I love eating like this!

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Registered: 10-25-2004
I love eating like this!
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Tue, 05-31-2005 - 2:21pm

Ok, so I'm sitting here eating my lunch, and I look at it and think, wow, this looks really good. LOL. Now, I'm sure a lot of you are probably thinking, "well, I would hope so since it is your lunch", but, it's something a little new for me. When I think about all the unhealthy foods I used to eat, I don't remember a whole lot of times when I looked at that food and thought "this looks really good." I used to look at food and think about how much or little was there; I used to look at food and think "ok, what's my NEXT meal going to be?" Now that I am focusing on calories and nutrition, I am eating a lot more whole foods, fruits, veggies, dairy, and lean meats, and I actually think about my foods more. For lunch I had a whole wheat pita pocket STUFFED with chopped up grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, pepperoncini, and 2% sharp cheddar cheese. I mixed all of this w/ 1 T of Olive Garden Salad dressing, and I had this beautiful pita sandwich. I know it sounds dorky, but it looked like something you would see in a magazine and go...Ohhhh, that looks good! And it tasted FABULOUS. When I was eating it, I savored all of the different flavors, and I wasn't sitting there thinking "what am I going to have later". I am very pleasantly full, and I feel very good for having eaten it. I am so amazed by myself because it seems that I no longer think of food as something to stuff my self (and feelings) with. I think of it as what it is--something that makes my body run and gives me my essential nutrients, and something that is supposed to be enjoyed and savored, not "supersized" and stuffed down my throat.

Staci


 


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Registered: 12-10-2004
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 4:40pm
I'm having a problem with Lifesavers right now. The peppermint and wintergreen flavors. I get almost zombie-like and just crunch them and crunch them. I'm kind of glad I did that this morning though. I went out into the woods to pick berries and I missed my turn on the way back and walked another hour. By the time my husband came looking for me I was absolutely wiped out! Kristi :o) <><

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