Yes....the Steelers do rule!!

I had to make mention to the Steelers....sorry. I'm still excited. I wish you both lived closer as I'd have you over on Superbowl Sunday for a healthy buffet of snacks during the game. I ate some junk during the game last night and not only did some guilt seep in but I didn't feel great when going to bed. I think my body was thinking "what the heck did you eat and why did you eat that much?" I ate some of Gavin's Easy Cheese and crackers. I was craving something salty and I gave in. It doesn't help that my craving was intesified due to my "time of the month". I typically can override cravings by positive self-talk and distraction but its amazing how strong cravings get prior to your period. However, I read something about this when I took my Human Sexuality class. Strong cravings and the need to eat make sense prior to your period. Back in the day (ages ago) women had to stock up on nutrients and calories prior to their period because you're likely to become anemic during that special time. Obviously this was an issue for hunters/gatherers because food could be in shortage and I'm sure the chicks didn't want to starve, get sick, or die. Plus they wanted to stay fertile and reproduce since that's an instinctive drive in humans. It's too bad evolution can't work its magic quicker since food shortages are typically not an issue for most women. I wouldn't mind the intense cravings going away. Sorry for the bizzare discussion but thinking about the logic of things helps me understand why I'm nuts at this time of the month.

fortunately my cravings are gone completely. Thanks to other symptoms I've felt rotten today so I've actually had to make myself eat. That's quite a change. I did have Cream of Wheat today for the first time since I was like 12. I'm a huge fan of Malt-o-Meal so I thought I'd try Cream of Wheat again. I'm glad I only bought one box as it's not as great as Malt-o-Meal. It reminds me of poriage (how do you spell that?) but throwing some fake sugar on it helped some. I'm trying to eat filling foods right away in the morning so I'm controlled at lunch and not so famished at dinner. I guess it might taste better if I made it with milk but ick. Milk is the devil.

I also thought back and realized that 9 years ago today I was in labor. I also realized that 9 years ago I was pregnant and I weighed lesss than I do now. I believe I reached 235 lbs during my pregnancy and I thought that was horrible. It's amazing how that weight snowballed as soon as I entered college and left home. But hey...that's negative speak. I might be at an undesirable weight but I'll be back down to 235 lbs and hopefully close to 200lbs some day. I just need to focus on the first 20 lbs first and meet my goal by Valentines Day. I'd like to get to a loss of 20 lbs by that holiday.

Alright, just wanted to blog as I'll be diving into work for the next few days. Happy eating!