I over ate yesterday. So now what?

Yesterday was a bad day... food-wise. I can't seem to forget about it and move on though. So I thought "blogging" it (is that a word?) might help.

I am doing Weight Watchers and ate more than enough yesterday for 2 full days. The funny thing is, at the time I didn't feel like I was overeating. But this morning I feel bloated and puffy and almost sticky from the sugar I ate. Here's what I ate:

Breakfast - instant oatmeal (5 points) and tea
Lunch - cheese & crackers (7 points) and water
Supper - fries & gravy (9 points) and water
- large ceasar salad with extra croutons (24 points)
- cinnaparts from Pizza Hut (estimated at 8 points)

As you can see, I was doing okay until supper time. I was supposed to go out for dinner with my cousin so I planned on having a large salad (as I hadn't had any vegetables yet) but the plans fell apart and we ended up eating at a cafeteria where all the food was either deep fried or pre-packaged. In retrospect, I should have asked for them to make me a fresh sandwich but at the time it didn't seem like an option so I went for the fries & gravy. Then on the way home I was still hungry so I stopped at Pizza Hut for the ceaser salad and cinnaparts. Of course it COULD have been worse as I was tempted to get some cheese bread as well but thought I would "be good" and pass it up LOL.

Anyways, how can I move on from this? What's done is done and there is no changing the past. I'm not interested in being bulemic and even if I was it is too late to throw it all up now. So all I can do is let it pass and try to learn from the experience.

So what have I learned? I've learned that eating a lot of sugar makes me feel puffy & bloated the next day. I already knew this was true of salt & alcohol but now I can add sugar to that list. I've also learned that inspite of planning my meals, shit happens and all the plans can go out the window in seconds. So I just have to accept that and try to make the best food choices possible in the circumstances.

If I could go back and do it again.... I would ask for a fresh made sandwich on whole wheat bread instead of the fries & gravy. I would have also looked more closely at the pre-packaged snacks hoping to find some baked chips or a granola bar that is lower in point value. It wouldn't have been as enjoyable as the large salad in a nice restaurant that I thought I would have but at least it would have been more nutritious and less guilt-ridden than what I ended up having.

So today is a new day. I haven't eaten yet. I have nutritious food in my fridge and cupboards. I also have the motivation to make a salad and eat within my points range today. So now I'm going to post this blog, get up, and have a bowl of cereal & milk (2 points). Then in an hour I'll start making a salad to go with my low-fat pizza for lunch. I still feel a little guilty and pretty puffy but I can only move forward from here :)