I like to eat.
"Like" might not be a strong enough word. Food is a struggle for me. After almost 31 years I'm still not sure what type of eater I am. I think I partly eat out of boredom, or delay. You see if I'm hungry then I need to take a break from whatever I'm doing, that I probably have no desire to be doing.
There's also this part of me that cannot refuse food. It doesn't even have to be good food. My husband bought these multicolored Valentines sugar cookies from Walmart earlier this month. He came home one day and accused me of eating the whole package. Jerk! But really I had already put away half of them. And they were freaking sugar cookies from Walmart. I mean, its not like I was at some fabulous bakery where the cookie just melts in your mouth.
I've got to do something about this, and I'm still working through it in my head. I know how to eat right. I mean I told people how to eat right at my previous job. You would think four years of teaching people about how nutrition affects your body (heart disease, diabetes, etc) that I would be able to live what I teach.
I'm struggling with the food thing right now. Specifically, I'm breastfeeding and figuring how much to eat is a problem. I was overweight when I became pregnant, and I gained 34 pounds while I was pregnant. In my opinion that's neither good nor bad. My OB wanted me to stay under 30 pounds, and I got really close. At my 6 week checkup I was back down to my pre-pregnancy weight, but I haven't gone anywhere since then (except maybe up).
I was doing a little reading today, trying to figure out nursing and starting my son on solid foods, and I read a bit on how much to eat while your nursing. I had heard 500-1000 extra calories, but today I stumbled across something that said I could eat the same amount that I would eat if I wasn't nursing. It said that your body stores up enough fat during pregnancy to cover what you and your baby need afterwards. Umm, I was already storing it up prior, so Lord help me now!
I'm going out of town this weekend, and will be eating most meals out, which is going to hurt my waist line and my wallet! I find it hard to deny myself yummy things. Why am I going to go to a restaurant and order a salad, when I can have a sirloin burger and peanut butter pie?
I'm going to work on this, and I'll keep you updated on my progress. When I find $300 extra dollars (you think it could be hiding in my sock drawer?), I'll join the rec center and start going to spinning and zumba classes again. But until then I'll try harder to figure out my issues with food and go on more walks.
The most delicious peanut butter pie I have ever put into my mouth. It really is an obsession!
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Remember my cravings while I was breast feeding! Hershey Bars were my best friend. It is hard to turn down food when your breast feeding because you do stay a little hungry. You can do it though. Just don't let the husband bring that food in the house.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I'm a better example, but as for the food and b'feeding...the lactation consultant told me just to eat when I was hungry and that would be enough. I know that involves choosing the *right* foods still, but she said not to even think about the calories.
What about the free on demand workout shows? If you move here you can walk with Whitney and me!!
Xo