Someone recently asked why I named this blog Waist Management. Well, because I am trying to manage my waist AND the waste that I put into my body. I need to become more and more aware of what I am putting in and what it will do for me. Also, I was trying to be punny.
Today I read an article about a woman who has "conquered" her relationship issues with food by giving into what her body wants/craves (with portion control). My first thought was "this is bullshit" if I gave in to my every single food want, I would have eaten myself to death. HOWEVER, the whole point of this change is not to deprive myself of my wants or cravings but to manage how I satisfy them. I could always go for a brownie or some chips and sometimes I will eat them, but neither will really do a whole lot for me emotionally or nutritionally. So instead of the brownie I may eat a chocolate chip granola bar, or the chocolate pretzel special K bars (delicious!) and as for the chips - I highly recommend making your own chex mix (saltylicious!). Waste management.
While I manage that waste I will hopefully also be managing my waist!
Today was an interesting day. It was Beach Day at work. This meant BBQ food and lots of soda. So I brought my own lunch. It worked like a charm, some people kind of laughed that I still brought my own lunch, but honestly a hot dog vs a big fluffy turkey sandwich with hummus...no contest - turkey wins. It also allowed me to eat my delicious Nann pizza guilt free. I like that feeling, guilt free.
Now I have to prepare for the two parties tomorrow and Father's day, three big food events.
Shout out to this guy
Quote of the day: "It's better to go into the can than to go onto your can" -Alice
What I ate today:
Cheerios
Milk
Apple
Orange
Granola bar
Turkey with hummus sandwich
watermelon
Nann Pizza
3 Jumble cookies (thank you Dori- they are awesome)
More Watermelon (my favorite fruit)
Water
Lime Seltzer
Iced tea
xo
-K
Great topic! I'm still trying to figure out how to balance eating healthily most of the time with giving into my cravings in moderation. In the past, I would be "good" for long stretches, eating healthy foods and always staying within my Points (I did Weight Watchers). However, every once in a while I'd go on an all-out binge, often on strange things like peanut butter. I think because I was being so restrictive and was so obsessed with staying on the plan, I would just lose all control every once in a while. It wasn't fun and it certainly wasn't healthy. I'm still trying to figure out how to achieve the right balance between eating healthily most of the time and eating unhealthily in small doses. If you have a craving for, say, chocolate, it's better to indulge in a 250 calorie ice cream cone and enjoy it than to deprive yourself and eventually go on a 2,000 calorie binge which makes you feel like total crap, right?
ReplyDeleteI think it's absolutely great that you brought your own lunch to the bbq. What is this Naan pizza? Sounds like something I need to try!
ReplyDeleteNann pizza: Store bought Nann(which was originally intended for my hummus) with some sauce and cheese baked at 400 for 12 minutes = total pizza craving satisfaction.
ReplyDeleteI dunno what was better, the pizza or the company.. <3
ReplyDeleteAlso, I totally agree with the above comment, the cravings that I get that I sit on for days and salivate over I am better off going with it then trying to convince myself that a sugar free fudgecicle is the same as an ice cream cone from the local dairy....
although this outlook could also account for a closet full of clothes that don't fit.
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