My clothes are fitting a little different and the proportions are shifting favorably. Yet I gained 1 1/2 pounds in the last two weeks.
I realize that sitting in front of the T.V. in the evening is a cue for me - "eat anything." While it is O.K. to completely take a break and splurge, maybe I need to store all the treats away from the living room. Make it more intentional and less quantity. I do like treats.
We are eating more fiber. Success was finding a dinner that has fiber: beef stroganoff on spinach leaves and East Indian bread naan (bought as a seasonal item at Aldi's.) The stroganoff had little cream sauce, moderate Parmesan cheese and mushrooms, cooked with the meat instead of sauted earlier in butter.
I ate two Flat-out flatbread quesadilla yesterday with hummus and 1 oz cheese. Very filling. The flatbread came from Target and has 9 g of fiber each, so a total of 18 plus 1.5 for the hummus. 19.5 g of fiber for lunch! Oh, yeah!
Also discovering that being behind, hurried, tired is not when I am likely to tackle eating well.
Also learning from Dr. Oz that the types of fiber can cause stomach upset: too much insoluble or too much soluble. One comes from grains and the other produce, I think.
Solution was to eat an apple with the quesadillas yesterday and added a mini yogurt. I love the feeling of being full. Some of these high-fiber meals/foods I have been trying definitely fill my tummy.
I realize that sitting in front of the T.V. in the evening is a cue for me - "eat anything." While it is O.K. to completely take a break and splurge, maybe I need to store all the treats away from the living room. Make it more intentional and less quantity. I do like treats.
We are eating more fiber. Success was finding a dinner that has fiber: beef stroganoff on spinach leaves and East Indian bread naan (bought as a seasonal item at Aldi's.) The stroganoff had little cream sauce, moderate Parmesan cheese and mushrooms, cooked with the meat instead of sauted earlier in butter.
I ate two Flat-out flatbread quesadilla yesterday with hummus and 1 oz cheese. Very filling. The flatbread came from Target and has 9 g of fiber each, so a total of 18 plus 1.5 for the hummus. 19.5 g of fiber for lunch! Oh, yeah!
Also discovering that being behind, hurried, tired is not when I am likely to tackle eating well.
Also learning from Dr. Oz that the types of fiber can cause stomach upset: too much insoluble or too much soluble. One comes from grains and the other produce, I think.
Solution was to eat an apple with the quesadillas yesterday and added a mini yogurt. I love the feeling of being full. Some of these high-fiber meals/foods I have been trying definitely fill my tummy.
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