Step 2 – end of day
Posted by Ginni
I am extremely grateful for the support and *hugs* I got from my food confessional friends and it kept me on track today. I consciously made the effort to follow Step 2 – drinking lots of water and didn’t beat myself up for everything else I did.
Surprisingly this little step, even though it said nowhere that I would watch what I eat, but I did. I was careful as I knew I had to confess about it at the end of the day.
Water intake today was 9 decent size glasses (3/4 of a pint glass size)
Breakfast: Grilled Grapefruit at 7.30am
2nd breakfast at 10am with family: 1 small pancake with syrup and a cup of tea with medicine
Lunch – Pizza pop (bad choice!)
3pm – 3 strawberries and a mini carrot cupcake that Dal n Jakey brought for me. I didn’t want it and I don’t like carrot cupcakes but I had to eat it as they went to a lot of trouble. Jakey cut the strawberries into little pieces for me as I was working at the time. I didn’t have the heart to say, ‘No honey, I am on a diet’. But I will need to deal with this one on another step, not for today!
4pm – Indian Spinach Roll (Patra) with a cup of tea
11pm – Nutrisystem meal (I have a few left over ones that I pick up when I don’t feel like cooking – 130 cal) and a cup a soup (70 cal) – medicine time again.
I tried to spread out the food intake all day and ate when I was hungry. I start shaking when I get ‘really’ hungry, so I tried to time it to the point where I could physically cope with it.
I don’t feel deprived of food, as I could eat whatever I wanted to. I am finding it easier to stick to a step a day, so far!
My 3rd step tomorrow will be to teach myself to eat ONLY when I am hungry. I will not eat just because every one else is eating, or its ‘time to eat’. I will only eat when my body says, ‘give me food’. I am going to spend an hour in the morning cooking the entire day’s food for everyone – or just preparing by chopping up the veg in readiness for lunch. I don’t want to pick up rubbish things like a pizza pop, just because I could not be bothered to cook for myself.
If my son said he was hungry, I would make him a proper meal. But when it comes to myself, I would just pick up the first thing that I can grab and eat it, totally ignoring what my taste buds are saying. NOT GOOD! I think my 4th step will be not to eat what I don’t like!
Paola said,
28 April 2009 at 10:11 am
I have a bunch of questions (and comments)!
1) grilled grapefruit?! that reminds me of an Italian (Neapolitan?) thingy that no one I tell believes but which is really delish – peel and slice an orange and lay on a plate. Sprinkle finely-chopped garlic on top and drizzle (or spray!) a little extra virgin olive oil.
2) wtf is a pizza pop? is it like a savoury pop tart?
3) for the future – don’t use sugar when making or serving pancakes but eat them with lots of yummy fruit (instead of syrup)
4) think about your favourite fruit (e.g., I love pomegranates and blackberries but buy them rarely) and Dal and Jakey to get them for you whenever they want to buy you a treat. When you get them, make a big deal of how much you’re enjoying it (if you are!). Maybe tell Jakey you’re allergic to cakes and they make you blow up!
5) what is an indian spinach roll? sounds interesting!
6) don’t put off eating ‘too’ long as you’ll end up eating more than if you’d just eaten in the first place – stock up on low-cal crackerbreads and cripsbreads – see my page of 100 -cal snacks for ideas. Get used to the eating a little every 2-3 hours.
7) eating only when you’re hungry is an on-going challenge – as I was reminded yesterday, there all lots of triggers to face to tempt one to eat. Once you think you’re hungry, give it about 10 mins to make sure it’s a proper tummy gurgling hunger (a physical hunger) rather than a psychological desire to eat.
8) consider reorganising your kitchen cupboards to put the large plates out of reach
9) this is hard but consider doing this all as a family.
*hugs*
Ginni said,
28 April 2009 at 3:36 pm
1. I love the idea of the Orange – will try that today.
I normally just get a Red Grapefruit, cut it in half, sprinkle with a pinch of brown sugar and cinnamon powder to bring out the natural flavour and stick it under the grill / broiler for a couple of minutes. I love it when the edges get slightly chargrilled, and its delicious for breakfast. I used to have this every Sunday morning as a ‘wake up breakfast’ before the family gets up.
2. Pizza Pop – Its one of those things that kids love.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Pops
They are delicious – and I have some hidden in the freezer for real emergencies.
I finished the last one yesterday!
3. Pancakes – I make them with Splenda and instead of syrup I usually just top them up with a scoop of ’skinny cow’ ice cream.
4. Fruit – I love that idea. I will get that across to them… Thank you
5. Patra aka Indian Spinach rolls are yummy! They are easy to buy in England as they come in a tin. Basically its a stash of spinach leaves with some chick pea flour between leaves and a bunch of spices, formed into a spinwheel roll and then sliced. These slices are then cooked on a pan with a touch of oil as its quite dry, to make them crispy. Served with some chutney and a cup of tea, they are absolutely wonderful! I will post a recipe and a picture. I think you will like it.
6. I think I will invest in the 100 calorie snacks.
7. I find when I get to the tummy gurgling stage, I am shaky, my sugar level drops and I am in almost physical pain. I end up eating too fast and too much, take my tablets and it takes 20 mins to get back to normal. I am going to work on this one….
8. Re-organising kitchen cupboard is now on my list of steps to take.
9. I am trying to get everyone involved in this… it has to be a lifestyle change.
Thank you. I am collecting my *hugs* !
Sylvia said,
28 April 2009 at 7:43 pm
I am definitely going to try your grilled grapefruit recipe – that sounds gorgeous!
Personally, I have done better without snacks than with them although if I start to feel dizzy (likewise, sugar level dropping) I have a drink or something low-cal quickly to keep from feeling ill.
Only eating when you are hungry is important but a big step! Can you break it down into smaller ones? No more pizza pops in the house (or similar snacks) seems like a step in its own right. Do you sit down to eat? Focusing on the meal rather than watching telly or reading webpages (*guilty look*) helps me, I think. Food eaten in a rush while standing in the kitchen seems like it doesn’t count as a meal.
One thing that helps me a lot is to plot my food in advance so that I’m not tempted to just grab something – so one step could be to look at 6 small meals (which is what you had) and plot out in advance what they should be so that there’s never a chance to go rummaging for something special?
And tracking your meals should still count as one step for a day even though you did it early today, I think!
Sylvia said,
28 April 2009 at 7:44 pm
Almost forgot: more *hugs* here too!