Well, my blog is moving from daily to weekly as you can tell. The first week, I really needed to vent my way through it, but now, I am calm, collected, and doing well. Okay, so that is exterior Joy, but interior Joy wants pizza. Not just any pizza-Hotel Shoreham pizza! Last Friday was a very awkward day for me. Just the thought of drinking the shakes made me feel like I was going to hurl. I got to the point that I would have to pretty much slam them down like a shot (ahhh-college memories). It was awful. I try to change the texture of my shakes up a little. Pour them over ice, freeze them into a slush, but I feel my body is starting to develop a food aversion to them. Which doesn't surprise me....all I have done for the last four weeks is drink every meal. Hopefully this program doesn't ruin chocolate malts for me. I have a few moments a day that I can chew my bar and nibble on my pickle, but it just isn't doing the trick.
This feeling continued into this week. Finally last night, I thought I needed a break and a real meal. Mitch came home and I fed him dinner. With him, I had a few bites of green beans and tuna salad. I would say I had a total of six or eight bites. I'm not going to lie-it was awesome and I don't even like tuna. Mitch was very concerned that from those few bites I would gain five pounds back...but I didn't. This morning I am -23 and doing okay. The funny thing is, I think my stomach has really shrunk up. I was full after those few bites!!! I still have a slight gagging experience when I drink my shakes, but too bad.
In one of my classes we discussed how bad and unhealthy it is to eat in front of the TV. This is pretty much how Mitch and I ate our meals for the past ten years. I prefer eating at the table, but followed along. We both agreed that we would eat at the table when the kiddos arrived. Well, I learned something that has stuck in my head. When you eat in front of the TV you eat twice as much food! WHY? Because, as you sit there and shovel in, you are not focusing on how much food you take in, how fast you eat, or your full signs. In fact, you don't even come up to breathe. There is no pause in eating because nobody is talking (duh-remember, the TV is on). Your mind is enjoying this BIG meal because it is actually focused on and enjoying the TV you are watching-not your meal.TV shows move so quickly, as do our forks going from our plate to our mouth-repeat over and over again.
So when I told Mitch that our days of eating in front of the TV are over, he protested. I told him, certain things wont count. Who doesn't eat pizza in front of the TV while watching a movie or a favorite TV show? His protest didn't last long. The last few meals I made for him, he willingly sat at the table (with the TV off) and we chatted. It was great! Five points for Mitchy Poo!!!
Mitch continues to eat and request naughty treats like ice cream. But I have been making sure the things I buy him are things I don't like. Drumsticks, ice cream flavors that are icky to me. Two nights ago he requested ice cream. I told him I would buy him a little pint of Ben and Jerrys and he requested the Peanut Butter Cup kind. I returned, gave him his ice cream and stood there as he read the label. Serving Size per carton: FOUR ... Calories per serving: 300... Fat per serving 18....Carbs per serving: 45. Normally it is nothing for Mitchy to put down that little tub of goodness (same goes for me too), BUT...he ate a tish over half and said, "I better save the rest of this for tomorrow. I don't need all of this." PRAISE GOD!!! MITCH IS LISTENING TO ME AND TAKING BABY STEPS TO IMPROVE!
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