Last week I felt a surge of motivation hit me and I decided to cook (that alone takes a lot of motivation for me, who has a wonderful husband who cooks), but to then pack and consume those mini meals, now that is really awe inspiring! Well, I did it and I feel absolutely marvelous! I know you are probably thinking that it takes more than one week to start to feel the effects of eating a healthy diet - but it doesn't you know. I agree that some of my emotions/feelings may be more psychosomatic than anything else, but I also think that the fact of the matter is that I have taken control over my life AND this has made a whole heap of difference to my outlook on life and myself.
Up until last week, the daily grind I participated in started at 7am, which is far too early for me to even think about food, let alone find the time to consume it. By 10.45am I was starting to get peckish, but refused to eat because lunch was just around the corner AND I didn't want to ruin my appetite. I may, or may not bring some lunch to work, and being that there is really only a cafe or a Thai restaurant to choose from near my office, meant that I would either order a tuna salad sandwich or a serving of green chicken curry. I am well aware that both of these meal choices are absolutely chock full of hidden calories & fats, but what is a girl supposed to do. Well, this was what had led to my urge to make my own mini meals.
I was feeling great after only one week of eating these mini meals, then I stumbled upon the previously posted website, SparkPeople.com and this just continued to inspire me to change. I have found, yet again, that consuming small meals throughout the day really does have a huge impact on weight, especially for those of us who rarely eat enough, then are overcome with hunger pangs by the end of the day, only to inevitably reach for the wrong foods - just because you hear the voice inside your head telling you how STARVING you are! To be perfectly honest, I doubt that there are too many people in the Western world who really know the meaning of the word, but that is a post for another time and will probably end up on my general blog, Quoth The Raven.
So back to the point of this and what is that point? The point is that any person who has made a choice to diet doesn't want to feel deprived or starved, and we all want to increase our metabolism which will in fact assist us in losing weight. The best way to do this is by consuming small meals every 3-4hrs, which will convince your body that it is not on one of those 'starving diets' but that it is well nourished with all the right foods...oh, and don't forget to exercise.
I have since started documenting all the foods I consume on SparkPeople, (here is just one page) which apart from being a great way to see how much you are eating, and what exactly you are eating, you can also determine if you are in fact getting all protein, carbohydrates and fats that our bodies need to survive and thrive.
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