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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

My eating habits: Then vs. Now

Before I became more health conscious, I would in a typical day, skip breakfast, have a coke, then eat a huge lunch, have another coke with lunch, a lunch filled with carbohydrates and fat and then sit down to do homework and research while drinking another coke. Then, for suppper, I would get hungry - so I would make something for myself for supper - typically a few hotdogs. (don't forget the chili and a coke!) When my wife would get home from work she would be really hungry - and because she doesn't like eating alone - I always joined her. I would say it was ok, because I didn't eat breakfast - when in turn, I shouldn't have eaten so late. She would bring home a burger or a pizza and I would have another coke with that. No wonder I'm fat!

Now, though, I no longer consume soda. I actually look at a soda with distaste, because I know what harm it can do to my body. I don't skip breakfast anymore - but I don't eat poptarts either. I wake up and know that I have some fruit and oatmeal waiting for me when I wake up. That typically keeps me full until around noon. For lunch, I make it my biggest meal - I eat a nice sized turkey or chicken sandwich with mushrooms and if I'm still not full, I'll have a salad with (not very much) Caesar dressing or Italian. Lite ranch is also good in moderation. For supper, I try to keep it as light as possible - and if I do have to go out and get something, I consult my "Eat this, not that," book before I make a purchase. If I don't have that book with me, I stick to the five basic rules:

1. Eat til your full, then stop.
2. Only eat sweet desserts at special occasions - or if you are just craving it. (in moderation)
3. Try to keep every meal less than 600 calories.
4. Do not order sides. Don't have the AND. And's are bad. A burger "AND" fries. Skip the fries and just eat the burger.
5. Don't think that just because you ate a small breakfast means you can eat a huge meal sometime that day.

1 comment:

  1. Those look like really good "rules" for food choices. I say avoid burgers even as much as possible. I'm really glad that you've been exercising a bit. The specialists recommend 30 minutes of exercise a day (which means 30 minutes of exercise that makes your heart beat, aka, cardio). Weight lifting really isn't that important for your health, but cardio keep you young and in shape. Unfortunately, I just can't bring myself to do any exercise, but I say that I make up for it in good food choices. LOL Everyone gets off the bus somewhere.

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