Does that make sense, that I would be eating more but still losing weight? Well, if you were to only read the headline it would make absolutely no sense! But read on and I’ll tell you how I’m doing it.
Step one: keep your cupboards full of healthy food that you’ll eat, not healthy food someone told you to eat, though you have no interest in touching, even if it sits on your shelf for 2 years. That’s happened to me; last week I found something on the shelf that was a year past the expiration date.
I’m finding that by keeping the shelves stocked with healthy food, food that can satisfy just about any desire I have, then when I’m looking for a snack or to cook a meal, all my choices are healthy. Giving myself healthy choices, that’s what I’m trying to do. If I let the number of my good choices get too low, then I’m much more likely to make poor choices, which usually means going out to eat somewhere.
I get into trouble when I’m eating at a restaurant or getting take-out. Who knows what the hell they’re putting in General’s Chicken! Fuck yeah, it tastes good, but a steady diet of General Tso’s chicken will kill you. By staying away from the take-out you’ll save money and eat better. Maybe after I drop these pounds I can be less of a cold hearted bastard and treat myself once in a while.
Kashi Go Lean! and blueberries
Step two to losing weight and eating more, better food: eat a wicked huge breakfast. Of course, this assumes you’ll also exercise during the day, but assuming you do burn calories with exercise during a normal day, dig in for breakfast.
Here’s what I’m finding: if I don’t eat a good breakfast, which for me means about 450 calories with a lot of fiber (probably about 10-15 fiber grams), then I will be hungry at 9pm. When I starting eating that late, for me, it’s not a good thing because then I start making poor choices. It’s not even a question. I know it because I’m tracking all my eating and exercise habits with Lose It!, so I can see the data right in front of me.
New studies are being published all the time that promote the virtues of eating a big breakfast. I could probably eat more protein in my breakfast, but I have the fiber covered.
What am I eating for breakfast? I have a regular set of food that I choose from, depending on my mood. My choices usually include eggs, soy milk, fruit (bananas, blueberries, strawberries), Kashi Go Lean, coffee, oatmeal that I put together and cook myself, not from some little packet, and sometimes I might eat some healthy left overs. Again, a good breakfast for me is about 450 calories.
Damn, now I’m hungry … I think I’ll make some oatmeal (and write a post about my secret recipe!)
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