Sleep and Volunteer

Last night not only did I fall asleep fast, I didn't have to take any pills for sleep until 6 am. I woke up then with stomach problems and so was in and out of the bathroom for a while. It left me a bit manic, so I took a sleep klonopin and fell back asleep until 1 pm. I felt good, so I made my breakfast and went in to volunteer. It was slow, so I only stayed an hour. Still, they were thankful I was there and helping out. I might start going again on Saturdays. I liked it. Tomorrow I'm going to stay home, though... I need to rest up for Monday. I'm starting to feel like me again. My therapist noticed it, too. She said that I looked normal again. I think it was partially due to the Monster I drank (energy drink) making me feel less tired. I didn't sleep well the night before. 
I made a good healthy dinner today and then made chocolate chip cookies for desert. They were yummy. I had 3. I'm still under my calorie range since I only ate turkey meat and cheese all day. For dinner I had teriyaki chicken and broccoli with rice. I don't know what I'm going to do for dinner tomorrow. I felt bad... i got some mushrooms for the stir fry and they went bad. Oh well, I just hate throwing food away. We might go grocery shopping tomorrow... I don't know. We don't have a lot of money left on food stamps, considering we are going to have to go back to the meat market and get our $50 package of meat. It lasts us half a month and is a really good deal. The only thing about it that I don't like is that we don't get chicken breast, just drumsticks, legs, and wings. We also get sausages, ribs, pork chops and more. it's a lot of meat for a good price. 
My mood today was good.. It felt good to go volunteer, and I even went for a walk. When I started walking I didn't feel too well, but as I went on I felt better. I was just tired and hungry. I hadn't eaten much, so I was hungry. Next time I'm going to eat a bit a while before I walk so I have fuel to burn. I still have a bit of high protein turkey that I can eat, as well as protein powder. I think tomorrow I will have a protein shake before I go for my walk. I'm going to try for 1.2 miles tomorrow. Today I walked 1.5 miles, but I did it in parts. I want to do it all at once tomorrow. Plus I have to do my strength training. I'm on my way to my goal of twice a week for the month. If I manage that, I get a new bubble bath. If I journal every day this month, I get a pretty new pen. I may not write my journals out on paper, and my poetry book has it's own pen, but i'm sure I will find some use for it. If I keep up the good work and only go to fast food once a week I get a FitBit, a pedometer that calculates steps, calories burned, mileage, and even sleep quality. It's $100, but that's a lot less than what I would have spent on fast food if I didn't limit myself to once a month. Next month's rewards will be new shoes and workout clothes since mine are falling apart. I'm hoping to be a size smaller by then. I know I'm not going to reach my goal weight for the month because I gained a bunch of weight, but I can live with that. I just have to work harder. I'm going to try walking more, and maybe swim if I can. I have so many things that I want, so I have plenty of rewards for my goals for the next couple of months. I'm also saving money, too, so I can go to LA and see my family for Thanksgiving. I haven't been there in over a year and I miss them. It will take me about 2-3 months to save up, so I'm going to start soon.