One of my biggest pressure points I think is food. I either eat too much or too little of it. I am yet to find a happy medium without eating until the food comes out of my nose!! I like rice and I also like my home made curd. I always end my meal with curd- be it lunch or dinner. No meal for me seems complete without curd!
Portion control- that is my issue! I am also guilty of comfort eating. Whenever I feel upset or depressed I turn to food. I also seem to crave and give in to dessert after every meal. Sugar, sugar.
Since I've identified my weak spots, I am hoping to consistently do the following
1.Less rice, more vegetables- I usually do this, but I feel I do eat more servings of rice than necessary. So consciously stopping myself.
2. Gobbler- I am a gobbler. I gobble down food. Usually I have a book or I watch a tv series on my laptop while eating. I will consciously stay away from both and concentrate on what I eat henceforth.
3. Drink water instead of eat when depressed or upset- constantly keep drinking water.
4. Keep busy after meal to divert mind from craving dessert.
5. I snack !! Constantly..it is almost like a second meal..heavy snacking! So my goal is to limit snacking to 11am and 5pm. Healthier snacks, smaller portions again.
6. I have stopped sugar with coffee and tea but I once I start with dessert those sugar granules can build a miniature wall of China in my tummy! So conscious reduction of sugar again.
I think these are solid goals to start with. I am going to follow up on them consciously since I am slipping unconsciously!!
Portion control- that is my issue! I am also guilty of comfort eating. Whenever I feel upset or depressed I turn to food. I also seem to crave and give in to dessert after every meal. Sugar, sugar.
Since I've identified my weak spots, I am hoping to consistently do the following
1.Less rice, more vegetables- I usually do this, but I feel I do eat more servings of rice than necessary. So consciously stopping myself.
2. Gobbler- I am a gobbler. I gobble down food. Usually I have a book or I watch a tv series on my laptop while eating. I will consciously stay away from both and concentrate on what I eat henceforth.
3. Drink water instead of eat when depressed or upset- constantly keep drinking water.
4. Keep busy after meal to divert mind from craving dessert.
5. I snack !! Constantly..it is almost like a second meal..heavy snacking! So my goal is to limit snacking to 11am and 5pm. Healthier snacks, smaller portions again.
6. I have stopped sugar with coffee and tea but I once I start with dessert those sugar granules can build a miniature wall of China in my tummy! So conscious reduction of sugar again.
I think these are solid goals to start with. I am going to follow up on them consciously since I am slipping unconsciously!!
What????Did I write this?You just spoke my mind soul sister!
ReplyDeleteI too love rice . And curd. And curd rice. With a ton of pickle and naathangai urugai. I feel its all about the portion size though..that's what I tell myself. I drink coffee after lunch. Black coffee is an unpleasant liquid and the two tablespoons I drink makes me not want to eat for hours afterwards . Also dessert is a tiny mint chocolate square. This too belongs to the cant-eat-anything-afterwards club.
ReplyDeletesince Subha reminded me about mint chocolate,i conquered dessert cravings during GD days in a similar way.If you eat 2 dark chocolate squares or dark chocolate almonds,you lose the craving.But who wants to eat that rt?I just finished a box of costco madeleines in 2 days.I am hoping Krishna will suck all the fat :((((((
ReplyDeleteEnquiring minds want to know where are all the posts on this blog....
ReplyDeleteHey! Sorry not been writing any on this (or writing at all for that matter)..have been kind of occupied otherwise, but I am thinking of starting a series on blogger about 30 days of the month challenge.. am not sure how I want to start it off..But if you want to read the previous ones they should be public..you can't see them?
DeleteI can but there are too few of them . Will wait for th 30 day challenge.
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