As I am trying to cook and eat healthier, I am trying to be smarter about how I eat. My breakfast the last few months has consisted of a Coke or a cup of coffee with some doughnuts from the convenience store ... talk about empty calories. I have replaced that breakfast with a Special K Protein Meal Bar and I'm happy to say I haven't stopped for doughnuts in a little over a week.
I've been told it is healthier to east several smaller meals throughout the day to keep your metabolism working. That's all well and good, depending on what you consider a small meal. There is a reason that a convenience store is called such. It's so easy to swipe the debit card and get a Oatmeal Cream Pie, Nutty Bar, or a giant Coke, but I don't think that is what the experts are talking about, not to mention those little purchases start to add up after a while.
This week I've been eating my meal bar around 7 a.m. in the car on the way to work, trying to eat slower. I follow that up with some light yogurt, my favorites are strawberry/banana, key line, Boston creme pie and red velvet cake, somewhere around 10 a.m. Then I'll eat my lunch, usually leftovers from the night before, around noonish. In the afternoon, I'll eat a sugar free chocolate pudding cup around 2:30 p.m. which will likely hold me over until I get home and make dinner at about 5:30 p.m.
From time to time, I'll be sitting at work thinking, "man I'm hungry and it's only 8:30 a.m." Giving into that hunger is what put me in the position I'm in now. Every day I say no to that desire for empty calories, the easier it gets.
I haven't quite tackled my evening snacking issues just yet because I've been busy with projects around the house that I haven't had time to snack, but that is certainly next on the docket.
Boy, look at the time, I think I'll go get my yogurt ... it's a Boston cream pie day.
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