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Originally Posted by TamTam
Question. If you are hungry and don't want to eat to be able to eat with hubby, what small food would you eat to hold you up till it was time to eat without ruining your hunger?
I think I may be unusual but I discovered for me the answer is fruit. I know it doesn't make logical sense but maybe because I love fruit so much and its sweet and tasty with fiber? If I feel hungry before a meal that I want to eat at, I eat a piece of fruit and that makes me feel happy and satisfied for a couple of hours. But, I know for some people it would just spike their blood sugar and make them hungry. I used to always follow the advice of protein and a vegetable or at least protein and I discovered I didn't feel satisfied. Maybe because Im not really a big protein eater in the first place. Anyway, experiment.
Thats what I did.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I have been feeling better for the past couple of days. It was quite rough with it being my daughters first week in kindergarten plus extra curriculars. But, I made it.
Locke, that is so awesome. I know just what you mean about the stage you are in please keep us updated as to how it is going.
You know, I don't know if I had food poisoning or a stomach bug but it really was, like Locke mentioned a total reset. It helped me throw all my food rules away even more and I feel like I am eating even more what I REALLY want. It may be because I haven't had much refined sugar in a couple weeks and I think that may mess with my appetite. Im not sure. But, for lunch today, I had a small bowl of mashed potatoes with corn, some grapes, some carrots, and two pieces of whole wheat toast. one piece with half spread with peanut butter and honey, the other pieces with butter and honey. Sounds crazy right? I was totally satisfied and not hungry until dinner. I didn't even think about food until dinner. Before I would have forced myself to eat more protein or not had 2 pieces of toast because of the potatoes, etc... I feel like I am relearning my body. How I used to eat before I gained weight and dove into nutrition info and food rules.
Also, I figured out my exercise block today too. I have pretty much reached my ideal weight and seem to be maintaining it with no effort. (well beyond the effort of IE) I was admiring my hard worked for muscles in my legs and arms and wondering why I cant motivate myself to exercise because I know I will lose them if I don't. Than I realized. I look at exercise the same way I look at dieting. I do it because there is something wrong with me and I am not ok the way I am. I have parts I want to "fix". (like "mom" stomach) Ding! The lightbulb. Obviously feeling like that I am not going to exercise for very long. Im not really sure how to change that mindset though.
oh and finally. With being sick I had to chew my food much more thoroughly than I had been. I realized that just making that simple change slowed my eating down quite a bit and obviously makes me feel better. I had told myself so many times to slow down and chew more but it never worked. But now I am able to do it because of my experience. so, lots of silver linings there. I feel right now like Im in a really great place with IE.