How in the world…
Am I supposed to get my full calories? Seriously, I hear people talk about how difficult it is to eat so few calories…yet, I get nagged all the time for eating too few. And, I eat constantly. Don’t believe me? Check this out. This is everything I ate today (or will eat, since I haven’t gotten home to make my dinner, yet). I am still in the process of working through “snack #2″. Click on the table to see it full size.
Now, seriously, that’s quite a bit of food. Though dinner isn’t exactly extravegant, it’s about what I’d eat. I might have gone for a few more beans/picante – but, the sodium in those items is ridiculous. What I may wind up doing is grabbing a chicken breast and tossing it in the rotiserrie (sans seasoning) to get my calories up and not slaughter myself on sodium intake. I kid you not, peeps…eating healthy, avoiding excess sodium, cholesterol and saturated fats – makes finding enough calories in what I eat difficult! Not because I eat empty calorie foods – but, because what I do eat fills me up, is low in calories and good for you to boot.
I just feel like I’m constantly stuffing my face – and, yet, look at that. I’m 225 calories shy of my goal. I want to lose weight, but still eat enough calories to keep my metabolism alive and kicking. All the while making sure to keep it between the navigational beacons on sodium, cholesterol and saturated fats. It’s a really hard balancing act.
Thank the good Lord for Kate – my OA sponsor. Honestly don’t know what I’d do without her cheering me on. BTW, no I’m not in OA and no Kate’s not a real sponsor. It just feels like it sometimes given how she coaches and encourages me to eat more and to eat healthy. Cheering me on when I do well, and slapping my hand when I do poorly.
February 12th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
ha, if one of us needs to be in OA, it’s sure not you. Still, though, you’re doing much better, and I have much hope for the future and your thyroid.