Operation: not cutting corners

I have contracted to my dietician that I will not cut corners with my meal plan and I'm doing ok, but not 100% successful. Today I am short a few starches/grains because I traded my cereal and fruit for a Nutrigrain bar, and then only had one serving of tortilla chips with lunch, and then only had one serving of pretzels for snack. My body needs 100% but my mind seems to be getting in the way. I don't have any calorie counting apps anymore i just calculate the numbers on my calculator or just in my head. And it's making me miserable!!! All day trying to figure out how to cut corners... Not fun.

Operation: not cutting corners

1. Stop the calorie counting. STOP IT. The numbers are pointless and useless and aren't even accurate anyway. A calorie is a unit of energy. It's important to get enough energy and completely stupid to count every energy unit in the form of calories. Stupid.

2. Follow meal plan 100%. Eat what is written down. It is what my body needs to get healthy, no exceptions. Every carb, every protein, every tablespoon of peanut butter and butter and salad dressing is important. 

3. Be honest. If I do happen to skip something, write it down on my meal plan and explain what happened that 100% wasn't consumed. At least I'm honest. But this is in desperate situations.

4. Distract myself: there are so many better things in life than calories and food and exercise and all that nonsense. Start focusing on the things that really matter... Being healthy, friends, family, animals.... Just be more positive.

I am confident that I can do this. I've done it before. Eat 100% no exceptions. I will try to add some extra pasta to dinner and add another starch to my snack tonight. Got to be proactive. 

Never stop fighting. This is worth it.