Yesterday (Sunday) was a good test day. Since I work nights and usually sleep a day away I was eager to see how my points would work in my 'upside down' world. I didn't go to sleep until noon due to laundry and then meeting with some friends. I cooked breakfast before I went so I wouldn't be tempted to over eat at the restaurant. That worked out great and I had some ice tea to tide me over.
When I woke up at 7pm I decided that I would make my meal the dinner for the day. Baked pork chops, frozen veggie mix, a nice fresh salad of greens, tomatoes, olives, and some real Ranch. I ate the salad first then twenty minutes later I ate my fruits for the night (berry combo with black berries & strawberries) then waited 20 minutes and ate my dinner. Lots of water consumed.
Waiting twenty minutes allowed my food consumption to register with my brain. I will incorporate this into my meals from now on. My body can tell that I'm eating healthier. Guess I've been slacking for such a long time that the 'puffy' feeling that I've had, I considered normal. But change has arrived!
My late snack was my 'lunch' I made a sandwich with turkey, raw spinach leaves, a tomato, honey mustard and had cherries. Filling, wasn't stuffed after. I thought I was going to be awake until 5am since I slept so long, but I am feeling a lot better these days. More awake and less groggy. So I went to bed at 2am instead.
Over all the best feeling I can attach to what's going on with me is that I feel sated and optimistic. I honestly thought that by now I'd be craving all types of crazy foods and be sneaking around nibbling on this and that unnecessarily. But I'm not, so I'll press on!!
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