I don't eat pasta often at all. Maybe twice a month. White rice even less.
I do eat potatoes more often. Several times a week.
I do eat whole grain bread, (baked) crackers, croutons, rolls.
I don't eat white bread unless it is fresh French bread occasionally.
I buy whole grain buns for burgers when we grill in the summer.
I don't eat fast food very often, less than once a month. I don't order shakes or pop when I do and often skip fries too.
I eat meat, chicken, fish, seafood. Baked, broiled, poached, bbq'd.
I don't eat fried food very often.
I love veggies and fruits. I don't put butter on my veggies. I love salad.
I don't eat when I am sad or angry.
I don't keep sweets in the house or order desserts at restaurants.
I don't drink soda pop often, I'll have a Pepsi less than once a week.
I drink one cup of coffee with flavored sweetener a day. Never buy fancy high calorie coffee at Starbucks etc.
I do not drink much booze.
headaches. Frankly, I love many wines, beers and cocktails.
When I do eat dessert it is likely to be fruit based rather than cake or chocolate
I do not eat after dinner or have dessert after dinner. IF we have dessert, I'm more likely to eat it for breakfast than after dinner.
I don't eat many processed foods. Never Hamburger Helper, boxed potatoes, TV dinners. I did buy some Lean Pockets the other day but found them nasty.
I eat bacon or sausage twice a month.
I use real butter, sparingly, I avoid trans fat laden margarines. I avoid store bought baked goods with trans fats too.
I have never learned to tolerate low fat or no fat or diet mayo, sour cream, spreads, salad dressing, pop, etc.
So, I either avoid the real thing or use it sparingly.
I prefer a rich yummy dessert once a month or less to one that tastes like cardboard daily.
I cannot tolerate any of the sweeteners, Splenda, Nutrasweet etc. They all gag me. Good thing that I detest sweetener in my tea.
I do not drink enough water or decaff tea during the day. I try but I am bad about it. I've been bad about it my entire life. I rarely feel thirsty.
I have been very bad about skipping meals and eating too much for dinner. I have been much better about it lately, making a concentrated effort to eat breakfast and to have healthy snacks to keep my metabolism up rather than my body thinking it is starving. It is nothing for me to go until 3pm with no food or drink other than the one cup of coffee. I know that is very bad.
I have been reducing what I eat at meals. I have been leaving food on my plate at restaurants. I've been dipping my fork into the salad dressing rather than dumping it all over the salad.
I do not use a lot of salt.
I do not keep candy, chips or any kind of snacks by my desk or in my car or purse
As a child, I was skinny. I was on Ritalin from first grade to sixth grade so I'm sure that had something to do with it. I ate like a horse, ate much more than I do now. Meds changed 7th grade and I gained some weight but still nothing that would say I was overweight. Just less skinny. However, between 8th grade and high school my mother was very ill and no one refilled my meds and I gained close to twenty pounds. My freshman year school photo, you can see that my dress was too small. It was a 5 and I was a 9. I have continued to gain ever since. I've been "watching" what I eat since high school. It has done no good. I definately drank a lot of booze and ate a lot of fast food in the '80s but I weigh much more now than I did then.
I have lost about fifteen pounds since the Portland Pond Party, Unfortunately, my 25th high school reunion is in two weeks and I weigh twenty pounds more than the 20th. I gained over twenty after the car accident in 2002 and another ten after quitting my florist job and working a lot on the computer and more after hurting my foot over a year ago.
I do not have a regular exercise program. I went to the local gym that has a pool and there were creepy old men hanging out staring. I went four times at four different days/times and it was the same. No thanks. Pools are scarce here.
I went to Weight Watchers but found them focusing on emotional eating and use of diet foods. The group thing is not for me either.
Too much walking hurts my injured foot. I also have Fibromyalgia which causes fatigue and muscle pain. Too much muscle use causes flare ups. I am not supposed to lift weights. Too much gardening causes flare ups for days. I do it anyway though.
Now that we know my diet history, any thoughts are welcome.
