Hi everyone, I know some of you are doing well, others not so well, on the 6-week challenge. I feel for the strugglers. I made some mistakes today and will try to learn from them. Here's today's lunch at "Cafe Glacier Point" (we're sitting on very comfortable rocks, not in a real cafe).
I couldn't finish it because I was full, because....we stopped at this fruit stand, and got some really good fruit. and some fresh brazil nuts, and some dates! uh-oh! Here I am already digging into the grapes, which were yummy.
So were the peaches. Unfortunately I ate too many brazil nuts and dates. I rationalized the nuts saying I don't eat as much nuts as Dr. Fuhrman recommends so it's okay to eat more today, and they are fresh and not rancid like the ones I often get in Wisconsin. Okay, that actually made some sense (I'm a clever girl). Dr. Fuhrman recommends at least 1 oz of nuts per day. I usually prefer eating less most of the time and then more on occasions. For the dates, I was rationalizing that they might be fresher in California. As it turned out, the nuts were better than the ones I get in Wisconsin and the dates were pretty much the same, as they are dried fruit after all. Anyway, once I started eating them, it was hard to stop.
So what should I have done differently? hmmm. The nuts were great, I don't regret eating them but I ate too many, past fullness. One or two dates would have been enough but I ate several more. I'm not that huge a date fan because they are almost too sweet for my tastes. On the other hand, eating them makes me feel like I got a treat and that's a nice feeling. So how do I prevent myself from overeating them next time? Maybe I should decide how much I will eat before I start eating them, dole them out, and put the rest away. And maybe I should wait until mealtime to eat them. Then it's more of a ritual. I do like Dr. Fuhrman's idea of eating only at meal times. Well, I'd like to think I'll do better next time so I'll give it a try!
