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I am eating what appeals to me. I stay within the parameters of avoiding processed foods, so the fresher, the better. I eat every 3 hours. Not a lot, but I don't need much. I used to make a sandwich while I was eating one.
The eating goes deeper than what I thought. I did have a lot of emotional eating or venting going on based on work pressure, and feeling overwhelmed with my job.
I've got a shrinking muffin-top over my work pants which is how I measure how I'm progressing, but I'm proud of the fact that I can zip up comfortably whereas before, I literally couldn't at all.
My weight tends to culminate around mid-section. I can't use menopause as an excuse for this. I know how I got this way. It was because of my choices. I was out of control.
It's hard to believe the difference between where I was a month ago and where I am now hung in the balance of choosing to making a decision and setting attainable goals.
I choose a handful of berries, nuts, greens and protein over hamburger, fries and a milk shake.
When everyone at work was munching Halloween candy from a huge jack-o-lantern someone placed on my desk, I picked through the bowl and got a piece of bubble-gum. It felt good knowing that my insulin no longer runs the show. I don't have the craving for junk when I'm well fed. A month ago my carbs where jacked up so high that eating carbs and fat where all I could think about!
Regarding fat, I noticed when I dropped a lot of fat from my diet, say keeping it 20%,I felt physically shaky and mentally dull so I had to bring nuts into my regular diet.
Interestingly on some days I barely made my calorie count, because I didn't feel ravenous as I did only a month ago. I didn't really want to eat my whole calorie allowance but did.
Well that's it for this addition. Thank you, those of you who respond to my posts and journal. It's always a pleasure to meet the team and find new friends on their own adventures.
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