ok so i used to really struggle with food. never counted calories – too much work! but thought a lot about it…whether it was losing weight and what was i gonna eat, or being happy with myself and figuring out what my next gourmet yummy meal would be. basically all the time. i mean food is great, but i really wanted to end my love affair with it and not let it control me. anyway, all of that sums up to this:
when i decided to lose the weight i tried to completely not eat sweets/junk and when i would fail, i felt like a failure. the only thing that kept me from stopping and giving up was because i had told people i was going to lose and wrote on here for accountability. and i did want the change. so, most of us do screw up, don’t give up because of it. it’s just getting our bodies used to not having junk and it’s hard.
truly, about food, it kind of always changes. my day kind of goes like this:
-drink coffee (full cream + sugar) around 8 or 9am.
-eat breakfast (depends on what i feel like…usually a banana, or cereal, or oatmeal or a mango) at 10 or 11am. not a big breakfast person.
-bottle of water 11-1ish and throughout the day.
-eat lunch…changes everyday! sometimes i do tuna on a huge bed of lettuce with soup, or mexican, or italian, or wraps/subs, black bean burgers with homemade chips. just depends. however, if i go out to eat, i try to eat half of the meal. i actually get full halfway and don’t even deprive myself. i DO eat lunch around 2pm or before because i get hungry faster since breakfast is light and have to eat to avoid getting super hungry.
-dinner is very light. for example, eating leftovers from lunch. or cereal (i don’t know why i really like it…but the healthy kind). i love steamed broccoli, asparagus, green beans, cauliflower with some garlic salt and pepper. sooo good! i eat around 5 or 6pm
-night-time. so i don’t sleep early and during this time is when i would usually eat right up until i went to bed. now, i drink a hot cup of tea that is pretty darn satisfying. or a half glass of wine. or water. i noticed my stomach feels great in the morning when i don’t eat late at night.
-overall and this is key, think of what you normally eat. then think of how you feel hours later. does your body feel good? if you think of food that way i guarantee you will choose healthier foods for the mere fact that you want to feel better, longer, with what you eat. i hope that makes sense and it works wonders for me. when i eat steamed vegetables, i can eat bowls of it and still feel good. try to think about that…
i hope this helps! what are your stats and your goal for losing?
