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Damn fine sandwich
May. 28th, 2011 10:07 pmToday I came to the realization that the reason I'm so grumpy and emotional lately just might be because I haven't been eating. Maybe one "meal" every 24 hours, but that meal was like three bites of Mac & Cheese, or a fist full of Wheat Thins, or some peanuts... nothing *real*.
The reason was because of a subconscious dieting tool I had forgotten all about!
Standard procedure for eating is usually to say to myself "Man I am hungry! What do I want to eat?" and then I think about food till something sounds good. The "Tool" I had forgotten all about was that if I can't think of something I actually WANT to eat within 60 seconds, it must mean I'm not actually hungry so I should just forget about it till something does sound good.
All my life I've been quick with the response. What do i want to eat - MCNUGGETS! I don't have McNuggets available to me right now, what can I have that is kind of McNuggety to take care of that craving? BOOM! DONE! I am well on my way to eating food!
However, over the past two weeks? Nothing has sounded good. Literally NOTHING. Pizza, Ice Cream, Pot Roast, Funnel Cakes... nothing has set off my food cravings at all.
This bothers me. This is not me.
So tonight I made myself something i can't avoid eating. Tonight I am having a sandwich that consists of Bacon, Cream Cheese, Avocado, Red Onion, Alfalfa Sprouts... it's a beautiful sandwich full of everything I love and crave in a sandwich.
It's a damn fine sandwich :)
The reason was because of a subconscious dieting tool I had forgotten all about!
Standard procedure for eating is usually to say to myself "Man I am hungry! What do I want to eat?" and then I think about food till something sounds good. The "Tool" I had forgotten all about was that if I can't think of something I actually WANT to eat within 60 seconds, it must mean I'm not actually hungry so I should just forget about it till something does sound good.
All my life I've been quick with the response. What do i want to eat - MCNUGGETS! I don't have McNuggets available to me right now, what can I have that is kind of McNuggety to take care of that craving? BOOM! DONE! I am well on my way to eating food!
However, over the past two weeks? Nothing has sounded good. Literally NOTHING. Pizza, Ice Cream, Pot Roast, Funnel Cakes... nothing has set off my food cravings at all.
This bothers me. This is not me.
So tonight I made myself something i can't avoid eating. Tonight I am having a sandwich that consists of Bacon, Cream Cheese, Avocado, Red Onion, Alfalfa Sprouts... it's a beautiful sandwich full of everything I love and crave in a sandwich.
It's a damn fine sandwich :)
