Meals - Day 3

Another great day yesterday, i am well pleased with the addition of the fruit with my mid morning snack it really did help boost me through the 2 hours which followed.

I have learnt two things so far in the past 3 days and that is:

1. Chew your food,

In the past i would be in the middle of swallowing one mouthful only to be stuffing the next in, i would also swallow food not fully chewed, this is a big problem with from a psychological point of view because one way our brains determine if we have eaten enough food is my the amount of chewing or time taken to consume the meal, the more i chew my food the more it seems to make me feel fuller and content once finished my meal, also the other major bonus from chewing food properly is it allows me to taste and enjoy the food more. A 1/2 cup of bran flakes with 200ml of milk, eaten out of a mug with a teaspoon should take 10 minutes if eaten slowly and chewed correctly, meal times are there to savor and enjoy.

2. Portion sizes,

Wow, as i can cook i am eating roughly the same foods as i have done in the past, the good dishes such as spaghetti and meatballs, chow mien stir fry, salads, omelettes etc. but at a fraction of the size, like 20% of the size and the feeling afterwards is better than ever, yes i feel full but not so stuffed i cannot move, yes i feel like i have enjoyed a flavorsome meal but with no burping, belching or regurgitating as before, yes i am enjoying wholesome exotic foods which i thought would be disallowed on a lo cal diet but not any of the monotony experienced with certain extreme and restricted quick solution diets and more importantly no food is wasted or binned.

So yesterdays meals were as follows:

Breakfast: Bran flakes with 200ml of semi skimmed milk.
Mid morning snack: Carrot and apple booster juice plus one small banana.
Lunch: Spicy chicken salad with broccoli.
Afternoon snack: Apple.
Dinner: Chicken chow mien with stir fry vegetables.
Dessert: (it still rocks) Chocolate cheesecake.
Evening snack: 1 x cup of salted popcorn.
Drinks: 2 litres of water, 2 coffees and 3 green teas.

Total calories: 1700

A short side note if i may on the popcorn, Shannon took Ryan to the circus last night, came home with a bag of popcorn, i quickly checked the calorie counter, 1 cup = 50 cal and i was good to go, i will not generally be entertaining an evening snack or any food after 8pm but on this occasion my food addicted fat barsteward mentality kicked in and i thought 'bugger it why not, i've been good today'