Ups and Downs

I know this is just part of the process, but I would really like to eat well everyday and not have days like this.  Today was one of those "not so good" days.  I was a bit stressed this afternoon and tried to self-medicate with food. (Never a good idea for me!)  I thought microwave popcorn was an OK choice since I didn't have a snack in my lunch bag.  I read the label after getting it out of the vending machine.  It said something like 4 cups was a serving and there were 2.5 servings in a bag.  Calories listed 30 (or something close to that)....what I missed was that it was 30 calories per cup.  In my head I was thinking (not very logically) that it was 30 calories per serving.  Uh...not so...When I went to enter the calories after eating the bag of popcorn, I was finding it to be way more than 75 calories...YIKES! What did I do to myself??  I am more frustrated with myself for caving to the stress than I am for the number of calories consumed.

I guess this is a good reminder that even after a number of days of good choices, I still make mistakes.  Thankfully, it didn't mean that I had to have the rest of the day consist of bad choices.  I made pretty good choices at Fred's work party tonight---ones of which I am not ashamed.

My plan for "next time" because there will most likely be one....keep snacks that will help me attain my goal in my desk, purse, and lunch bag; talk to someone rather than eat a setback snack; or take a walk.

The negative self-talk can still get the best of me sometimes, but I will not give up!