nutrition challenge - day 2

day 2 was alright.

headache

so i did have a slight headache by the end of the day. i'm not sure if that has anything to do with withdrawals from sugar or if i just had a headache. my coworker has done this program before and noticed that because she was already susceptible to headaches, that she would get them more often at the beginning of the whole 30 cleanse.

my guess is that is what i'm going through, too.

tired

i was absolutely exhausted yesterday. i'm not sure if it's because of my body, or if just going through the emotional changes of how i view food and live my life:

my daily routine is tiring. most of you know, i'm not very culinary, and i don't like to cook. this cleanse requires that i get up early to make myself breakfast and prepare my work snacks and lunch. as soon as i get home, i have to think about what i'm going to eat for supper and i need to make sure i am going to have the food i need for the next day's breakfast and work.

i hope i'm tired because of my body, because if i'm already tired because of food preparation and life processes, this may be a bit of a long process! oh well, one day at a time, right?

in any case, i went to bed at about 8 last night. i got up around 7. i'm still a little tired.

minor cheat

i had a minor cheat resulting in 0 points for the day. i was upset last night and left the house without eating supper. which is dumb because i worked out after work and i hadn't eaten anything. i knew i had to eat, but that there was no fast food option. i could have gone to texas roadhouse or something but i didn't want to spend that much money.

i remembered something online about jerky being an okay option. so i went to the store and bought jerky. after i bought it, i looked at the ingredients and saw sugar. i ate it anyway cuz i was upset and felt i had no other option. after i ate it, i felt emotionally terrible. i shouldn't have cheated on day 2. i only ate until i felt satiated. i didn't eat a ton, but i still ate.

the jerky is now on brennen's desk.

one day at a time

i'm trying very hard today to not define myself by the mistake i made yesterday. i was accountable to my partner for what i did. she encouraged me and made me feel better. i do have my plan for today, and i will try to focus on the execution that plan. i need to forget about yesterday (except for the lessons learned) and just worry about today. that's the goal right?