough for my dairy serving but really yummy) Special K cereal, an apple, a plum, and a string cheese
Side note: My meal plan got increased today.... another fruit! (Yay) and a starch. So I am eating LOTS of fruit, which I love.

Dinner: Out to dinner (Twice in one day!!) We went for Italian food, again. I got a turkey sub sandwich, not really challenging but I had the cheese and sauce on the sandwich and that is a challenge for me. And then as we were leaving the restaurant I saw tootsie pops for 10 cents, and I got really excited and bought one and ate it!! And it was DELICIOUS. I had watermelon flavor and crunched into the tootsie roll and it was really good.

Snack: will be 2 toast with almond butter, and a whole banana, and soy milk, and maybe honey

I have gone beyond what is comfortable for me today but I still feel good. I am determined to follow my meal plan 100% and get to my weight range, and then I can start eating normally again. I feel like I'm eating SO much. But it's not really that much. It just feels that way. I am eating what my body needs, and my body is thanking me for that by not being bloated and swollen anymore :)

It is possible to eat and feel good... if you asked me to eat what I ate today a few months ago I would have freaked out and snuck around and purged everything... but not today! I AM ON MY WAY!
I am getting there slowly but surely.

Baby steps my friends. Baby steps.