What I've been eating the past few weeks isn't nearly as interesting as how I've been eating.
I've been doing What I Ate Wednesday off and on for a long time now. Each week, I would force myself to eat normally, how I thought should eat, three meals and a snack at regular intervals. I would pretend this was typical for me, even though it wasn't.
Sometimes I didn't eat until 4pm. Sometimes I started my day with a bowl of ice cream in the early morning and kept eating refined, fatty starches all day. Other than supper with my family, I rarely ate meals and never at regular intervals. Either I ate everything or nothing at all. I was hungry all the time, fighting the urge to eat.
That all changed about three weeks ago when I detoxed from my sugar addiction. Since then, I eat breakfast, lunch, a snack, and dinner. I don't feel guilty about what I eat. I stay full between meals. I've also lost 5 lbs. without dieting or restricting myself.
More about my sugar detox in a later post!
Here is what and when I've been eating.
BREAKFAST
9:00AM
I started mixing things up by having my Green Tea Energy Shake in the morning.
I was having it in the afternoon for a snack, but I think it was keeping me from sleeping.
Even though I make it with lower caffeine Sencha tea,
it really gets me going without feeling jittery!
LUNCH 12:00PM
For lunch, I had my usual breakfast,
green eggs with two pieces of Ezekiel bread toast.
SNACK 3:00PM
This weekend, I roasted some raw peanuts.
Since they have no maltodextrin, msg, any of the other nasties in roasted peanuts
from the store, they taste so much better!
I had a few handfuls of these for a snack.
SUPPER 6:30PM
One of the blogs I read this week (sorry, I don't remember which),
inspired me to add canned artichokes to our salad we always eat for supper.
I topped it with black olives and Caesar dressing.
We also had vegan cheesy potatoes
made with a bag of O'Brien potatoes and Follow Your Heart vegan cheddar.
And we ate steamed peas.
I finished the meal off with some dates!
Even though I make it with lower caffeine Sencha tea,
it really gets me going without feeling jittery!
LUNCH 12:00PM
For lunch, I had my usual breakfast,
green eggs with two pieces of Ezekiel bread toast.
SNACK 3:00PM
This weekend, I roasted some raw peanuts.
Since they have no maltodextrin, msg, any of the other nasties in roasted peanuts
from the store, they taste so much better!
I had a few handfuls of these for a snack.
SUPPER 6:30PM
One of the blogs I read this week (sorry, I don't remember which),
inspired me to add canned artichokes to our salad we always eat for supper.
I topped it with black olives and Caesar dressing.
We also had vegan cheesy potatoes
made with a bag of O'Brien potatoes and Follow Your Heart vegan cheddar.
And we ate steamed peas.
I finished the meal off with some dates!
Have you ever had a problem eating "properly"?
Are you a sugar addict like me?
Have you ever been inspired by another blogger's post? What was it?
In case you missed it, check out my post 5 fruits in Season in June and July
including how to choose the best fruits and how to store them.
