This morning I woke up later than I wanted to, but I have still managed to eat a healthy, on-plan breakfast and work out for 40 minutes! I did a Wii Fit workout because it is so cold out that I don't really want to walk or try running.
Yesterday toph and I figured out our meal plan for the rest of the week, which makes it easy for me to track my daily points in advance in WW. So I put in all the stuff that I have planned to eat today, and I still have plenty of points left over for some sensible snacks.
Speaking of snacks, right now in my fridge I have a ridiculous quantity of very cream-cheesey crab dip (delicious, but not really on plan), and a container of jello shots that my sister left at my house. I do not want to eat any of those things, but I feel guilty about throwing them away. I should never have made so much crab dip! I just got excited by the big can of crab and went nuts I guess. And we left the party so early that not much of it was eaten. I should have left more there. Anyway, it conflicts with my frugal shopping mind to throw away food.
And it also conflicts with the part of me inside that says "Keep that food. Eat it! Eat ALL of it! You never know when you'll eat again." Which I realize is ridiculous, because my house is full of food, and I live within a few blocks of all kinds of restaurants and grocery stores, not even to mention the fast food and the walk up waffle hut. I will likely never, ever go hungry or be in any danger of not getting my next meal. But there's a part of my alligator brain that panics and wants to pack it on in case the famine comes. I wish I could shut that part of my brain up.
While we are telling our brain to cram it, how about the part of my brain that says that food is the answer to emotional issues? Because that part can go screw itself too. I read a quote somewhere that said, "If hunger isn't the question, food isn't the answer." The problem is that my brain sometimes doesn't understand the difference between emotional and physical hunger. I am trying to recognize when I am wanting to eat when I am bored or upset. Sometimes it's really easy: I have a messed up day, and then I feel like I need something -- a treat. I deserve it! Today was hard, and cake makes it all feel better. I can usually catch myself. The times that are harder is when I am just feeling a little mopey, so I eat some cereal. Or I am just wandering around the house wondering what to do next (how about laundry, there's always plenty of that?) so I decide that cheese toast is a good idea.
So that's what I am thinking about today.
And hey, here's what we are having for dinner:
Grilled chicken breasts and legs (seasoned with Penzeys barbecue seasoning -- super yum)
Roasted sweet potatoes
Roasted broccoli
I was going to just steam the broccoli (we all like broccoli around here, so we eat it a lot), but I got this recipe for roasting it and squeezing it with lemon and tossing on a little parmesan, and that is too delicious to resist. And still pretty healthful. We'd probably have salad too, but I am going to have salad and leftovers for lunch.
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