Sunday, August 4, 2013

I did it. :)

This evening I was looking for something for dinner. We're mostly grazing our way through a lazy Sunday here. ;) 

As I hunted I had that "I want to feel FULL" mentality going on. I had visions of tortillas and chewy pita bread filling my belly.  I hunted.

I was pulling out foods to fill the bread.  No beans.  Well, lettuce is good. I can do lettuce and sprouts.  But, I knew that tortilla was way high in calories.  Keep hunting.

I saw that massive salad my daughter was building for herself. Yeah, salad.  Haven't had that since...ummm....okay, not since yesterday. So, a salad it is.  If I could JUST find some dressing I like!

Hunt. Hunt. Hunt.

Build. Build. Build.

Romaine and swiss chard with shredded carrots and beets.  Check.

Alfalfa sprouts...mmmm....this is getting better. Check.

Protein...fats??.....Sunflower seeds.  Check.

Texture variation?  Raisins. Check.

Dressing??  Need me some dressing.  No oily Italian.  No to the salsa my daughter is using. Not what I'm after.  The lime juice isn't the flavor for those yummy sprouts. 

Hunt. Hunt. Hunt. 

I sure do like my spicy brown mustard. What can I mix with that to make a dressing???  Too lazy.

Squirt. Squirt. Squirt. (only about 2 tsp worth)

Add a side of cold, leftover corn on the cob. 

Chew. Crunch. Chew. Crunch. 

Mmmmmm....Satisfaction.

I love that fully belly feel from foods that are nourishing me instead of weighing me down.  Walked away from the Empty Grain Craving victoriously. :)

Took a break from weighing in today.  I avoided fruits today since I felt overloaded by them yesterday.  This morning I just had some leftover stir fry for breakfast.  For lunch I gobbled up some corn chips and fresh salsa on the way home from church.  So, see? I DID have grains today and that just left me craving for more.

I had some fresh veggies and hummus and a bowl of leftover Mushroom Soup when we got home from church. Sort of an extended lunch. Then I had my salad and corn for a late dinner.

Not the best day as far as avoiding snacking.  But I'm still counting it a win that I trumped that bread craving and lazy bent for stuffing my face.

David went back to full juicing again. He has a good friend that started his juice fast today, so they are in it together.  He's looking amazing!