Well, yesterday I admitted to my husband about my coffee addiction and felt much better. Not only was I drinking at least one cup at home every morning, then I'd go through a various drive through and get something tasty and delish!...with 54689683211565 calories.. I cut the coffee at home awhile ago because I was convinced that if I stopped drinking creamer the pounds would just fall off.. Right.. Well, due to a chronic migraine syndrome I'm now on some serious meds and thankfully my sweet tooth (as far as coffee drinks and soda) has gone away!! Unfortunately it didn't include my bread addiction either.. Damnit!! Today I made myself some coffee (thanks to a child induced headache) and only sprinkled some cinnamon sugar in after I put in creamer.. This is a HUGE feat for me. I can't believe that I'm admitting this.. I used to put 3 teaspoons of sugar in my coffee AND creamer!!! The next time I get creamer, I'll be making the switch to low-fat and slowly ease into non-fat, but this is a major step for me. And, I'm enjoying my coffee more. I know that slowly the sugar will go and the cinnamon will stay (I love it in there!). I just always thought that these changes would be horrific and they aren't..
Another huge thing.. I eat with my kids. Normally I feed them and then eat at the computer after they are done (at least when Jims working). So, I'm fixing all of our lunches/dinners at the same time and then we all sit down together! This is a bit of a pain when Lainey is screaming NUM NUM NUM at me.. But, she'll just have to learn patience, right! ha!
Thanks for all of the supportive emails, FB notes and RM notes too! I downloaded SparkPeople onto my BlackBerry and I started todays food. This hot weather is horrible for me.. I eat hardly anything all day and then I'm finally hungry at night!! Any suggestions?
Try and keep fresh fruit and veggies cut up and accessable for the hot days (and, actually, everyday. It seems to help and not be so heavy. You can always dip in hummus, too for a little extra.
ReplyDeleteAs for coffee, well, I have a huge addiction, too. I buy SF syrup (caramel or vanilla) at Wegmans and mix it with FF Half and Half. I'm not thrilled about the chemicals or the HFC in the half and half, but it seems to be a little lower in calories/fat. I even mix my own and take it to work.