Day 2:
I went to Borders the other night and bought yet another Low Fat cookbook. I now have somewhere around 35 (well really like 4 but still). And I also have a monthly a subscription to Cooking Light magazine. Shouldn't that make me thin just by association? I have tried some of the recipes but what they don't tell you is that they become less "low fat" when you have four servings at one time. I get that Americans eat larger portions than they are supposed to but in what universe is a tiny ramekin of food supposed to be substantial? In reality, who can only eat 1 serving of something?
Today I decided to take a frozen lean pocket type concoction to work for lunch. It looks quite scrumptious on the packaging and a substantial size. I open it and find a mere measly flatbread snack, not a lunch. It's like buying Lean Pockets because the package promises a low calorie meal. And you open up a box of and find the label is only referring to one Lean Pocket being 300 calories, not both. Who the hell gets full off of one 1 lean pocket? I mean really, is there anyone who just eats the one and saves the other for another day when they feel like eating freezer burned goodness? It is no longer lean when you eat the two of them. Now they are just mocking me for being greedy AND fat. What kind of twisted people work for food labeling companies? What the label should really say is "Faux Lean Pockets. You will remain fat if you eat ALL contents within the box but you might have a small chance at losing weight if you can resist that extra pocket and settle for the mere snack the first one will provide." After my "lunch" I was starving still. I was forced to buy a bag of pretzels and consume other unhealthy snacks out of spite. Damn lean pockets. There goes today.
I was going to go to the gym tonight to the Bootcamp class but it didn't work out with my "sitting on the couch schedule." But, I did decide that instead I was going to go on the treadmill. When that didn't happen I promised myself I would take the dog for a walk. And to kick things up a notch I decided I was even going to jog to burn off those extra calories I had tonight due to toddler cookies being quite tasty and conveniently bite sized. So after I got out of the front gate I slowed myself down to a fast walk. Overall it was a good workout. I sweat and coughed a lot which means I burned calories. Overall, mildly satisfied with my efforts today but I am really feeling optimistic that Thursday is my day to start eating better.
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I can't agree more about Lean Pockets. Evil geniuses is what those marketing people are! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI can agree with that. I think I may have found a solution, but I'll get to that later.
ReplyDeleteEarlier in the semester in my American Literature class we read a story by a woman who was captured and made a slave by Indians. One thing that amazed my was how little they ate throughout their journey. They would travel for three or four weeks covering many miles a day on just scavenged berries and nuts. Then the would come to a settlement, pitch a tent and live on more normal portions for a while before moving somewhere else. Granted this woman felt the pangs of hunger most of the time, but I think her perspective was a bit skewed. She was focusing on the negative because her situation was negative. I'm sure the Indians thought nothing of it.
Back to my solution for the Hot Pockets. I always know that I'm probably going to eat waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more then the "recommended portion" that they put on the box. What I've been trying to do now is simply spread out my portions. I know that if I'm going to get a sandwich it's going to be a large one because I'm going to be hungry, I promise myself that I will eat the whole thing, but I'm going to try to put a few hours in between the portions. I eat many "mini" meals throughout the day but I still feel that I get to satisfy my cravings without feeling guilty.