I’m a snacker. Which wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t for the fact that I sometimes have a major sweet tooth. On top of that, I also love fatty foods. I realize that a lot of this is evolutionary but it’s completely incompatible with the life I lead–with the lives we all lead nowadays.
I’m needing a snack revolution. I’ve decided that air popped popcorn will be one of them. I need to buy some non-frozen fruit. I also need to make myself fruit smoothies in the morning. They are delicious and while they don’t exactly keep me full they’d easily get me through my post workout haze to lunch.
I’ve also eaten Medjool dates with peanut/almond butter in them–but not as a snack. I wonder if those would make a good snack? I’ve usually used them as a nice little dessert. Anyone want to weigh in on this?
Beyond that, I’m at a loss for snacks. I’m finding that I want to eat more often.
Of course some of it’s a little better since I’ve started forcing myself to drink fluids–specifically water. I have a bad habit of not drinking water. Or, any fluids really. For some reason I often don’t feel thirst… until I start drinking water. I’ve started carrying water jugs with me in hopes that I’ll get the amount of water I need. Thankfully David’s joined in on trying to make sure I get my daily allotment of water. It’s quite difficult for me.
Back to the initial topic though. Do any of you have snacks that particularly make you happy? If it’s made from a recipe, you’d make me extremely happy if you were to include/link it. I love food and I definitely love options.
Now that I’ve covered munchies, let’s cover shortcomings.
This weekend has been a munch-stravaganza. Not to alienate the men that might read this blog (it’s possible?) but I’ve noticed this is worse when my hormones are taking an upswing. This is why I’m going to accept this past weekend for what it was and move on. We all have our weak moments and I had one this weekend. I shall overcome.
I think tomorrow morning will be my day to start taking this seriously. There are no sweets in the house and I’ll have to endeavor to keep it that way since I don’t seem to have the ability to moderate that too well. I start with good intentions but somewhere along the way there doesn’t seem to be much moderation. Or any, really.
I think I’m going to come up with a set of rules:
- No cupcakes, cookies, brownies, etc. unless I’ve been active that day since one rarely stays just one.
- Drink at least 8 glasses of water.
- No takeout (not like there’s a lot of choices) except for once in a while–no more than once a week at least.
- Take the time to plan (a real struggle–more than drinking water).
- Try not to be too strict. I’m human and sometimes you just need a little something.
- Ask for help.
- Try to utilize everything in the fridge.
- Eat more fruit. That will surely curb some of the sweets cravings.
- Take my vitamin everyday (mostly to pacify my dad but it’s still a good idea).
- No weighing beyond once or twice a week–this is mostly about health.
Once again, this is about being healthy and I think these are some rules for health. It’s not really a rule but I should do it anyway: Listen to Fitness Rocks and Science2Health. It will be inspiration for days when I want to just shove my face into a lovely decadent chocolate cake (I’ve had those days).
I’ve gotta cut this off for now. It’s late (for me) and I have to go to the gym in the morning–I’m excited! Let’s do this!
Lindsey (Lindsey_ on Twitter) 