eat healthier

Goalkeep app called it awesome! :) I would like to believe that recently I got a better sense of when I feel full, and when I am ready to stop eating. I’ve also been trying not to eat too close to bedtime.

For the last 3 days my dinners haven’t been that healthy, but calorie cycling is saving me. Tonight we are going out for dinner again. I better plan my day carefully not to go over my weekly limit.

...with two cheat days which fit into the whole week’s budget. Now I just got to control myself tomorrow. I am actually kind of afraid of stepping on the scale tomorrow. Even though I didn’t eat for most of the day today, I had a big unhealthy dinner.

Today is the 4th day since Thanksgiving (plus leftovers) that I have been staying within my daily calorie budget. I try to plan, but sometimes I just can’t not have a snack for as long as I used to before pregnancy.

So taking my flexible system of calorie cycling into consideration, I have been keeping this goal for the past 62 days, and still going strong. Does that qualify as completing this goal? I am slightly afraid that if I mark this goal as complete, I may let things go downhill again.

Last night I cooked a couple relatively healthy vegetarian dishes for us to try, and next thing I know friends came over and we ordered indian take out. And now we even have leftovers. I stoped eating when I felt full though.

It just takes a little planning. Today I planned out the menu for dinners for this whole coming week. I took simple and healthy recipes and bought everything I need for them today.

Using calorie cycling to give myself some wiggle room, I have been on top of this goal for the past 24 days. Yay! Don’t people say that it takes 21 days to form a new habit?!

Yesterday I went to a friend’s house, who made a fancy dinner. I ate what I wanted but tried to stay reasonable. But then there, was dessert. Usually that’s what I can resist best, but she already put everything on amy plate, and I didn’t want to be impolite. Still, even though I though I would gain at least 2-3 pound, I gained only one. Going to the gym tomorrow. :)

I have been eating well for the past 10 days. There were a couple slip ups, but overall I am staying within my calorie limit and eating mostly healthy food.