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I've been eating the same breakfast every day since last June (at least), but recently added chia seeds for extra fiber and healthy fats. It's been perfect - I eat breakfast around 7:30 AM and am ready for lunch around 11. The last couple of weeks I've been waking up starving and my morning meal isn't holding me nearly as long. I added more chia seeds this morning and will see if that helps.
It's still difficult to not be afraid of calories. It sounds ridiculous to me to say it, but as someone who has struggled with weight their entire life, getting healthy has always meant restriction and feeling hungry. If an apple had 100 calories and chocolate had 50, I'd eat the chocolate. If I was dragging and needed energy, I'd down a 0-calorie energy drink, not a handful of nuts.
Even though I know diet refers to what you consume, I don't use it in this context. I'm not on a "diet"; I'm aiming for a lifestyle change. I'm on a health and fitness journey. It continually amazes me how much there is to unlearn from decades of unhealthy diet culture and restriction. When I started out at 1600 calories, I secretly thought that number might be too high. Imagine my surprise when I recalculated and took my activity level under consideration and landed at 1900 instead. I'm struggling to not beat myself up for going a little over or under but instead looking at the week as a whole and considering the totality of my food intake instead of calories alone.
I'm curious to see what else I learn along the way. I don't believe in BMI as a target and I refuse to set an idea goal weight right now. I've learned that bone mass, age, and muscle all affect the number on the scale and what that means for your health better than BMI. I've got a small goal that makes sense to me now, but it's still a "let's get here first and see how I feel" goal more than anything else.
So here's to Tuesday, another day to explore and learn, and to have a beautiful day.
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1542 kcal
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Vet: 41,92g | Eiwit: 109,23g | Kolhy: 181,54g.
Ontbijt: Simply Nature Organic Greek Vanilla Bean Yogurt, Simply Nature Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Granola, Simply Nature Chia Seeds. Lunch: Kraft American Cheese Slice, Lunch Mate Oven Roasted, Cured Turkey Breast, Great Value Enriched White Sandwich Bread, Saltine Crackers, Chicken or Turkey Rice Soup (Home Recipe). Na Lunch: Chocolate Protein Powder, Milk (Nonfat). Diner: Simply Nature Unsweetened Applesauce, Kirkland Signature Whole Grain Breaded White Meat Chicken Nugget Shaped Patties. Snacks/Andere: Essential Everyday White Cheddar Rice Cakes, Stop & Shop Bartlett Pear Halves in Pear Juice. meer...
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