I am starting by keeping track of my eating. Last year, I joined the Oprah Winfrey thing, I forget what it was called. The cool thing was that for the first couple of weeks you just kept track of food. They suggested meals, but I always mixed it up. The website kept track of calories, nutrients, and all kinds of fun things, but I'm not going to worry about that too much. I spent way too much time thinking about food.So, for the angel way of eating (from Annie Kelleher), I am eating a rainbow a day, plenty of protein (white food), and not so much brown food --- the rest of the stuff.Today, for breakfast:- two pieces of whole wheat toast
- peanut butter
- banana
- coffee
For lunch:- tuna salad with corn
- small whole-grain pita
- Romaine lettuce
- tomato slice
For snack:
- mixed veggies: cauliflower, carrot, broccoli, beets
- cheese
For supper:
- tacos
- lettuce
- tomato
- black olives
- cheese
I know that I will feel better if I lose weight. Not because I will be a gorgeous babe, but because I will have more energy if I have less to carry around. Clear out the baggage: in this case, the saddle bags.I know that I will not lose weight unless I exercise. I know that exercise will make me feel better.I know I will not run a marathon, although that sounds really good.I know that nothing is stopping me from walking out the door and around the block --- nothing but me.
I am still having trouble finding easy to eat low fat protein. I bought Tofu and Tempeh, but I'm not sure when I'll get around to doing anything with them. I plan to use the tofu in smoothies, but I haven't done one yet. I don't know what to do with the tempeh. Maybe I'll mix it in with some brown rice and a bunch of veggies and something not on my list like sour cream. Hey, it's dairy. Just not low fat.Today I ate brown rice (pre-made in a little container), V-8 butternut squash soup, broccoli, carrots, grape tomatoes and Havarti cheese, all microwaved together. It was good and has kept me happy all afternoon.
