Small Slice

Wow, did this week get away from me.  Despite my lingering congestion, I've managed to stay on target with my exercise and eating.  This morning, I was 168 pounds - woo hoo!

I've tweaked my schedule a bit, so that I'm not eating anything until the last kid is at school and I have the chance to sit down - usually around 10 am.  I'm never hungry early in the morning, and I find that around 10 is my body's first interest in food.  If I am truly hungry, I'll scramble an egg with some veggies, or eat a full-fat yogurt (about 3 oz - which is a tiny, tiny portion) and have a cup of tea.  On the days when I am not experiencing any hunger, I've been brewing a large mug of decaf and adding about 2 oz of half and half.  This easily keeps me feeling full until lunch. 

Lunch time is right around 1:00.  I've been eating mostly salads for lunch.  I'm also trying to include either cheese, egg or some sort of meat on the salad, to keep me going until dinner.

Dinner time is 6 o'clock.  I've been eating weird stuff this last week, but I'm keeping it within bounds by always using a small plate.  After dinner, I've been drinking one cup of herbal tea as a treat. 

If at any point during the day I am feeling like snacking, I drink a glass of water, or make a cup of tea and leave the kitchen.  I"m finding that a lot of the time, my desire to snack is boredom, or thirst.  If I still feel hungry 20 minutes later, I will eat a string cheese or a few almonds, or something like that.  I have to physically remove myself from the room with the food, or I will pick at it.  It's unfortunate, but that's the way I'm wired.

Alas... on with the menu.  I've enclosed a shopping list that includes the main ingredients for the dinners I've chosen.  I'm sure I've left a few things off the list, and I will be purchasing other foods, too, for lunches and breakfasts.  Anyhoo...click to see this week's menu.