Planning to succeed

OK. My nutritionist, Tracie, has busted me for not planning my meals. In fact, my friend Sue has busted me, my mom, Ann, my fiance . . . pretty much everyone. So here's my plan.

I've cleaned out my little cooler and I am going to start packing a jar with juice and water mixed, some cheese, some vegetables and hummus and some lean meats -- lamb chop, chicken, pork roast. Then, when I run into a situation like I did yesterday, I'll be prepared.

I had a meeting with a client who provided food! Argh. Shrimp and fries and coleslaw. Well, I had a few pieces of the shrimp and skipped the fries but had a little of the slaw. The shrimp was breaded and deep fried. Not good. But I really didn't have that much.

Here's what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast was pineapple and cottage cheese.
Snack was a lamb chop and cheese.
Lunch at 1 p.m. was really snacky -- two cheese sticks and orange juice
midafternoon snack wa at 4 p.m. and was 4 pieces of deep fried shrimp and coleslaw.
dinner was at 8 p.m. (I waited for Tim) and it was a pork chop and Brussels sprouts and a glass of wine.
I really felt great yesterday!

As you can see, I did fine except when I wasn't prepared. Always, always, always the case. If hadn't been hungry at 4 p.m., I wouldn't have eaten. I should have had something right before the meeting since I knew I was getting hungry. Argh!

The good news is that I have a lot of energy today. I already got two bedrooms cleaned up (the kids') and have gotten a lot of work done!