Food/Mood Log - 09 FEB

Food Intake:
Bowl of Hot Coooked Wheat Cereal
Slice of Meat Loaf
1 Scoop Mashed Potatoes
Sm Bag Movie Theatre Popcorn
3 pieces Pizza (med crust, hamburger, cheese and banana peppers)
Cake shavings (probably enough to equal one piece)

12 oz Coke
Grande Chai Latte (w/skim)

72 oz Water (slightly flavored w/ lemon Propel powder)

Exercise:
BR Essen
Cardio (1 wt)

The day started good but COLD. So instead of turning up the heat, I decided to start the day with Cardio. It warmed me up and got me moving. A phone call from a friend and treating myself to the movies made for a nice rest of the day. Then when the kids came home had to go to Target for a present and other essentials and picked up pizza for dinner.

However, I had procrastinated making and decorating a cake for my nephew's birthday on Saturday and had to start it after dinner. When I was trying to bake the cake I noticed that there would not be enough eggs (12) for 4 cake mixes.... off to the grocery store I went. J was helpful when I returned offering to help... he made the 2 yellow cakes by hand while I made the two chocolate mixes with the mixer. But I lost it over something stupid and it kinda set the mood... it was nice of him to help and I should've just let him do it his way... don't know what I was thinking.

While the cakes were baking, K2 and I read together... we need to finish this book and it is frustrating because I want to know what happens but I promised I wouldn't read ahead. Don't know why... she already read the book so she knows what is happening next... she wants to see me discover everything as it happens. Gawd, I hate promises! But I am keeping it... LOL!

After the girls were in bed, I went back to decorating the cake. It didn't take that long but by the time I was done, I was exhausted. I went straight to bed (midnight), read a chapter and promptly fell asleep.

So looking back on the day, maybe there is some truth to Alden's comments about food affecting our mood. I had a great start to the day and I ate a fairly decent breakfast after exercising. However, my day went south that night and look what I ate for the rest of the day... mashed potatoes, popcorn, soda, pizza... But I also have to look at it this way... was it the food? Or was it situational? I knew I had to do the cake but chose to leave it for the last minute, which left me rushed and unprepared (not enough eggs). Plus, there has been a little problem around here weighing on me this past week and when it sufaces I tend to be all jittery and moody. So I will keep the food log going... it should be interesting to see how this all plays out. I still think that my moods are more based on the situational experiences but we shall see.