Day 2 of 100

The blues hit me like a ton of bricks this afternoon. I had no idea how many times during the day I reach for a piece of chocolate. When I’m stressed, when I’m bored, when I don’t like the way things are going, when I have a bad hair day. All day long: Midmorning, after lunch, before dinner when I am waiting for the supper to be ready so I can put it on the table. And always at night before bed.

I am depressed this afternoon. I had not counted on feeling this way. But I am determined to just observe this process and not interfere with it. I went for a walk in the sunshine and ate a handful of pecans. It helped. I also worked on an art project that I need to finish for a ladies retreat that I am attending. It helped to be busy.

I know if I ate a little chocolate I would almost instantly feel a lift in my mood. It is amazing how fast it works. I wonder how many calories I typically consume in a day through my chocolate habit. Let’s see:

Chocolate Donut for breakfast 280 Calories
6 candy Kisses mid morning 156 Calories
A candy bar mid afternoon 230 Calories
4 Oreos waiting for dinner to be ready 212 Calories
5 more Oreos while I am watching TV 265 Calories

Grand Total of empty calories on a typical day = 1143 Calories

Did I mention that I was down a pound on the scales this morning? I will take the good with the bad. In high school I had to take up the waist on all my pants when I bought them because my waist was so small. If I keep this up I wonder if I will need to do that again? One can hope!