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My Eyes Are Bigger Than My Stomach

When I was little, I used to pile my plate high with food whenever I could serve myself. When I didn't eat it all, my Dad would tell me that my eyes are bigger than my stomach. Instead of outgrowing this habit, I now eat everything on my plate.

Today for lunch, I packed the rest of my burrito from Sunday. Unfortunately, I also accepted a small plate of fettuccine alfredo with ham and peas from a co-worker. That means that I ate about 1 and a half lunches. What else does that mean? I have been in pain since 12:30 this afternoon.

My IBS does not like large portions, especially greasy foods like fettuccine alfredo and spicy foods like the medium salsa on my burrito. As a result, my food choices for lunch left me with the stomach cramps and bloating I thought the sugar-less diet had rid me of. It just goes to show that I need to stick to avoiding my No-No Foods.  

Here is everything I ate today:

Breakfast: peanut butter and honey sandwich
Morning Snack: banana
Lunch: burrito and pasta
Afternoon Snack: cheese stick and frozen banana slices
Dinner: Salmon en Papillote from HelloFresh

Sometimes mini IBS flare-ups like these can mess with me emotionally because I tend to blame myself. Rightly so, since it was my decision alone to eat more than I should. It took a bowl of frozen banana slices, water, and a few hours to calm my stomach. But at least it wasn't caused by sugar. That is a mini win, right? Did you have any mini wins today? I'd love to hear about it and celebrate with you!

Also, I went to the doctor today for my annual physical and naturally they weighed me. I thought this would be a great time to track the effects of my sugar-less incentive with Weigh-In Wednesdays. So for this week, I'm at 150.6lbs.

Well, tomorrow is another day.

Over and Out,
The Girl With IBS

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