So how did I do eating-wise? This is also the first time I didn't use food to get me through a deadline---sweets and chocolate. oh, except for the banana-walnut ice cream! that was good! I had that wed. and thurs night. I didn't cook much, just ate stuff from the fridge. Did you know a red bell pepper tastes great all by itself, just eating it like an apple? I don't recall much what I ate on Wed. Yesterday I ate a bag of fresh cherries (really good), raw carrots, frozen peas from the bag (really good). Ate lots of spinach from the bag--fresh and local, really good ate an entire 8 oz bag. had spinach and oatmeal for brekky. oranges and apples.
Today was more normal: I had spinach and oatmeal again for breakfast. I like that because I really like spinach. At lunch I used the pressure cooker to make eggplant, kale, (cooked that first for 2 minutes, then added), cauliflower, mushrooms, tomatoes (cooked for another 2 minutes), then added herbs from the garden--cilantro and chives. It was good, and I totally overate (and by the way, it was a bit overcooked, still learning to use the pressure cooker). Then I ate a bag of frozen peas for dinner. I wasn't going to but I just got going on them. I was going to have a salad. oh well. I wasn't that hungry because lunch was big and late. and I ate two oranges.
Oh, I did find that in my tiredness and stress, I did want to pig out more on sweets like fruit. When I'm tired I want to use food to perk me up. Today I did that at lunch, and I overate and it made me more tired. I didn't overeat on calories, just ate too much at one sitting.
Well, anyway, I'm just happy I didn't go off and buy cookies and muffins and cupcakes. I didn't have any desire to. Now I just hope I can get a good night's sleep and enjoy high energy levels tomorrow. so much to look forward to in getting back to my enjoyable activities.