Tag: Zen
A Little Better Today Than Yesterday
by Bill Ivory Larson on Mar.23, 2010, under My Daily Weight Loss Blog
Happy Tuesday, everybody. I have to say I’m feeling far more Zen today and am much better about all things food. Yesterday I was all down because Sunday I had an order of egg foo young which drove up my weight by a pound. And you know how long it can take re-losing a pound vs. how easy it is adding it on. Today I feel better because – well – I just do. That order of Chinese, and the subsequent pound I gained, reminded me to relax a bit and take things in stride. The pound I gained was going to happen and I knew I would get back on track to lose it – which I did.
How did I start? I simply started by making a pledge to myself I was going to be better about eating yesterday. Then, like TV stations used to, I signed on and started my food broadcast day. For breakfast I had my cup of Kashi Cereal (I really love that stuff) and skim milk. Then, for a snack, I had a yogurt and cheese stick. For lunch I had a baked chicken Lean Cuisine. Then for an afternoon snack I had another yogurt and a Clementine orange. Finally, for dinner, I had spaghetti and meat sauce. Not only did I eat much better I felt better about myself, too.
Today is going to be a bit of a challenge, though. I will be in New York City attending a conference for the next few days. And what does that mean? Having to be extra careful and diligent about what I eat and how much of it I eat. The last time I was there I found a damned-delicious Halal cart where I went for a huge lunch of lamb meat and chicken with rice, lettuce and tomato. I also had them put on the Tzatziki Yogurt sauce as well as a bit of (the hottest) hot sauce for the chicken. It was amazing and very cheap. It wasn’t the healthiest thing I could have had and I need to make sure, while there, I do my best not to partake in that fried deliciousness too much.
I am so glad I packed my ever-trusty clementine oranges to snack on. I will so need them and my memory of that egg foo yuck, especially as the smells from the Halal cart waft their way to my nostrils and program my brain to want more…
