Good day, Readers! Things have been quite busy here and yet I've managed to stay on track- for the most part.
Due to lousy weather, I've driven my daughter to school more than not, so I didn't get my full 10 miles in. I could have walked on my treadmill though- so that's no excuse. I can't keep 'waiting to afford the gym' before I get my butt in gear! So that particular task needs some serious motivation tweaking!
Food-wise I did well! Breakfast usually consisted of scrambled eggs and ham or a broccoli salad. When you're a protein person, those are good things! I listened to my body much better than last week (I would say at least 80% of the time), and wound up eating at weird times! Got up at 5:30, and sometimes didn't eat until after 10:00 that morning. But I noticed something interesting- whenever I had the eggs and ham, I lasted a lot longer before wanting lunch!
One time I ate eggs and ham around 9:00, and didn't get an inkling of hunger until 2:30 that afternoon- I don't think I've ever gone that long without having something- unless I was sleeping!
And the best part is- I don't feel deprived. I'm not eating as much, not because I'm starving myself (because I'm not), but because I've been resisting temptations to eat when I'm bored. Let's just say I kept myself busy enough all week so I wasn't that bored! And everything I've eaten are foods that I like.
The hunger came back a bit faster when I had something that was mostly veggies, but once I had some lean protein, I was good to go until dinner.
Dinner is the one meal I can't really mess with concerning time, because I cook for my family. We like to eat together- it creates a bond, and I don't want that to stop. But I don't want to be tempted by sitting there while they eat either! So I devised a way to get around this little issue.
When I get hungry later in the afternoon, I have half of what I was planning to eat for lunch that day. So when dinner comes around, I truly am hungry, but not overly so that I'll overdo it. There is nothing worse than trying to be good and feeling so hungry you eat seconds- and start eating the leftovers before they go into the fridge!
And if it's really close (say, after 3:00), I'll have an apple or banana to tide me over until I have dinner on the table. But I only had to do that once.
Drinking water throughout the day helped too, and I'm also learning when I'm really thirsty too. All in all, this has been a very educational week!
I'll be weighing myself at the beginning of next week, so stay tuned!
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