On Eating

A colleague who was trying to lose weight said he just cut down on what he was eating. Hah! I thought (and perhaps said). I needed to count calories--which I did for awhile, and for me it was useful. It made me aware of what a reasonable amount of calories was for me--i.e., what reasonable meals were, what I couldn't have, what I needed to substitute (e.g.--more fruits and veggies for carbs, sweets, etc.), and so forth. His advice was, however, also good and useful. Instead of cooking up 1/2 a cup of oatmeal in the a.m., I cook up 1/3 cup. Instead of having "a little extra," I slow down and eat my portioned meal and really taste it, and just don't have any more.

I highly recommend more veggie options. I've been eating beans more and various greens, more fruit (I LUV white peaches!!--what a great time to be doing this, too, when all these lovely foods are fresh and delicious and I can freeze and can some, too!), more good things in general, and much less red meat.

I do still have eggs and fish, but I find I don't have much of a craving for meat or cheese. Somehow (most of the time) they seem too heavy--perhaps I'm more sensitive to fat? I found when I was first beginning to watch my sugar intake carefully after I realized I had low blood sugar, I became hyper-sensitive to the idea of sugar. It seemed downright unpleasant, and still does in some forms--regular soda, candy bars (usually, except the little ones around Halloween!), and even some fruit juices. Perhaps that's happening now with fat, which my body is thinking ain't such a good idea these days, at least not in the amounts I probably used to take them in.

I'll see if I can post some links to places I enjoy visiting for good food, and get back to making some yummy meals. Made some endamame salad which was great; gazpacho which I'll finish for lunch today, and salads of all sorts. Yum!