Yesterday’s post got me to thinking just how much we can learn by watching small children eat. Granted, they end up liking all the crap we give to them, but that’s just it: they are influenced by us. If we never gave a kid a sip of soda, they’d never want it or crave it, and would be that much more healthy.  Did you know that one soda can have as much as 13 tsp. of sugar in it? Anyway, if you watch a small child, they will eat slowly and stop eating when they are full, whether they love the food or not. For me, if I’ve paid for it or if it’s delicious, I want to finish it, even if I am full. I’m having to retrain my mind to think it’s OK to have leftovers. And with portion control so out of control in this country, I should box up half my meals.  My grandma used to say, “Better it go to waste than your waist!” I try to keep that in mind or I’ll box half of it up for another meal.

food journal

THURSDAY
Breakfast:
1 C Swiss Oatmeal
1 1/2 C Coffee w/ ~ 1.5 T half & half

Snack:
kiwi

Snack:
banana

Workout:
Body Pump Class: 60 min.

Lunch:
Chicken fajita burrito: 2 oz. leftover chicken, ~1C leftover fajita veggies, ~1/4 C FF refried beans, 1/4 avocado, 1 large tomato basil wrap

Snack:
1C grapes

Dinner:
Turkey Spinach Toss from Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

Snack:
1 C coffee (I resisted even one bite of my daughter’s warm chocolate chip cookie- yay me!)
~1T half & half
~1 oz. dark chocolate covered soy nuts 

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