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Okay, well. What can I say? I'm eating more pasta (probably not the best idea, but surely it is better than say, eating ice cream?) with a bit of pesto sauce and occasionally throwing in some kind of canned veg (working with what's in the pantry, you know?).
I've never been a huge pasta fan, but I can run with it since it's cheap and unlike the frozen meals (or chicken ping, as my friends call it) my husband loves it doesn't have gobs of weird chemicals and stuff. Which makes my innards happier.
I am still drinking a lot of water and have been trying to cut down both the amount of salt and sugar I am using. I used to sprinkle everything quite liberally with salt, now none (except when I make soup, and even then not so much since the husband has to eat it and doesn't like salt either) LOL.
Sugar...Sugar is harder. I love sweets, but I prefer honey (real, raw. not that corn syrup stuff that they sell and label as honey) but it is $$$ and I am not having $$$ so..it's sugar. I've tried alternatives -- Splenda triggers migraines for me so that was a definite fail, and everything else -- monkfruit, stevia, sweet n low are all-- too sweet. I don't know how to explain it (my friends don't get it. Sweet is sweet they say).
So I've cut down from 2 heaped teaspoons of sugar per cup of tea to 1 flat level teaspoon. I notice the difference but I am trying to get used to it. They say that to learn a new habit you have to do it at least 20 times to get it started as a habit. I dunno.
I notice the lack of sugar less when I am drinking teas that are sweeter by nature--peach tea, or say some of the chai teas.
I really notice the lack of it when I am drinking earl grey, which used to be my favorite. *sigh* Ah well, have to make adjustments and I really do want to do my best to avoid becoming diabetic (as I am currently "pre-diabetic"). If nothing else there is always water with a bit of lemon in it :D
Diet Calendar Entries for 04 February 2015:
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1337 kcal
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Fat: 36.38g | Prot: 39.40g | Carb: 212.81g.
Breakfast: French or Vienna Bread (Includes Sourdough), Cream Cheese, Water, sugar, tea, milk. Lunch: sugar, tea, milk, Water. Dinner: Water, Progresso Roasted Red Pepper Pesto, Egg Noodles (Enriched, Cooked). Snacks/Other: sugar, tea, milk. more...
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2918 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Desk Work - 4 hours, Sitting - 6 hours, Resting - 6 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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