I loved that John included something about our reasons for eating...I am trying really hard to remind myself that food is supposed to be fuel. It is not supposed to be a reward, it is not supposed to be something to "comfort" us...who ever thought of the term "comfort food?"
I do not eat a healthy diet, I think I used to when my kids were younger and I had to make them eat right but as time has passed, I rarely cook anything and I rarely eat anything that isn't loaded with sugar or salt or just plain garbage. I KNOW better but I just do not seem to be able to remember that. When I eat during the day, I get really sleepy...likely because of my choices. My future daughter in law said that she MAKES herselt eat something for breakfast, even if it is "just" a slice of toast with peanut butter on it.
I made myself oatmeal and put some vanilla almond milk on it before I went ot bed last night, that was my somewhat healthy snack. I will admit that I sweetened it with some "light" maple syrup. I cannot, honestly, remember what I have eaten today because it was such a crazy day...going to get my shoulders injected, the office is over an hour away from here. Most of the day was taken up either traveling there and back or stopping to get groceries on the way home...oh and the inventory which I am hoping I will seriously SOME DAY bring to completion.
I am going to try to type in some more of my future daughter in law's menu suggestions...I am not sure if I mentioned this but I did ask her about portions and she believes more in eating reasonable amounts, not gorging yourself because it tastes good but also not limiting yourself to 1/4 C or some other measurement. the dark fruits she recommends are plums, blueberries, purple or red grapes, and strawberries. I did not ask about apples but some of them have dark skins. I know exercise is huge and I am going to try to really make an effort to add that to my days.
I am not interested in losing weight, I AM interested in becoming more toned and more importantly, healthier, able to breathe better and have more energy. I think that a healthy diet may be the key to that.
Stay tuned...,menu suggestions to follow...
