I actually stuck to an eating schedule today and ended up eating 7 mini meals… It was nice not getting ravenous or light-headed. And I actually drank more fluids, too. I just made a great broccoli cole slaw with a hint of asian flavor in the dressing [miracle whip, agave nectar, mirin, miso, lemon juice, rice wine vinegar and grapeseed oil], and tossed it with some freshly dry roasted walnuts and some naturally-sweetened dried cranberries. Delicious and very satisfying. I had assumed that I’d eat one more time before going to bed, but now I’m not so sure… It’s almost 9:00 and I don’t feel like I’m anywhere near approaching hunger again. If I had known I would have thrown in some form of protein, too. I got protein today by way of my morning smoothie, which I broke up into 2 mini meals… my chicken stirfry for lunch, yogurt with my fruit salad [I make a dip with some vanilla, agave and cinnamon], and I had some yogurt on a brown rice cake with a little olive tapenade mixed in to hide the flavor of my protein powder. So, now that I’m thinking about it, I guess I got enough protein today. lol…
I started a food journal today, as well, to track what I’m eating, when and to see how it affects my weightloss efforts. I’ve tried keeping a food journal before and failed miserably, mostly because I wasn’t ready to eat healthy – so wasn’t ready to face the reality of just how unhealthy I was eating in black and white. lol… I can laugh about that now. I’ll say this, I never stopped trying – I failed a LOT, but at least I never gave up. I just had to bite the bullet and realize that no magic ‘diet’ or pill was going to lose the weight for me. I used food for emotional reasons my whole life. Now that my emotional health is great [and has been for 2-3 years steadily], it’s just a matter of ditching the old, unnecessary, DESTRUCTIVE eating habits.
They say building your ideal body is 10% genes, 10% exercise and 80% nutrition. No wonder I haven’t had success until now… If I had read that stat a few years ago I would have scoffed at it or rationalized my eating habits and blamed my genes or something childish. Progress is a great feeling. =)
