Thursday, January 8, 2009

Thurs Jan 8th - What I'm Eating

Breakfast: coarse cut oatmeal with raw honey, whole milk, cream, raisins, almonds. water and pills.

Snack: cranberry zinger tea

Lunch: tuna with safflower mayonnaise. banana. green beans. water.

Dinner: chicken stir-fry with "thai" stir-fry veggies and a sauce I made that was basically 2 parts soy sauce to one part agave syrup. brown basmati rice. water.

Snack: 1/2 enchilada left over from last night. water and pills.

Analysis: not terrible today. the veggie portions at dinner were a little small compared to the amount of chicken. I did not feel as hungry in between meals today, hence the minimal snacking. Not sure if that's good or not, because I know its better to eat more frequently. That's ok though, I am definitely only eating when I am hungry (but not denying myself if I am!)

I did my pilates again today, which felt really good. I hope I can keep it up - its just a matter of making it a priority and remembering to do it! Its only 20 minutes, seriously, I have the time! I used to do it every day and I am starting to remember/realize how nice it was...

I have all these ideas for posts I want to do but I am trying to space them out and only do them when I really have the time... that way we'll always have new stuff to talk about, and also I won't be tempted to spend inordinate amounts of time blogging until I get everything out of my head. All in good time... If you have anything you want me to talk about specifically, let me know!

3 comments:

  1. You're right this takes time, but it sure is fun. OK, I am taking little steps like cutting down on my coffee. I won't cut out my morning cup but instead of making a cup for dinner, I actually just drank a cup of water. Wow. I went to the store this morning and bought some packets of Truvia. I'd never heard of it. It tastes just as good as Splenda/Equal or better. I guess it will do until I learn to wean off the sweetness altogether. Instead of coffee right now I made a cup of tropical grapefruit tea with Truvia. It is great and who knows, maybe I will sleep better.

    I didn't really cheat much today but did have an ounce or so of white wine and champaign. It was choir directors birthday. Someone brought a veggie plate so I ate celery, carrots, cucumbers, and zucchini without the dip. Then (you'll be surprised) I avoided the moist white cake with coconut frosting. I didn't even miss it I'm so sugared out. I also bought some string cheese (NOT low fat)to eat with my carb snacks.

    Guess what else. To reward us, the boss sent the IN N Out truck to the hospital today and the whole hospital had it for lunch. Not me! I had already brought my lunch and salad and just ate with my coworkers while they had chips and double cheeseburgers. I could have had a protein burger but I had my JC food and don't want to overdo it now.

    Little by little, baby steps at a time. We'll get there. I am amazed at the large variety of interesting things you think of eating. I can never think of those things.

    Gotta go....Love, Mom

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  2. Wow Mary, I'm impressed. Turning down cake is one thing, but turning down In N Out?! That's dedication!

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  3. Yeah, Mom, it sounds like you did great! I am so glad you like the Stevia - for anyone that doesn't know, it is a natural sweetener you can use instead of Equal/Splenda. You can get it in similar little packets for convenience. I should write a post about that sometime!

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