You're right, this is kind of training for post-surgery, too. Other than how I chew, this will be how I'm eating then. Protein first and foremost before I eat anything else, small meals, lots of water.
Good. :) I think...well, kind of like what I just talked about on my journal, because this is How Things Are and Ever Will Be, especially in your case with having the surgery, it's really really important to re-train your lying, lying brain and find a zen about it.
Part of my brain whines about the calories
Haha. That's exactly why I gave up on counting calories this time around.
But I know how that feels. Tell your lying brain that it's not too many calories, you're just shifting the calories you're going to have to eat to another, beneficial time of the day. :)
Thanks for the point about chocolate milk! They sell little single-serving sized containers of it, I'm going to grab a few for use in the morning.
You're welcome! That's what I was doing when I was swimming all the time; I'd have a latte (with a full cup of milk) and a tiny bit of actual food (I was incredibly fond of coconut-date rolls for that) before swimming to kick start my metabolism and get me out of a fasting state, then drink a single serving of chocolate milk in the half hour after I'd get out of the pool before having my actual breakfast a little bit later.
Just make sure it's 2%. The fat will also help.
(Great word, by the way! I had to look it up, which always makes me happy.)
lol. It always amuses me when people say that. To me they're just...words I know. :)
Part of what I'm enjoying about this is seeing the disconnect between what my brain tells me and reality. No, brain, we do not NEED to stop at McDonalds and have 20 chicken nuggets and a large fry. Nope, you're lying to me. It's not your fault though, evolution made you want to eat as much as you can when food is available, but this is a different world.
Yeah, that's tough. And it's not just your brain, it's your brain's interpretation of the biochemical signals it's getting from the rest of your body. I've read some studies a while back that because of the way we eat, it can also get confused by how it interprets those, for example, saying, "I REALLY WANT A SUGARY COKE" when in reality, it's just thirsty.
Oh, that reminds me: another trick I did, especially at the beginning, was that if I got hungry and I felt it wasn't 'time to eat', I'd drink a huge cup of water (12-16 oz) instead. I'd say 95% of the time, that made me feel less hungry.
If I was still hungry 10-15 minutes later, then I'd eat. :)
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Date: 2014-07-15 06:43 pm (UTC)Good. :) I think...well, kind of like what I just talked about on my journal, because this is How Things Are and Ever Will Be, especially in your case with having the surgery, it's really really important to re-train your lying, lying brain and find a zen about it.
Part of my brain whines about the calories
Haha. That's exactly why I gave up on counting calories this time around.
But I know how that feels. Tell your lying brain that it's not too many calories, you're just shifting the calories you're going to have to eat to another, beneficial time of the day. :)
Thanks for the point about chocolate milk! They sell little single-serving sized containers of it, I'm going to grab a few for use in the morning.
You're welcome! That's what I was doing when I was swimming all the time; I'd have a latte (with a full cup of milk) and a tiny bit of actual food (I was incredibly fond of coconut-date rolls for that) before swimming to kick start my metabolism and get me out of a fasting state, then drink a single serving of chocolate milk in the half hour after I'd get out of the pool before having my actual breakfast a little bit later.
Just make sure it's 2%. The fat will also help.
(Great word, by the way! I had to look it up, which always makes me happy.)
lol. It always amuses me when people say that. To me they're just...words I know. :)
Part of what I'm enjoying about this is seeing the disconnect between what my brain tells me and reality. No, brain, we do not NEED to stop at McDonalds and have 20 chicken nuggets and a large fry. Nope, you're lying to me. It's not your fault though, evolution made you want to eat as much as you can when food is available, but this is a different world.
Yeah, that's tough. And it's not just your brain, it's your brain's interpretation of the biochemical signals it's getting from the rest of your body. I've read some studies a while back that because of the way we eat, it can also get confused by how it interprets those, for example, saying, "I REALLY WANT A SUGARY COKE" when in reality, it's just thirsty.
Oh, that reminds me: another trick I did, especially at the beginning, was that if I got hungry and I felt it wasn't 'time to eat', I'd drink a huge cup of water (12-16 oz) instead. I'd say 95% of the time, that made me feel less hungry.
If I was still hungry 10-15 minutes later, then I'd eat. :)