Last night I "binged" on carbs. It wasn't really a binge because I stayed within my calorie limits. I'm actually proud of myself after the experience, because I learned a lot from it.

I've been eating intuitively because I HATE TRACKING. It destroys my soul and leads to disordered eating habits. But I've been under-eating. Yesterday I was starving when I got home - I hadn't brought lunch to work because I expected to leave early but things came up and I stayed later than planned. I'd only had 200 calories for breakfast, so I devoured the chia pudding I'd left for myself. This made the problem worse - chia pudding is filling, but doesn't have many calories. I added some HWC to my coffee, but I was still at under 900 calories by 6 PM. I also hadn't eaten enough the day before so my body was pissed off at me.

So I opened the fridge. I did NOT have the energy to cook, so I did the unthinkable. I ate some leftovers I'd made for my husband: rotini with meat sauce. A couple hours later, I had a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats. I felt kind of blah from the carbs, but much better overall thanks to the calories.

This morning I woke up smaller! I don't weigh myself (again, leads to disordered eating habits for me), so I measure my waist (at the belly button for consistency) a few times a week. I was expecting bloat, but I'm half an inch smaller! Whaaaaat.

Anyway, the point of all this is that I need to listen to my body better. I've been eating tons of spinach, but I need to make sure I'm eating more calorie dense things even if I'm not feeling as hungry as I did on my SAD. I also felt intense cravings this morning. After a carby night, my body wanted me to head straight to Whataburger this morning. But I understood why I was feeling these things. I knew that I would feel better with some bacon and spinach. So I had a keto breakfast, and I'll be mindful to have a larger keto lunch.

Sorry for the wall of text. I just needed to let this out, even if no one reads it.