Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've been thinking something similar, Tilley. It's good to know ahead of time that we're provided for.I've been thinking about feeding children. Children intuitively know whether they're hungry and when they've had enough and they don't eat what they don't like or want, and we want to regain this innate wisdom. But children don't have access to these choices unless we provide food for them. And we make an effort to provide them with wholesome choices that will help them grow and be healthy. I've been thinking about pre-planning for myself, not on a "diet plan" sort of plan, but to give myself confidence that I am provided for and don't have to prowl around the kitchen trying to decide whether and what to eat.This is something to think about.Ellie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59 AM Subject: Good bags Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 It is something to think about. The only time I've ever prepared food in advance is when I'm on a diet. When I'm off, I just let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. I'm going to think about this too - it makes so much sense. Why prepare ahead only when it means deprivation? The chaos of having cupboards and a fridge full of food with nothing ready to eat is sort of self-defeating, actually. And, when I'm hungry and ready to eat - the first thing I reach for is the quickest and emptiest. Interesting stuff to ponder. Sandarah > > I've been thinking something similar, Tilley. It's good to know ahead of time that we're provided for. > > I've been thinking about feeding children. Children intuitively know whether they're hungry and when they've had enough and they don't eat what they don't like or want, and we want to regain this innate wisdom. But children don't have access to these choices unless we provide food for them. And we make an effort to provide them with wholesome choices that will help them grow and be healthy. I've been thinking about pre-planning for myself, not on a " diet plan " sort of plan, but to give myself confidence that I am provided for and don't have to prowl around the kitchen trying to decide whether and what to eat. > > This is something to think about. > > Ellie > > > > > >________________________________ > > > >To: IntuitiveEating_Support > >Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59 AM > >Subject: Good bags > > > > > >Â > >Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. > > > >I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. > > > >Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... > > > >Tilley > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 It is something to think about. The only time I've ever prepared food in advance is when I'm on a diet. When I'm off, I just let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. I'm going to think about this too - it makes so much sense. Why prepare ahead only when it means deprivation? The chaos of having cupboards and a fridge full of food with nothing ready to eat is sort of self-defeating, actually. And, when I'm hungry and ready to eat - the first thing I reach for is the quickest and emptiest. Interesting stuff to ponder. Sandarah > > I've been thinking something similar, Tilley. It's good to know ahead of time that we're provided for. > > I've been thinking about feeding children. Children intuitively know whether they're hungry and when they've had enough and they don't eat what they don't like or want, and we want to regain this innate wisdom. But children don't have access to these choices unless we provide food for them. And we make an effort to provide them with wholesome choices that will help them grow and be healthy. I've been thinking about pre-planning for myself, not on a " diet plan " sort of plan, but to give myself confidence that I am provided for and don't have to prowl around the kitchen trying to decide whether and what to eat. > > This is something to think about. > > Ellie > > > > > >________________________________ > > > >To: IntuitiveEating_Support > >Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59 AM > >Subject: Good bags > > > > > >Â > >Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. > > > >I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. > > > >Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... > > > >Tilley > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Such a great synopsis Sandarah! You really hit a nail on the head. A perfect example of how screwed up one's thinking gets via dieting (mentality). Good illumination that I bet you find you can now conquer since its out in the open and visible too. Thanks for bringing this to my attention too. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > It is something to think about. The only time I've ever prepared food in advance is when I'm on a diet. When I'm off, I just let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. > > I'm going to think about this too - it makes so much sense. Why prepare ahead only when it means deprivation? The chaos of having cupboards and a fridge full of food with nothing ready to eat is sort of self-defeating, actually. And, when I'm hungry and ready to eat - the first thing I reach for is the quickest and emptiest. > > Interesting stuff to ponder. Sandarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Such a great synopsis Sandarah! You really hit a nail on the head. A perfect example of how screwed up one's thinking gets via dieting (mentality). Good illumination that I bet you find you can now conquer since its out in the open and visible too. Thanks for bringing this to my attention too. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > It is something to think about. The only time I've ever prepared food in advance is when I'm on a diet. When I'm off, I just let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. > > I'm going to think about this too - it makes so much sense. Why prepare ahead only when it means deprivation? The chaos of having cupboards and a fridge full of food with nothing ready to eat is sort of self-defeating, actually. And, when I'm hungry and ready to eat - the first thing I reach for is the quickest and emptiest. > > Interesting stuff to ponder. Sandarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I try to always keep good food prepared and in the fridge for ready heating up. It sure is convenient to have some good choices when you get hungry and don't feel like " cooking dinner " , to just be able to look in the fridge and say, " hmmmmmmm, do I feel like whole wheat pasta with a bunch of grilled vegetables and sliced of turkey sausage and maybe some feta crumbled on top, or that polenta with some of the slow-cooked beef and carrots on it, or maybe make a quick quesadilla.....? I do feel kind of panicky, just like that kid, when I don't know if I am going to be able to get something decent to eat when I am hungry, and I'd much rather have food I have prepared myself then some kind of carry-out that is inevitably way too salty.... Tilley > >> > >> I've been thinking something similar, Tilley. It's good to know ahead of time that we're provided for. > >> > >> I've been thinking about feeding children. Children intuitively know whether they're hungry and when they've had enough and they don't eat what they don't like or want, and we want to regain this innate wisdom. But children don't have access to these choices unless we provide food for them. And we make an effort to provide them with wholesome choices that will help them grow and be healthy. I've been thinking about pre-planning for myself, not on a " diet plan " sort of plan, but to give myself confidence that I am provided for and don't have to prowl around the kitchen trying to decide whether and what to eat. > >> > >> This is something to think about. > >> > >> Ellie > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >________________________________ > >> > From: tilley200 <tmartin@> > >> >To: IntuitiveEating_Support > >> >Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59 AM > >> >Subject: Good bags > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. > >> > > >> >I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. > >> > > >> >Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... > >> > > >> >Tilley > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I try to always keep good food prepared and in the fridge for ready heating up. It sure is convenient to have some good choices when you get hungry and don't feel like " cooking dinner " , to just be able to look in the fridge and say, " hmmmmmmm, do I feel like whole wheat pasta with a bunch of grilled vegetables and sliced of turkey sausage and maybe some feta crumbled on top, or that polenta with some of the slow-cooked beef and carrots on it, or maybe make a quick quesadilla.....? I do feel kind of panicky, just like that kid, when I don't know if I am going to be able to get something decent to eat when I am hungry, and I'd much rather have food I have prepared myself then some kind of carry-out that is inevitably way too salty.... Tilley > >> > >> I've been thinking something similar, Tilley. It's good to know ahead of time that we're provided for. > >> > >> I've been thinking about feeding children. Children intuitively know whether they're hungry and when they've had enough and they don't eat what they don't like or want, and we want to regain this innate wisdom. But children don't have access to these choices unless we provide food for them. And we make an effort to provide them with wholesome choices that will help them grow and be healthy. I've been thinking about pre-planning for myself, not on a " diet plan " sort of plan, but to give myself confidence that I am provided for and don't have to prowl around the kitchen trying to decide whether and what to eat. > >> > >> This is something to think about. > >> > >> Ellie > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >________________________________ > >> > From: tilley200 <tmartin@> > >> >To: IntuitiveEating_Support > >> >Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59 AM > >> >Subject: Good bags > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. > >> > > >> >I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. > >> > > >> >Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... > >> > > >> >Tilley > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Another thing that helps me is to eat the same breakfast and lunch pretty much every day. Eliminates decision-making for two meals. Variety confuses me. Might not work for everyone.Ellie Wow what excellent practices and smart options to positively change one's eating habits and choices. Thanks SO MUCH for sharing! I'm sure this will impact many others is a very good way. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Another thing that helps me is to eat the same breakfast and lunch pretty much every day. Eliminates decision-making for two meals. Variety confuses me. Might not work for everyone.Ellie Wow what excellent practices and smart options to positively change one's eating habits and choices. Thanks SO MUCH for sharing! I'm sure this will impact many others is a very good way. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 This works great for me for breakfast! I have yogurt with coconut oil every single day. Love it. Love not having to think about it and it always taste good enough that when I am hungry, it appeals. Seven days a week. But eating the same thing for even several days in a row for lunch doesn't work at all. I start to hate the food and then avoid eating and get overly hungry and miserable.Funny how it works for one meal but not the other! Abby Another thing that helps me is to eat the same breakfast and lunch pretty much every day. Eliminates decision-making for two meals. Variety confuses me. Might not work for everyone. Ellie Wow what excellent practices and smart options to positively change one's eating habits and choices. Thanks SO MUCH for sharing! I'm sure this will impact many others is a very good way. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 This works great for me for breakfast! I have yogurt with coconut oil every single day. Love it. Love not having to think about it and it always taste good enough that when I am hungry, it appeals. Seven days a week. But eating the same thing for even several days in a row for lunch doesn't work at all. I start to hate the food and then avoid eating and get overly hungry and miserable.Funny how it works for one meal but not the other! Abby Another thing that helps me is to eat the same breakfast and lunch pretty much every day. Eliminates decision-making for two meals. Variety confuses me. Might not work for everyone. Ellie Wow what excellent practices and smart options to positively change one's eating habits and choices. Thanks SO MUCH for sharing! I'm sure this will impact many others is a very good way. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Sounds good; for me, there's is very little offered as either take-out or in restaurants that compares to home cooking. I'm just too tired to do it much of the time. Yesterday I went shopping for my " good bags " and was surprised to find that I still don't know what I like to eat beyond the forbidden. Packing up non-diet food is an entirely new experience for me - and I found myself packing many of the kinds of foods that I do eat when dieting and not really knowing what else I might like want at work. And, I was really uncomfortable putting in some chocolate which I'm afraid that I'll want to eat non stop, or I'll feel embarrassed eating it in front of my diet-minded co-workers. But, at least for now, a meal doesn't feel complete with something sweet at the end. I still can't get it out of my head that chocolate or desserts are really, really legal and no one is going to yell " piggy, piggy, piggy " at me if I eat them in public. (Imagine growing up with that - my older brother the fat-hater. Big old sigh.) Sandarah > > >> > > >> I've been thinking something similar, Tilley. It's good to know ahead of time that we're provided for. > > >> > > >> I've been thinking about feeding children. Children intuitively know whether they're hungry and when they've had enough and they don't eat what they don't like or want, and we want to regain this innate wisdom. But children don't have access to these choices unless we provide food for them. And we make an effort to provide them with wholesome choices that will help them grow and be healthy. I've been thinking about pre-planning for myself, not on a " diet plan " sort of plan, but to give myself confidence that I am provided for and don't have to prowl around the kitchen trying to decide whether and what to eat. > > >> > > >> This is something to think about. > > >> > > >> Ellie > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >________________________________ > > >> > From: tilley200 <tmartin@> > > >> >To: IntuitiveEating_Support > > >> >Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59 AM > > >> >Subject: Good bags > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. > > >> > > > >> >I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. > > >> > > > >> >Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... > > >> > > > >> >Tilley > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 That happens to me: when I decide to include things that I want when I shop, I don't know what to get. I get what my husband and elderly mother want and what I think I should have. Like you, Sandarah, I hardly know what I actually do like and want.As for "junk" food, formerly-forbidden foods, foods that others might judge, etc.... well, not everything is good for us but there's no law that we can't have *any.* There's a line that says, "All things may be eaten, but not all things are beneficial." It's up to us to decide whether to go there.Ellie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 2:39 PM Subject: Re: Good bags Sounds good; for me, there's is very little offered as either take-out or in restaurants that compares to home cooking. I'm just too tired to do it much of the time. Yesterday I went shopping for my "good bags" and was surprised to find that I still don't know what I like to eat beyond the forbidden. Packing up non-diet food is an entirely new experience for me - and I found myself packing many of the kinds of foods that I do eat when dieting and not really knowing what else I might like want at work. And, I was really uncomfortable putting in some chocolate which I'm afraid that I'll want to eat non stop, or I'll feel embarrassed eating it in front of my diet-minded co-workers. But, at least for now, a meal doesn't feel complete with something sweet at the end. I still can't get it out of my head that chocolate or desserts are really, really legal and no one is going to yell "piggy, piggy, piggy" at me if I eat them in public. (Imagine growing up with that - my older brother the fat-hater. Big old sigh.) Sandarah > > >> > > >> I've been thinking something similar, Tilley. It's good to know ahead of time that we're provided for. > > >> > > >> I've been thinking about feeding children. Children intuitively know whether they're hungry and when they've had enough and they don't eat what they don't like or want, and we want to regain this innate wisdom. But children don't have access to these choices unless we provide food for them. And we make an effort to provide them with wholesome choices that will help them grow and be healthy. I've been thinking about pre-planning for myself, not on a "diet plan" sort of plan, but to give myself confidence that I am provided for and don't have to prowl around the kitchen trying to decide whether and what to eat. > > >> > > >> This is something to think about. > > >> > > >> Ellie > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >________________________________ > > >> > From: tilley200 <tmartin@> > > >> >To: IntuitiveEating_Support > > >> >Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59 AM > > >> >Subject: Good bags > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >Well, I too am now returning to work after ten days at home (mostly being sick), and have to now contemplate (again) how I am going to go about feeding myself at work. This semester my planning period will be in the afternoon, so I will now have an hour in the middle of the morning during which I can eat. But I am thinking about what to take, and it made me think about _____'s idea of the food bag--the bag you take everywhere with you that contains an assortment of things that you might want to eat during the day. It's sort of what I had been doing last semester with packing several different lunches, so that when lunchtime did come, I could decide what I really felt like eating, and have some choice. But really, it's just knowing that I am not going to go hungry. > > >> > > > >> >I liken it to the food I always carried with me when my children were small. Zip lock bags with baby carrots, cut-up apples, Cheerios, peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, etc. so that when hunger struck the kids, we didn't face a melt-down, and thus could spend the day at the park or the lake, or the children's museum, or library, or places in between, and not have to resort to Mc's. I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared. > > >> > > > >> >Part of my wants to do something about the excessive eating I did over the holidays, and say that now is the perfect opportunity to cut back, and maybe lose some of the weight I gained over the past month.....but......a food bag would probably be better.... > > >> > > > >> >Tilley > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I too almost always eat the same thing for breakfast--oatmeal with yogurt, nuts of some sort, raisins, and frozen fruit of some sort, but occasionally I'll want something else. For lunch I go through phases, and will eat the same thing for a stretch of time, but then need to shift to something else. I don't completely buy the need for variety. I think Americans probably carry that way too far. My variety is that I don't eat oatmeal for all three meals of my day, but if something works, and satisfies, I see no reason to mix it up just for the sake of mixing. Tilley > > > ** > > > > > > Another thing that helps me is to eat the same breakfast and lunch pretty > > much every day. Eliminates decision-making for two meals. Variety confuses > > me. Might not work for everyone. > > > > Ellie > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* jain_daugh > > ** > > > > > > Wow what excellent practices and smart options to positively change one's > > eating habits and choices. Thanks SO MUCH for sharing! I'm sure this will > > impact many others is a very good way. > > > > ehugs, Katcha > > IEing since March 2007 > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Tilley, that's what I'm going for!Carole To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59:49 AM Subject: Good bagsI'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared.Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Tilley, that's what I'm going for!Carole To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59:49 AM Subject: Good bagsI'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared.Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Tilley, that's what I'm going for!Carole To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:59:49 AM Subject: Good bagsI'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared.Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Awesome! I love it!Ellie Tilley, that's what I'm going for!Carole I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared.Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Awesome! I love it!Ellie Tilley, that's what I'm going for!Carole I'm going to treat myself as well as I treated my children, in being prepared.Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I always plan out my meals and it has nothing to do with dieting. I find that if I don't, I come home exhausted and just throw together the simplest thing rather than do something more delicious, but time consuming. Then I end up wasting a lot of good, delicious food that would take longer to prepare. Plus, I love to cook. I don't do traditional meal plans, like "Monday I will eat enchiladas and salad; Tuesday meatloaf," etc. Instead I think about what I want to eat for the week and prepare several meals at a time. Then I have a nice variety to choose from. It's actually fun! Mimi Subject: Re: Good bagsTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 1:51 PM It is something to think about. The only time I've ever prepared food in advance is when I'm on a diet. When I'm off, I just let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. I'm going to think about this too - it makes so much sense. Why prepare ahead only when it means deprivation? The chaos of having cupboards and a fridge full of food with nothing ready to eat is sort of self-defeating, actually. And, when I'm hungry and ready to eat - the first thing I reach for is the quickest and emptiest. Interesting stuff to ponder. Sandarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Me too! Only it's usually not even as deliberate as that. I love to cook too, and like having leftovers in the fridge, so if I feel like cooking and there's not too much already in the fridge, I'll cook, and if I don't, there's something delicious to pop in the microwave. Tilley > > > > Subject: Re: Good bags > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 1:51 PM > > > > > > > > It is something to think about. The only time I've ever prepared food in advance is when I'm on a diet. When I'm off, I just let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. > > I'm going to think about this too - it makes so much sense. Why prepare ahead only when it means deprivation? The chaos of having cupboards and a fridge full of food with nothing ready to eat is sort of self-defeating, actually. And, when I'm hungry and ready to eat - the first thing I reach for is the quickest and emptiest. > > Interesting stuff to ponder. Sandarah > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I lov to cook, but I didn't always. I got inspired to cook by viewing it as a creative act of self care. I love preparing nourishing food for my body, playing with different colors and ingredients, and eating the results! I also have some fun cookbooks that call for fresh, simple ingredients rather than processed canned cream soups and mixes. I've found that it's actually cheaper and yummiest to cook with fresh veggies, simple spices, and homemade sauces. -McKella > > > > > > I always plan out my meals and it has nothing to do with dieting. I find > > that if I don't, I come home exhausted and just throw together the simplest > > thing rather than do something more delicious, but time consuming. Then I > > end up wasting a lot of good, delicious food that would take longer to > > prepare. Plus, I love to cook. I don't do traditional meal plans, like > > " Monday I will eat enchiladas and salad; Tuesday meatloaf, " etc. Instead I > > think about what I want to eat for the week and prepare several meals at a > > time. Then I have a nice variety to choose from. It's actually fun! > > > > > > Mimi > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I lov to cook, but I didn't always. I got inspired to cook by viewing it as a creative act of self care. I love preparing nourishing food for my body, playing with different colors and ingredients, and eating the results! I also have some fun cookbooks that call for fresh, simple ingredients rather than processed canned cream soups and mixes. I've found that it's actually cheaper and yummiest to cook with fresh veggies, simple spices, and homemade sauces. -McKella > > > > > > I always plan out my meals and it has nothing to do with dieting. I find > > that if I don't, I come home exhausted and just throw together the simplest > > thing rather than do something more delicious, but time consuming. Then I > > end up wasting a lot of good, delicious food that would take longer to > > prepare. Plus, I love to cook. I don't do traditional meal plans, like > > " Monday I will eat enchiladas and salad; Tuesday meatloaf, " etc. Instead I > > think about what I want to eat for the week and prepare several meals at a > > time. Then I have a nice variety to choose from. It's actually fun! > > > > > > Mimi > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I lov to cook, but I didn't always. I got inspired to cook by viewing it as a creative act of self care. I love preparing nourishing food for my body, playing with different colors and ingredients, and eating the results! I also have some fun cookbooks that call for fresh, simple ingredients rather than processed canned cream soups and mixes. I've found that it's actually cheaper and yummiest to cook with fresh veggies, simple spices, and homemade sauces. -McKella > > > > > > I always plan out my meals and it has nothing to do with dieting. I find > > that if I don't, I come home exhausted and just throw together the simplest > > thing rather than do something more delicious, but time consuming. Then I > > end up wasting a lot of good, delicious food that would take longer to > > prepare. Plus, I love to cook. I don't do traditional meal plans, like > > " Monday I will eat enchiladas and salad; Tuesday meatloaf, " etc. Instead I > > think about what I want to eat for the week and prepare several meals at a > > time. Then I have a nice variety to choose from. It's actually fun! > > > > > > Mimi > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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