I think the hardest part about this lifestyle change is that I feel a little deprived sometimes. When I am stressed, or bored- mostly bored, I bake. I make wonderful things; cookies, cakes, scones, muffins, more cookies. My family loves it. But I want some. I have, for the most part, just stopped baking. I'm super busy right now, so that helps, and I fill up the free time that I do have with exercise. It is a great trade-off. However, this few days, I had a little more free time than usual. I also had hungry kids who were asking for treats. I tend to think my home made stuff is better for them than store bought, so I baked. I may be fooling myself with the idea that my treats are healthier, but at least I know exactly what is in each item, so it makes me feel better. Don't burst my bubble with the truth if I am wrong! I have been living under this assumption for a good long time, and I am comfortable with it. ;)
Alright. Here is yesterday's log. :)
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| Strawberry shake! |
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| turkey and cheese with avocado plus yogurt. |
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| 3 candies |
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| lasagna. mmmnnn I did eat salad too. :) |
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| oatmeal, chocolate chip, orange slice cookies. I had 3 :) |
I think the homemade stuff IS better for you. The big problem is that the homemade stuff is also a lot tastier so I tend to eat WAY more than if it was store-bought junk. Like bread. I don't care much for bread. I don't even take the dinner roll at Thanksgiving because to me it's just filler. But when I make homemade bread I will eat 6 slices slathered with butter before the bread has even cooled.
ReplyDeleteThe homemade stuff DOES taste better. It is my biggest problem when it comes to weight loss. I don't really like fast food and I am hard to please with a sit down restaurant too, but home-made, oh yeah, that's good stuff.
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