Too many decisions!

Did you know that the average person makes over 250 decisions about food each day?!!  Seriously studies show that the average person makes over 250 food decisions each day and very few of them have anything at all to do with true hunger.  WOW!  That's a lot of decisions to make regarding food.  Now you're probably thinking that you don't make that many decisions about food each day, but stop and think about that.  First thing in the morning you make a decision whether or not you're having coffee upon waking right?  Decision 1!  Once that decision has been made, then you have to decide cream or not?  Decision 2.  Then do you want something with that coffee?   Yes or no?  Decision 3.  Then do you eat what you want with the coffee or do you hold off to have your breakfast a bit later?  Decision 4.  Oh and every time you pick up the coffee mug to take a sip?  Yup you got it - another decision you've made about food.  All of these decisions within probably your first half hour upon waking.  See where I'm going?  It is quite possible that we do make over 250 decisions a day about food.

I pulled this little fact from an article I read in this month's Weight Watcher magazine and at first was astounded at that number.  I seriously thought it had to be a typo.  Seriously - 250 decisions every day regarding food?   Do I eat breakfast or not today?  Do I pack a lunch or not?  What's for lunch?  Do I bring leftovers from last night or a fresh new lunch?  Do I start something in the crock pot for dinner before leaving for work or not? Once at work, do I want a coffee or not when I get there?  Cream or no?  Do I eat my yogurt plain or toss in some granola?  When do I eat that yogurt?  As soon as I get to work or do I hold off a bit and have it around 9?  Lunch?  When's lunch?  Do I eat before the meeting or after?  Do I stop to actually eat my lunch paying attention to what I'm doing or do I work through lunch and get through some emails?  Snack time - do I eat the fruit I brought with me or a handful of nuts I have stashed in my cube locker?  Do I want an afternoon coffee?  Yes or no?  What flavor?  Cream or not?  The afternoon is dragging and I'm thinking about making sure I have a good dinner.  Do I have stuff at home for dinner or do I need to make a stop at the market on the way home?  What do I buy?  Just stuff for tonight's dinner or do I need anything else for later in the week?  Once I get home - do I start dinner right away or not?  Do I have what I had planned on my menu or do I deviate?  Salad with dinner or not?  After dinner - do I stick with the snack I had planned or do I go for something else?  Do I go to the kitchen for that second "goodie" while watching TV?  Do I really want that second snack?  Do I really need it or am I just bored?  Then if I do give in, I question myself for the rest of the evening.  Why did I give in?  Will I kick myself tomorrow because I didn't follow my plan?  Why do I eat sometimes without thinking?  Why can't I have willpower at night sometimes when I'm watching TV?  Should I not watch Food Network at night?  Does that tempt me?  Time for bed and sometimes all I can think about is if I have everything I need in the kitchen for my breakfast and lunch tomorrow.  Can't go to work without a lunch because, oh ya, then I'd have to make a decision on where to go for lunch!

OMG!  Do you see?  Decisions, decisions, all day regarding food.  No wonder why my head feels like it's going to explode sometimes!   I just hope I'm making the right decisions!