[The Little Bowl] Too Carby, But Learning Lessons

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Yesterday’s Meals B- 3T flaxseed meal, 3T coconut cream, 1 cup rainier cherries L- 1 oz cashews, 1 oz monterey jack cheese, 2 red franks, water D- 2 slices cheese and artichoke pizza, diet pepsi S- 1.75 oz toasted coconut and black sesame seed balls, water 1592 Calories, 102g fat, 127g carbs, 19g fiber, 54g protein Percentages of Goal: over on my calories 105%, ok on the fat at 92%, way over on the carbs at 370% (ouch) over on the fiber (ok) 156% and woefully under on the protein at 57%. The higher carbs came from the cherries and the pizza. I wanted the cherries and they were worth every delicious bite. The pizza was home made by my daughter and we had a wonderful time all at the table having her delicious pizza, so I am ok with the carbs for that. We had even more fun chasing a gecko that got into the house and made my daughter scream, lol. It took us awhile to get it back outside. I am feeling great, today we get to go to the beach and I am going to swim! Swim in the ocean…something I have not done in 20 years. Sigh, the thought of it is making me crazy with delight. I wonder where my weight is at. I am thinking (by how I feel) that I am probably at 239, but not much less. If I maintain my weight by month end I will be fine with it. The one thing I am learning is that I can manage my diet in different situations, even when I cannot control what food is served to me. I know that in the past I let it become an excuse to go ahead and eat whatever I pleased. That old “vacation†mentality that so many fall for, doesn’t have to be the only answer. I think my disappointment in handling my eating in July was a hard lesson to learn. I learned that even after nearly a year of dieting, my eating impulses could be just as strong as they were and that dieting didn’t automatically cure one of that impulse to stuff one’s face. It takes dedication and hard work to insure that eating is on an even keel at all times. Especially when one is out of their element and food is not always within one’s choice. So here I am, preferring low carb and sitting with two large homemade pizza’s in front of my face. Honestly, I am not a fan of pizza, but there wasn’t a salad or other side dish. Yes, I could have scraped the topping off and just eaten that, but I am a firm believer in not doing such things in from of someone who has taken the time to cook a meal for others. In a restaurant or at home, I would have. So eating two small pieces, I felt I participated in the family meal and kept my calories in check. later, the family had popcorn with a movie, and I decided that I did not want the artificial butter on the popcorn, so I ran upstairs to my snack hoard and found the coconut balls which were just coconut and black sesame seeds pressed together in to marble size balls and I was very content. It all brought my calories higher than I need, but not so much that it could cause a gain. I was glad I had bought those snacks and gave myself an alternative. It makes me feel confident that I can take care of my eating needs without using the excuse that I had no choice. I see the pizza and the coconut balls as a way to be flexible and not look at eating as a black and white (diet or binge) either/or kind of proposition. That is a valuable lesson for me at this stage of my diet journey. I think this would be classified as “normal†eating behaviour. If I can today, I will opt to concentrate on meat and fat to lesson the appetite as I remember all too well how quickly excess carbs can trick the appetite. --

Posted By elisaannh to The Little Bowl at 8/07/2010 11:05:00 AM