Work versus dieting - who won?

Day 2 has been a challenge. I started off great today with my Transitions supplements and a Transitions chocolate shake - mmmmm! It was good and, fortunately, it kept the hunger away because darn, I was busy at work today, so busy that I never got lunch. At my assigned 11 am lunch break, I was in the middle of starting an IV on a 2 pound baby (I'm a nurse) and it took forever. I was beginning to get hungry long about then so I shoved a Transitions Oatmeal Raisin bar into my mouth when no one was looking because instead of going to lunch, I suddenly had to help with a circumcision, usually a 5 minute slash and run, but not this time. The intern from Med School for Dummies did it with much coaching and assistance from an amazingly patient overseeing physician. This 5 minute procedure took 45 minutes. Luckily, the kid still has a penis! After that, my relief was taking her lunch and so there never was any break time for Bonbon, but that snack bar really helped stave off the pangs.

To add to the joy of the day, Hubster called me at work to tell me Wonderful Sons had killed the washing machine with a load of 27 towels. Like I'm supposed to jump through the phone and fix it??? I was soooo pissed that I stopped, starving, at Costco on my way home. Knowing I was headed from a bad day to a worse day, I decided to buy supper there and make my life just a little easier (sniff, sniff, boo-hoo, poor me). I avoided every single free food sample. This was an ultimate test of willpower. Being hungry, I bought meals for three days. So much for willpower.

I hit the home door with a screamingly empty stomach, but instead of gorging myself on premade enchiladas and ziti with meatballs, I grabbed the salad and had a huge bowl with fat-free dressing, took my supplements and, miraculously, ate only a small portion of meatball & ziti. Then I screwed up - I took one look at some pecan brittle left over from Christmas, and you know the rest - chomp, chomp, chomp. I couldn't get past the "I worked hard today, and I deserve this" factor. I never do this when I'm home all day, just on days I work, especially days like today. Luckily, I ran out of the brittle before I ate myself into sugary oblivion.

Knitting - I'm working on the sleeves of a really cute cardigan in ruby red Ella Rae Silkience for one of the dear daughters. I haven't done a single stitch today, so I think I'll knit myself to sleep.