I don't do well when left to my on musings. I tend to dwell on negative thoughts and it can be very difficult to get myself onto a more positive thinking track. I've been dwelling on my doubts and wondering if I have really lost much weight, and I have to keep reminding myself that it has only been three weeks. I am not going to lose 20 pounds in three weeks. And a lifetime of dysfunctional eating is not going to be solved in three weeks. I really wanted to snack on goldfish and animal crackers. That's what the kids were eating. Around lunch I really had a hankering for Chicken Mole, which is probably not on plan. I'm not sure how much sugar is in the mole sauce but I'm sure there is some, and it's served with beans and rice anyway so I should just stay away. I was also thinking that it's been a while since I took the kids to noodles and co. and wanted to go there but they are just going to have to wait because I'm not taking any chances with noodles and co, even if I get the buff bowl where they removed all the noodles. You never know what is in the marinade. It will be a lot easier to eat out after reintroduction and I don't have to worry about soy sneaking into my marinade.
I've also been looking longingly at the scale on the bathroom floor in the morning, but I have been good and I am not going to step on it until I am on day 31. I am still getting tired in the afternoon but not so tired that I think I am going to collapse. Today I colored with Lily and we played some board games while Chloe took a nap. We went to the gym in the afternoon and I swam a mile for my tri practice. It took me 43 minutes with breaks which I figure means it will take me about 40 minutes without breaks. I have three more weeks to practice as I'm running tomorrow. My calf muscles being so sore really threw my schedule for a loop and I just did the best I could. After swimming I went to a bodyflow class which is like yoga but it mixes a lot of styles. You have strength, stretch, meditation, tai chi, twists, and the like. I enjoyed it much more than last weeks gentle yoga class. I know I need to spend more time stretching, and strength training. After bodyflow my calf muscles felt good enough that I could finally walk normally again, which is a good thing since I'm running tomorrow morning.
My brain keeps trying to pull me back into old habits, and it is really hard to ignore. I try to think about how my body feels in those moments and ask if my body wants to eat cookies and crackers, and it's always no. My brain just wants to eat those things because that is how I used to reward myself.
Changing is going to be hard, it's going to take a while, but it is going to be worth it.
The good the Bad and the ugly. My personal journey to become healthy, happy, fit, and to attain peace with food and myself.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
A moment in time
Most of today went pretty well. I went over to my friend's house in the morning and stayed for several hours to let the kids play and we chatted. This is the friend who finished the Whole 30 around the time I started. She is two weeks after her Whole 30 now and she lost 9.5 pounds during her Whole 30 and then she lost an additional 3 pounds the following week (week 5) just following the reintroduction schedule. I keep wondering how much weight I have actually lost, and what is really going on in my body. I haven't weighed myself in nearly three weeks so I'm super curious. I never wait this long when I am eating well. I hope I am making progress and I can hit my goal of 145 by the end of the 30 days. Also I must have spoken too soon yesterday about the dreams because last night I had a dream that I ate a tin of gourmet cheesy popcorn (It's the stuff we get every year for Christmas and it is the most amazing popcorn ever). I freaked out in my dream after I ate a whole bunch of it and then realized later that I wasn't supposed to do that because I forgot I was doing the whole 30. I actually woke myself up which was very weird. I thought in my dream. "this has to be a dream! I can't have blown it that bad." And I closed my eyes and woke up. I have never ever done that in a dream before so I'm not sure if that is cool or freaky, but it does at least show how badly I want to do this right.
I had a moment of weakness in the late afternoon. I really wanted something sweet to eat, and I wanted something so badly I thought I might cave because my thoughts started sounding something like this: "This is too hard, I can't do this, there is no point I will never be able to be free of food, I just want to eat a large sweet something!" But then I remembered that this is only a moment in time, and that in fact the whole day up until that point had been fairly easy to stay on track. One moment can sometimes seem stretched out and unbearable but when put in perspective it is really just a blip on the timeline. In a 24 hour period I probably was really wanting something sweet for maybe 10, 30 minutes tops. It was the hardest 10-30 minutes of the day and seemed like eternity but in reality, it wasn't very long and most of the day was just fine.
The moral is don't let your day or your healthy eating plans be ruined by ten minutes of struggling. Remember, this too shall pass, and it is just a moment in time.
I had a moment of weakness in the late afternoon. I really wanted something sweet to eat, and I wanted something so badly I thought I might cave because my thoughts started sounding something like this: "This is too hard, I can't do this, there is no point I will never be able to be free of food, I just want to eat a large sweet something!" But then I remembered that this is only a moment in time, and that in fact the whole day up until that point had been fairly easy to stay on track. One moment can sometimes seem stretched out and unbearable but when put in perspective it is really just a blip on the timeline. In a 24 hour period I probably was really wanting something sweet for maybe 10, 30 minutes tops. It was the hardest 10-30 minutes of the day and seemed like eternity but in reality, it wasn't very long and most of the day was just fine.
The moral is don't let your day or your healthy eating plans be ruined by ten minutes of struggling. Remember, this too shall pass, and it is just a moment in time.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Doubts
Today was a much harder day. After yesterday's run my calf muscles were super sore today. I don't usually run with an incline (which presents a problem when you look at doing an outdoor run) and my muscles are now protesting. So I could hardly walk when I got out of bed this morning. I hobbled around all day. However, I still went to Zumba, I didn't have to do many walking motions in Zumba so I was ok. It was still much more difficult than usual and I didn't work up as much of a sweat as usual just because I couldn't move as well, but that's okay because I had to go swim afterwards. I am going to try to get in three swims a week between now and August 22nd which is when we are doing the triathlon. It's a 1 mile swim so I need to make sure to get my practice in. I think I could maintain a swim for 1 mile but I am terribly slow, and practice will of course only help. When I started my swim I didn't think I would be able to continue because kicking my feet worked my calf muscles, or at least moved them in a way that hurt. I never thought about it before but I was sure thinking about it then! I tried kicking more from my knees to take some of the pressure off my calves and I was able to finish.
I was terribly tired the rest of the day, too much exercise probably. I am taking tomorrow off and then Friday I am going to swim and do a yoga class. Doing my run outside made me realize just how much work I still have to do before the triathlon. So I am going to make sure to get in two outdoor runs each week before race day. Yesterday I had to get up at 5:45 and that actually wasn't too hard surprisingly. My old blisters have healed but much to my despair new ones seem to be forming. What is up with that? Why is it that when I finally get rid of one blister, a new one appears somewhere else? I haven't had any problems with those spots until the old ones heal. *sigh* I'm just doomed to have blisters forever if I want to run I guess.
I had to go to the grocery store today and that was hard. I hobbled around the store and was pretty tired and grumpy, and the kids were less than stellar. Chloe was also very tired but I wanted her to stay up so she would go to bed at a decent time. She has been taking late naps and going to bed at 10pm for the past several days and I need that cycle to stop. It was the most difficult shopping trip I've had. All the junk food just seemed to jump out at me and yell "eat me!" And then I had to walk by the giant soda cooler and I wanted a soda so bad. I tried to put my blinders on and just get what was on my list which consisted of meat and vegetables and some fruit. I did get to buy scallops and I am so excited to cook them in a few days. I hardly ever buy scallops but Matt just got his letter that he passed all his comprehensive exams for school and can officially start his internships so I want to make him something special to celebrate.
When I got home I realized the reason why I wanted to eat everything at the store was because I was hungry. I had done a pretty long workout at the gym and hadn't eaten anything extra to compensate for it. So I ate a sausage with some vegetables when I got home and felt quite a bit better. For dinner I made something new. It was an Asian ground beef stir fry with cabbage and it was really good.
Matt loved it. He loves meat and vegetables so he has been really enjoying the dinners I've been making lately (although I still haven't told him that I'm doing the Whole 30, and no he doesn't read my blog) I have noticed that he is complementing the meals I make more and more. He loved breakfast this morning of poached eggs and hash browns with peaches. I made him his toast as usual, but I refrained from eating any.
I gave Matt the last of the beef stew for lunch and I had chicken salad with vegetables. I'm planning on going to bed a bit early as I'm pretty tired today.
I find myself wondering more and more what changes are really taking place, and wondering about my weight and wondering how much I've lost and if this is really worth it. In the timeline it says this is pretty typical. I haven't had any dreams lately of eating off plan foods although I had plenty of them during the second week. The third week must be the week of doubt or something because that is what seems to be going through my mind a lot. I just have to keep it in perspective. I can't expect to be at goal after only 19 days. Besides that there are plenty of positive changes that are occurring that I have already talked about in yesterday's post.
I was terribly tired the rest of the day, too much exercise probably. I am taking tomorrow off and then Friday I am going to swim and do a yoga class. Doing my run outside made me realize just how much work I still have to do before the triathlon. So I am going to make sure to get in two outdoor runs each week before race day. Yesterday I had to get up at 5:45 and that actually wasn't too hard surprisingly. My old blisters have healed but much to my despair new ones seem to be forming. What is up with that? Why is it that when I finally get rid of one blister, a new one appears somewhere else? I haven't had any problems with those spots until the old ones heal. *sigh* I'm just doomed to have blisters forever if I want to run I guess.
I had to go to the grocery store today and that was hard. I hobbled around the store and was pretty tired and grumpy, and the kids were less than stellar. Chloe was also very tired but I wanted her to stay up so she would go to bed at a decent time. She has been taking late naps and going to bed at 10pm for the past several days and I need that cycle to stop. It was the most difficult shopping trip I've had. All the junk food just seemed to jump out at me and yell "eat me!" And then I had to walk by the giant soda cooler and I wanted a soda so bad. I tried to put my blinders on and just get what was on my list which consisted of meat and vegetables and some fruit. I did get to buy scallops and I am so excited to cook them in a few days. I hardly ever buy scallops but Matt just got his letter that he passed all his comprehensive exams for school and can officially start his internships so I want to make him something special to celebrate.
When I got home I realized the reason why I wanted to eat everything at the store was because I was hungry. I had done a pretty long workout at the gym and hadn't eaten anything extra to compensate for it. So I ate a sausage with some vegetables when I got home and felt quite a bit better. For dinner I made something new. It was an Asian ground beef stir fry with cabbage and it was really good.
Matt loved it. He loves meat and vegetables so he has been really enjoying the dinners I've been making lately (although I still haven't told him that I'm doing the Whole 30, and no he doesn't read my blog) I have noticed that he is complementing the meals I make more and more. He loved breakfast this morning of poached eggs and hash browns with peaches. I made him his toast as usual, but I refrained from eating any.
I gave Matt the last of the beef stew for lunch and I had chicken salad with vegetables. I'm planning on going to bed a bit early as I'm pretty tired today.
I find myself wondering more and more what changes are really taking place, and wondering about my weight and wondering how much I've lost and if this is really worth it. In the timeline it says this is pretty typical. I haven't had any dreams lately of eating off plan foods although I had plenty of them during the second week. The third week must be the week of doubt or something because that is what seems to be going through my mind a lot. I just have to keep it in perspective. I can't expect to be at goal after only 19 days. Besides that there are plenty of positive changes that are occurring that I have already talked about in yesterday's post.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Sleep, Cats, and Stew
The past two days have carried with them their own challenges, stresses, and small victories. I am still on plan. I have been able to resist the urges to snack on off plan foods or to eat cookies. Most of these urges are weak, and don't last very long anymore. I used to get terrible cravings that wouldn't go away even after days which led to me binging on those foods I was craving. I am feeling pretty good. Two big things I have noticed is that I am drinking a ton of water. Maybe I never realized how thirsty I was before because I drank diet soda, or maybe it's due to poor diet but whatever the reason, I seem to be thirsty all the time. During the second week my urine was really yellow, but it's starting to become much more clear now which tells me I am finally starting to get hydrated. I don' t set any goals for how much water to drink a day, I just drink as I am thirsty or if I feel like I want a snack in-between meals I drink water first. I can't tell you how much I'm drinking as I don't count but I know I'm getting in at least the required 8 glasses and probably more than that, especially over the past two days.
The other thing I have noticed over the last several days is that I am sleeping so much better at night. For a while I thought I was developing insomnia as I couldn't fall asleep for long periods of time and I would wake up several times at night and then not be able to fall back asleep. I'm sure that didn't help with my chronic weariness. But the past several nights I have been able to fall asleep fairly quickly and even more remarkable I stay asleep! (Unless one of the kids wake me up but they have been very good lately). I haven't slept this well in as long as I can remember! Since before Lily was born for sure. It's been so long that sleeping through the night has become a foreign concept for me. Falling asleep and then not waking up until the morning.... Wow! It's amazing. I'm feeling better when I wake up in the morning. I am not so grumpy and sleepy and groggy. It still takes a few minutes to fully wake up but I feel much better in the morning than before.
Along with that my moods seem to have stabilized, I don't feel depressed for no reason, or quite as grumpy, I don't get angry as easily as I used to. Granted it has only been 18 days and I will need to test this for a longer period of time to see if my moods have really stabilized over a long period of time but I am feeling pretty good about it right now.
My mother in law and sister in law came over today and they were commenting on how amazing I look. They haven't seen me since the start of my Whole 30 and it was nice to get some positive feedback. I can feel and see that my body has changed. My legs seem a little bit smaller, my stomach flatter, and in general I seem to be just a tad bit more compact, which is awesome. That is more than I have been able to accomplish in the past year.
Yesterday was a frustrating and tiring day, which may have led to my snacky and sweet cravings. I had to put down our family cat yesterday. She has been peeing all over the house for two years and when she peed downstairs for the second time (most of the time she pees upstairs) I said that was enough as she was expanding her peeing territory yet again, and it is getting out of hand and a bit ridiculous and it was time for it to stop. Matt was very sad as it was his cat but he agreed. Lily was also quite upset, but being a little kid she doesn't have much say in the matter. This problem had been going on for two years. We took her to the vet to get her kidneys and bladder checked, paid for a very expensive oral surgery to get her teeth removed due to a raging bacterial infection in her mouth, bought her a gigantic cat box, and even put her on anti-anxiety drugs all to no avail. I called all the no kill shelters but no one would take her due to her age (10) and her behavior problems, not even the humane society (they would just take her for euthanization). So I took her to the vet, the kids said goodbye and we are going to get a paw print mailed to us sometime soon. (Me personally I'm glad the cat is gone, but I do carry the emotional burden of Matt's sorrow who loved that cat to pieces, and Lily who also loved the cat). Lily told me today that she wants Pippin to go away and she wants ChiChi back. I had to console Lily while she had a melt down about missing chichi. So the emotional level around the house has been pretty high. I did take the kids out for ice cream after we dropped off the cat as a pick me up.
It was a pretty amazing sundae. Today was more of a down day, I played my flute, and we stayed home all day. Matt mountain biked himself into the ground... meaning he biked until he was utterly exhausted. He still isn't home yet. I had a good time with family, and took the kids to the park. I also made a beef stew.
I have never liked stew but I thought that with my change in diet I might as well give it a try. I got four bites down before I stopped eating it. I didn't eat anything else for dinner, I had a rather large breakfast and lunch so I wasn't that hungry anyway. I gave half of it to my mom, and kept the other half for Matt to eat. Mom liked it so I know it was just me and not the recipe.
Today makes 18 days, tomorrow will be two and a half weeks through the initial whole 30 program.
The other thing I have noticed over the last several days is that I am sleeping so much better at night. For a while I thought I was developing insomnia as I couldn't fall asleep for long periods of time and I would wake up several times at night and then not be able to fall back asleep. I'm sure that didn't help with my chronic weariness. But the past several nights I have been able to fall asleep fairly quickly and even more remarkable I stay asleep! (Unless one of the kids wake me up but they have been very good lately). I haven't slept this well in as long as I can remember! Since before Lily was born for sure. It's been so long that sleeping through the night has become a foreign concept for me. Falling asleep and then not waking up until the morning.... Wow! It's amazing. I'm feeling better when I wake up in the morning. I am not so grumpy and sleepy and groggy. It still takes a few minutes to fully wake up but I feel much better in the morning than before.
Along with that my moods seem to have stabilized, I don't feel depressed for no reason, or quite as grumpy, I don't get angry as easily as I used to. Granted it has only been 18 days and I will need to test this for a longer period of time to see if my moods have really stabilized over a long period of time but I am feeling pretty good about it right now.
My mother in law and sister in law came over today and they were commenting on how amazing I look. They haven't seen me since the start of my Whole 30 and it was nice to get some positive feedback. I can feel and see that my body has changed. My legs seem a little bit smaller, my stomach flatter, and in general I seem to be just a tad bit more compact, which is awesome. That is more than I have been able to accomplish in the past year.
Yesterday was a frustrating and tiring day, which may have led to my snacky and sweet cravings. I had to put down our family cat yesterday. She has been peeing all over the house for two years and when she peed downstairs for the second time (most of the time she pees upstairs) I said that was enough as she was expanding her peeing territory yet again, and it is getting out of hand and a bit ridiculous and it was time for it to stop. Matt was very sad as it was his cat but he agreed. Lily was also quite upset, but being a little kid she doesn't have much say in the matter. This problem had been going on for two years. We took her to the vet to get her kidneys and bladder checked, paid for a very expensive oral surgery to get her teeth removed due to a raging bacterial infection in her mouth, bought her a gigantic cat box, and even put her on anti-anxiety drugs all to no avail. I called all the no kill shelters but no one would take her due to her age (10) and her behavior problems, not even the humane society (they would just take her for euthanization). So I took her to the vet, the kids said goodbye and we are going to get a paw print mailed to us sometime soon. (Me personally I'm glad the cat is gone, but I do carry the emotional burden of Matt's sorrow who loved that cat to pieces, and Lily who also loved the cat). Lily told me today that she wants Pippin to go away and she wants ChiChi back. I had to console Lily while she had a melt down about missing chichi. So the emotional level around the house has been pretty high. I did take the kids out for ice cream after we dropped off the cat as a pick me up.
Today makes 18 days, tomorrow will be two and a half weeks through the initial whole 30 program.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Begin week three
Day 16.
Today was a great. I felt really good today and I was just happy. It felt good to feel so lighthearted today. I have come to realize that when I eat well and make good food choices I feel happier just because I know I am doing the right thing and progressing. I did get hungry in the afternoon but I had a really small lunch and also I haven't been eating as much as the first week and I've been working out a lot. I ate a jicima and had half of it with guacamole (finished that off, needed to be eaten) and the other half with some almond butter a little while later when I realized I was still hungry. All I could think about was food, so I decided I had better eat. And I felt a lot better after I ate too.
Dinner was exciting because our grill went on it's maiden voyage and also it was my first time cooking on a grill. Dinner was awesome. Salmon with grilled vegetables and some avocado and tomatoes and mango.
Definitely going to be grilling more, it was so yummy! I just need to get a grill cleaning brush, I had to wash the grates with SOS pads today and that is a huge turn off because it took forever.
I've been trying to drink more water. I don't think I'm quite there yet but I'm making progress.
Today was a great. I felt really good today and I was just happy. It felt good to feel so lighthearted today. I have come to realize that when I eat well and make good food choices I feel happier just because I know I am doing the right thing and progressing. I did get hungry in the afternoon but I had a really small lunch and also I haven't been eating as much as the first week and I've been working out a lot. I ate a jicima and had half of it with guacamole (finished that off, needed to be eaten) and the other half with some almond butter a little while later when I realized I was still hungry. All I could think about was food, so I decided I had better eat. And I felt a lot better after I ate too.
Dinner was exciting because our grill went on it's maiden voyage and also it was my first time cooking on a grill. Dinner was awesome. Salmon with grilled vegetables and some avocado and tomatoes and mango.
I've been trying to drink more water. I don't think I'm quite there yet but I'm making progress.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Too Big. Too Small.
We went on a hike with the family this morning and the kids did amazing! Especially considering that neither of them ate much for breakfast. I've decided that I'm not going to let the kids eat cheerios for breakfast anymore. Lily was whining and complaining the whole way down the mountain that her tummy hurt and she was so hungry. All she ate for breakfast was cheerios with no milk. Chloe took two bites of oatmeal and then didn't eat anymore. They both were amazing going up but it was tough going down because they expended all their energy and were both complaining about being hungry. So I have to go back to making them eat their breakfast, because only when they both eat all of their good breakfasts are they pleasant and don't complain about their tummies hurting. Of course they came home and ate strawberry pancakes for lunch.... Well at least it had strawberries and some substance to it.
I felt pretty good today, I had plenty of energy for the hike, but I got pretty tired for a while afterwards. I've also noticed today that I don't look so lumpy on the sides. I think I look a little thinner, and that was confirmed when my pants started falling off while jumping on the trampoline this afternoon with the kids. It is interesting because my size 10 pants seem to be too big but my size 8 pants still seem to be too small. Or at least they are pretty tight and not all that comfortable to wear. I can button them up but they are really tight around my thighs. Typical. My thighs are the last place on my body to shrink. That is where my body likes to store the fat the most.
Meanwhile, my appetite seems to be getting smaller and smaller. I assume it's because my body has now switched over from burning primarily carbs and sugar to burning protein and fat and there is plenty of fat on my body to burn. I couldn't eat all my breakfast this morning (I ate most of it but left some behind which is unusual), and I ate one zucchini cut into noodle strips with a few shrimp and romesco sauce for lunch. It seemed like it wouldn't be enough food but when I ate it I was plenty full. That just goes to show that my eyes are still bigger than my stomach. I'm used to putting a lot of food on my plate. For dinner I had a bunch of watermelon at my parent's house and one Tilapia filet, which the kids ate half of, and a bunch of grilled broccoli, tomatoes, and green beans.
It was soooooo good and my mommy made it for me :-)
It was nice not to have to cook dinner tonight. I find myself still pretty tired fairly early in the evening, like around 8pm and I'm still sleeping until about 7am when I can. I am pretty tired if I have to get up before that. Hopefully I will start being more perky this coming week.
I felt pretty good today, I had plenty of energy for the hike, but I got pretty tired for a while afterwards. I've also noticed today that I don't look so lumpy on the sides. I think I look a little thinner, and that was confirmed when my pants started falling off while jumping on the trampoline this afternoon with the kids. It is interesting because my size 10 pants seem to be too big but my size 8 pants still seem to be too small. Or at least they are pretty tight and not all that comfortable to wear. I can button them up but they are really tight around my thighs. Typical. My thighs are the last place on my body to shrink. That is where my body likes to store the fat the most.
Meanwhile, my appetite seems to be getting smaller and smaller. I assume it's because my body has now switched over from burning primarily carbs and sugar to burning protein and fat and there is plenty of fat on my body to burn. I couldn't eat all my breakfast this morning (I ate most of it but left some behind which is unusual), and I ate one zucchini cut into noodle strips with a few shrimp and romesco sauce for lunch. It seemed like it wouldn't be enough food but when I ate it I was plenty full. That just goes to show that my eyes are still bigger than my stomach. I'm used to putting a lot of food on my plate. For dinner I had a bunch of watermelon at my parent's house and one Tilapia filet, which the kids ate half of, and a bunch of grilled broccoli, tomatoes, and green beans.
It was nice not to have to cook dinner tonight. I find myself still pretty tired fairly early in the evening, like around 8pm and I'm still sleeping until about 7am when I can. I am pretty tired if I have to get up before that. Hopefully I will start being more perky this coming week.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Large, Medium, Small
So I've come to the conclusion that you crave the things that you eat. Having cut out every single processed food, along with wheat, sugar, beans, rice and the works I find that lately the things that I really want to eat are meat, vegetables, fats like avocado (guacamole!) coconut, almond butter, and fruit. Well, I actually haven't had any cravings for fruit which is nice. But today I made molasses cookies with the kids as the banana bread is now gone and Matt will be coming home tonight lamenting the fact that all the sweet things are gone. It was also a fun activity to do with the kids. But I wasn't even tempted to eat the cookie dough, or the cookies. Not a bit. I was surprised. I looked at the cookie dough, the kids were eating it, and I thought "yeah, that doesn't look too good. I don't want to eat that". I was surprised at myself! I'm usually face first in the cookie dough. Maybe I'm getting better at resisting the urge to eat while baking since this is the third thing I've made... although I doubt it. I genuinely didn't want any. It was still a little hard to remember not to lick my fingers just because it is such a habit to do but I am getting better at that as well.
Another thing I want to mention is how my meals tend to go. We are always told that we should eat a large breakfast, medium size lunch, and a small dinner. I never, NEVER could do that before. If I ate a large breakfast I just overate the whole day because I was always hungry. If I tried to eat a small dinner I would just go back for seconds because I was so hungry. It never worked for me. Especially with calorie counting. I couldn't say "ok so that is 500 calories for breakfast, 400 for lunch and 300 for dinner." It just didn't work that way. Besides, my dinners were usually higher in calories just based on our culture. However, I have found myself over the past several days eating that way. I will typically get up and eat a rather large breakfast. (three eggs with potatoes and other veggies plus a fruit and some sort of fat like avocado, macadamia nuts, or coconut oil). Then for lunch I will eat a smaller portion, for lunch. Today I had one chicken sausage with some vegetables and one tbsp almond butter to dip my fresh baby carrots and sugar snap peas in. For dinner I had leftover tex mex casserole with some guacamole and salsa and a little bit of brussels sprouts/ butternut squash because it really needed to be eaten. I am using the lunch plates still and I am still staying satisfied until my next meal. Even when working out I haven't felt the need to add an extra snack most of the time.
I love the freedom with making your own meals. On the beachbody cleanse I was looking into you have to make the food that they have planned out for you and that is not easy for me to do. It always seems like they make the most random foods and you have to buy pork and beef and chicken and fish all in the same week and my grocery bill is super high, and there are no leftovers. I live on leftovers! I love them because it means I don't have to cook.
Day 14 is done, tomorrow starts official week 3
Another thing I want to mention is how my meals tend to go. We are always told that we should eat a large breakfast, medium size lunch, and a small dinner. I never, NEVER could do that before. If I ate a large breakfast I just overate the whole day because I was always hungry. If I tried to eat a small dinner I would just go back for seconds because I was so hungry. It never worked for me. Especially with calorie counting. I couldn't say "ok so that is 500 calories for breakfast, 400 for lunch and 300 for dinner." It just didn't work that way. Besides, my dinners were usually higher in calories just based on our culture. However, I have found myself over the past several days eating that way. I will typically get up and eat a rather large breakfast. (three eggs with potatoes and other veggies plus a fruit and some sort of fat like avocado, macadamia nuts, or coconut oil). Then for lunch I will eat a smaller portion, for lunch. Today I had one chicken sausage with some vegetables and one tbsp almond butter to dip my fresh baby carrots and sugar snap peas in. For dinner I had leftover tex mex casserole with some guacamole and salsa and a little bit of brussels sprouts/ butternut squash because it really needed to be eaten. I am using the lunch plates still and I am still staying satisfied until my next meal. Even when working out I haven't felt the need to add an extra snack most of the time.
I love the freedom with making your own meals. On the beachbody cleanse I was looking into you have to make the food that they have planned out for you and that is not easy for me to do. It always seems like they make the most random foods and you have to buy pork and beef and chicken and fish all in the same week and my grocery bill is super high, and there are no leftovers. I live on leftovers! I love them because it means I don't have to cook.
Day 14 is done, tomorrow starts official week 3
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