Then and Now
What is different now with what I am eating to that of last year when I was gaining weight? I was wondering what kind of changes I had made and all of a sudden, there are lots of good changes :)
Before: snacks were bigger and more likely to be carb related (cake/biscuits/bread with butter and toppings/ chocolate)
Now: snacks are nuts/yoghurt/fruit, all are portion controlled
Before: I took two or more of something (chocolate, cake, bread, biscuits). One was not enough
Now: portion control - I take one or I take only the portion that fits into my day
Before: finishing the toddler's food, eating crusts with more peanut butter
Now: I don't eat the toddler's food
Before: dinners were more likely to be larger serves, especially with things like rice and pasta. I used more fat in cooking. There were more dishes with cheese or where cheese was added after.
Now: rice/pasta/wedges are portion controlled and smaller serves. There is the same size of protein but less fat is used (more grilling or just less oil in the pan). Using leaner cuts of meat.
Before: frequent special breakfasts with cheese, egg, sauce
Now: less frequent special breakfasts - still working out what they are. No hollandaise
Before: frequent baking of cakes and biscuits to have on hand
Now: rare baking of cakes and biscuits for an event - not just to have on hand in case I want something
before: would buy lunch at work or bring leftovers from night before, serves were likely to be larger. would have snacks at work at any time. Lunch wouldn't really have vegetables in it (unless they were part of the left overs) so mostly carbs with some protein
now: make healthy lunch for work the night before. bring healthy snacks to work which are portion controlled. try to not eat morning tea or afternoon tea too early (drink water or have a cup of tea)
before: exercise - I went walking maybe once or twice a month. Only walked on flat. Would park the car as close as possible to where I was going.
now: exercise - I try to get 30 minutes in 6 days a week. And I go up hills. I try to get in more incidental exercise with parking car.
before: I wasn't hungry - even in the morning I wasn't really hungry. Because I let myself eat all the time I never really got hungry.
now: I am hungry in the morning, I am hungry for lunch, I am hungry for dinner. Not excessively 'I will eat my own arm if I don't get something' hungry but aware it is time to eat.
before: didn't drink much alcohol last year because I was breastfeeding but did have several drinks a week once the evening breastfeed was dropped in early december
now: have maybe (on average of last 3 months) one drink every 3 weeks?
before: no limits in relation to cheese or chocolate
now: try to avoid cheese because it is something I don't portion control well. Can have small amounts of chocolate happily without needing more
Before: snacks were bigger and more likely to be carb related (cake/biscuits/bread with butter and toppings/ chocolate)
Now: snacks are nuts/yoghurt/fruit, all are portion controlled
Before: I took two or more of something (chocolate, cake, bread, biscuits). One was not enough
Now: portion control - I take one or I take only the portion that fits into my day
Before: finishing the toddler's food, eating crusts with more peanut butter
Now: I don't eat the toddler's food
Before: dinners were more likely to be larger serves, especially with things like rice and pasta. I used more fat in cooking. There were more dishes with cheese or where cheese was added after.
Now: rice/pasta/wedges are portion controlled and smaller serves. There is the same size of protein but less fat is used (more grilling or just less oil in the pan). Using leaner cuts of meat.
Before: frequent special breakfasts with cheese, egg, sauce
Now: less frequent special breakfasts - still working out what they are. No hollandaise
Before: frequent baking of cakes and biscuits to have on hand
Now: rare baking of cakes and biscuits for an event - not just to have on hand in case I want something
before: would buy lunch at work or bring leftovers from night before, serves were likely to be larger. would have snacks at work at any time. Lunch wouldn't really have vegetables in it (unless they were part of the left overs) so mostly carbs with some protein
now: make healthy lunch for work the night before. bring healthy snacks to work which are portion controlled. try to not eat morning tea or afternoon tea too early (drink water or have a cup of tea)
before: exercise - I went walking maybe once or twice a month. Only walked on flat. Would park the car as close as possible to where I was going.
now: exercise - I try to get 30 minutes in 6 days a week. And I go up hills. I try to get in more incidental exercise with parking car.
before: I wasn't hungry - even in the morning I wasn't really hungry. Because I let myself eat all the time I never really got hungry.
now: I am hungry in the morning, I am hungry for lunch, I am hungry for dinner. Not excessively 'I will eat my own arm if I don't get something' hungry but aware it is time to eat.
before: didn't drink much alcohol last year because I was breastfeeding but did have several drinks a week once the evening breastfeed was dropped in early december
now: have maybe (on average of last 3 months) one drink every 3 weeks?
before: no limits in relation to cheese or chocolate
now: try to avoid cheese because it is something I don't portion control well. Can have small amounts of chocolate happily without needing more