Day 15 and 16

Captains log:

Tuesday May 3rd. Back to the shakes!

Shake in the morning
Lunch: left over couscous and roasted veggies

Off to work! I did well until about 3pm. I ate lunch too early! 11 am.
 I was busy enough at work I didnt think about eating much until the bomb went off in my stomach. I probably didnt drink enough water to keep my belly full. I sure went the bathroom enough. Which now, I have to make more time for in my day. As a hairstylist... I am not always afforded the luxury of going to the bathroom, or even eating in the course of some days. Shoot! Somedays I have to pee and eat at the same time... which is one of the only moments I get to sit, also.

Eating my meal at lunch does seem to curb any munchies mid day. I seem to get a good 4-5 hours without any thought of hunger.  BONUS!

My last meal was my shake at 5:45pm and bed time isadelight at 9:15. I was STARVING by then. *side note... the awesome Isadelights have green tea, a natural energizer. BAD IDEA at bed time. Noted.

I am really learning the importance of timing my eating. Which I am sure is going to serve me well, once I decide to exit the program full time.


May the 4th be with me....

I got 3.19 mile trail walk in this morning. I decided it had been over 14 hours since my last meal. I Had  1/4 of an avocado on a piece of toasted pumpernickel bread. About 100 calories and of course my morning coffee. Perfect amount of energy!

When I got home at 9:30 am I was pretty hungry. Loaded up with vanilla pro shake and added orange peel, for an essence. It was de-LISH!

For lunch it was a cup of brown rice. Thai tuna with gluten free soy sauce. High noon. Having to be at work at 1pm until 8:30 ish, I really needed to try to plan the meals correctly. Once again... total bonus of eating lunch as opposed to supper. I didnt get hungry until 4:30ish.

I did get the awesome new flavor of Replenish/Amped in, refreshing Grape! Dude! it tastes just like grape koolade! It helped with my late afternoon slump. A smooth increase in alertness, vitamin c, b-complex and electrolytes.. which really game me a nice zing!

With tomorrow being a run day, the carbs were necessary. I am 10 days out from another half marathon.... it's all strategy. I think i'm finally catching on! Yippee!!

Dinner time shake... much needed around 6:45pm.

I have had an extreme amount of stress in my life the last few weeks and the last week or so, it's been off the charts. I am a stress eater ( hence comfort food, hence the middle section fluffiness I've been battling for a year) It's been hard the past few days to ward off the idea of snacking.

I decided to chop up celery, carrots and green pepper. I figured, if I really needed to snack, it was best to look in the fridge and see those. Either it was going to grab me and I would devour it, or it was going to ward off my snacking. Now.. how to eat veggies without dipping them into something. 😁


Ahhhh, food, my lover, my nemesis. 😝