Yesterday ended up being pretty easy. In fact, this food plan is pretty easy to follow in general - all common sense stuff like eating regularly and no junk food. Really my problem is that I have selective retardation in the organization department, so what I need is for someone to tell me what to eat and when to eat it. Especially at dinner!

Picture this: It's 5pm, I've been awake for 12+ hours and I'm starting to fade. The children have been alternately bugging me for snacks (even though it's only been 15 minutes since the last snack time) TV (or computer games or video games; they know the answer is going to be no, no, and FORGET IT AND DON'T ASK ME AGAIN, but just in case this one time they wear me down and I say yes, they have to ask) or a trip to the park (even though we just got back from the park before snack time) for the last 3 hours, nothing has been thawed out or planned, and I say "what does everyone want for supper?" Cue the chorus of "Cheese! Olives! Whipped cream! Halloween treats! S'mores! Pickles!" and then I either lay down on the couch and cry or grouchily drag my ass to the kitchen to make omelets, toast, and salad AGAIN. It's not the cooking that I don't like; it's the decision making - sometimes I want to scream, "can't someone else in this house make a decision about supper for once??" But we all know the answer to that question...mmm...olives.

So this planning out a week's worth of meals is working out well. It's bringing me back to a time when I wasn't trying to juggle motherhood, work, school, volunteer commitments, etc. and actually did take the time to plan meals...so here and now I resolve to make it a priority!

Awesome leg workout today; you know it's good when you feel like you're standing on a vibration trainer for the rest of the morning. Here's hoping running feels better tomorrow!