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So, I'm going to stop counting calories. i'm tired of bingeing, and I can't stop doing it. I know that when I didn't count calories, I didn't binge, (when people who count calories go off, they have the 'well, I may as well go whole hog!' mentality, and I can't get around it. I've tried.)

This is my future plan. I'm going to eat in serving portions, I'm still going to figure out how many calories a whole meal has before I divide it into servings, etc etc. I'm just not going to count. (But I'm writing down what I ate!) I'm a bit nervous, but I'm planning on monitoring my weight every day now. However, if the preliminary studies connecting cortisol and weight gain are correct (I could have told them that increased levels of cortisol make you eat more! >.< ) then I should be fine.

P.S. - I didn't binge yesterday, but I did on Thursday. Thankfully it was only for two hours... I got ahold of myself eventually! Yesterday I didn't count and it worked pretty well, though I was craving a bit in the evening. Nothing some gum and yoga didn't fix...

I resisted clearance Ben & Jerry's ice cream. I'm so proud of myself!!! I also didn't spend more than 1 hour sitting still at a time. I did so much s**t today... @_@

Today's food roster

Breakfast
3/4 c. cottage cheese
1 c. puffins
1/3 c. milk
2 tiny apples
Lunch
2 tortillas
~ 2 tbsp peanut butter
~ 2 tbsp apple butter
2 tbsp ranch
carrots
Snack
Tiny amount of granola
Dinner
soup with a few croutons (not worth it)
asparagus
1/3 cup blueberries
~ 1/2 cup whole milkfat yogurt
1 large banana
small amount of maple syrup

Evening snack
1/3 c yogurt
handful of puffins
small handful of cashews
small handful of dried cherries