Take 213
So I've been sucking at this whole accountability thing. But my behavior itself has been on an upswing. I recently stopped buying cookies (until this weekend, but that was a conscious choice because I knew I wouldn't be able to have any of the dessert at either of the parties we were attending), and stocked up the kitchen with healthy foods. I used a tip from some magazine from years ago, and gave myself one "free" food that I can eat whenever I'm feeling snacky for any reason -- hunger, anxiety, sadness, whatever. I'm not on a diet, so the concept of "free" food is a little odd in the context of my eating plan (I don't measure or count, I just try to eat reasonable amounts of healthy food), but what it's done is wean me almost entirely from the cookie habit I'd developed.

So, today:
no breakfast, because I just didn't have time to make any
four oranges
a veggie sub
a couple handsful pretzels
a soda
(now this is embarrassing, especially in light of the fact that I'd been doing so well about this sort of thing): several fingersful of canned icing!

I'm going to make dinner now. Probably bean and veggie based, with some pasta.

an hour of dancing (at about a 5-6 out of 10 in terms of effort, but right now I'm just happy to be moving)
(and I did an hour of dancing yesterday, too, as well as a couple hours of on and off ice skating)

Tonight I'll chant for 10 minutes and consider that a successful day!