Failed... right today has been really hard and one thing that has been very much highlighted to me is that I eat at work from being behind a desk. I love my job and am not bored but I find myself just hungry. Today this is what I have done:
30 minutes Swimming
Banana
Slim Fast Shake - 230cals
Graze Apple and Cinnamon Flapjack - 237cal
Graze Korean Chilli Rice Crackers - 98cal
Slim Fast Shake - 230cal
Graze Pistachios - 185cal
Graze Pear Tatin - 143 cal
GRAND TOTAL OF 1123 Calories
Now this really annoys me as when I have my normal food of a bowl of cereal with soup or salad for lunch and some fruit that fills me up and leaves me feeling satisfied I have about 700/800 Calories before dinner. I am not saying that Slim Fast doesn't work as I know it does but I think my biggest problem with it is the feeling of being empty. I love food and I love eating. I try and stay healthy and eat well but if I don't have the enjoyment of eating even if it is a salad I just start eating non stop trying to fill that feeling. It is wrong I know but that is the way I am...I would happily eat a plate full of salad and then not eat anything else for the rest of the afternoon as I know I have eaten and so feel full but doing the shakes I just don't think is going to work for me. Also every time I have a shake I think this is 230 calories - a whole can of soup is often less than that and alot more filling. The annoying thing is that at lunch I went out and bought 6 of the ready made bottles .... soooooooo I think what I will do is have a shake in the morning for breakfast and if i am hungry later in the day have a shake in the afternoon but still have a soup or something extra light for lunch.
Sigh........
In the past that's exactly how I've done slimfast. One for breakfast and one in afternoon but still like half a sandwhich or salad with the afternoon one. Then a regular dinner. Its been several years since I did slimfast but that did work for me. But I thought the meal plan was 3 slimfast meals, 2 snacks and 1 regular meal?
ReplyDeleteHi! Yes that is the plan but I dont want to buy all the snacks and everything as dont really feel like its for me. Last time when I did it I just had the shakes and a meal in the evening and was able to do it. I think becuase I have lost weight and doing it myself with out any fads I am not really trying as hard as I have in the past to stick to it. x
ReplyDeleteHey! I find it helps to say to myself "you're not hungry - you don't need it" when it comes to overeating at work. And drink lots of water!
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