Last week was fairly routine, although I found myself feeling hungry quite often, which bothers me a little, especially at work, where I don't have as many options for eating appropriate snacks. I managed to do alright with it, but I don't like it and want to find a way to avoid it, if possible.
John says that loss of body fat brings hunger because you don't have the fat stores to draw from that you once had. That makes sense to me, but I wonder how to fix it? If I don't have fat stores, then I'll have to rely more on the food I eat. I think maybe I need more protein in my meals; it lasts longer than carbohydrates. I'm going to work on that this week.
Over the last couple months, I've been idling at Step 6 of the Learn to be Thin Program. You might remember that was the first step of "Breaking the 'Eating and . . .' Chains" by eating in a specific designated eating spot each time and not eating anywhere else. Step 7 of that pair is eating without doing anything else, or Eating Only. That means no reading, working, driving, cooking, watching TV, etc. I guess it's still alright to eat and talk at the same time, else we'd all have to eat alone.
So I guess I've stalled long enough and have to tackle this step now. It's not going to be easy, because I still read while eating and watch TV during my evening snack. I'm not sure how well it's going to work to not read, because it's almost the only time I get to read. I'll just have to find a way to set aside more time for just reading. When, I don't know . . .
Harder still will be eating and only eating because it seems at first glance to be boring. But I guess it's a good time to really think about what I'm tasting and chewing and swallowing. Unconscious eating is the enemy, as I've learned over the weeks. Maybe I'll find that conscious eating is more pleasant. I'd better go someplace besides my desk to do it, though, so that my coworkers are not tempted to interrupt me. Wish me luck!
Good Luck 8~)
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