How's your Eating?

I have been focusing a great deal lately on the proper way to eat? When, what and how much? Sometimes, this is tremendously overwhelming. The experts at times contradict themselves... completely and entirely. So, what is a person who is learning to do?

Because if the pros get it wrong, it is easy for all of us.


I think at times we focus too much on the good and the bad and the definition of each. Granted I would not want to create a diet around a coke and snickers bar, there might be a time when either of those or both in combination can be a lifesaver.


In my personal journey, I have gotten it right and I have gotten it completely wrong. All things being the same, I am at a serious plateau. The training is increasing. I am getting stronger and faster and doing lots more.... but at the end of the week, the scale laughs at me (and thus it is banished to the closet), and the body fat while decreasing barely moves. Yes, I am losing inches... but hardly seems worthy of the effort I am putting forth.

And so, I needed to reevaluate my food relationship. I am the type of person that could easily eat just as not eat. Not that I am trying to not eat. I put it on the back burner and go forth through the day..... and have had several situations where my blood sugar has dropped too low.

Over eating is not my problem. I know when I am satisfied, whether i have had a bite or a plate and a half. (For me, the food doesn't taste right anymore and I am thirsty. This is in accordance with several thoughts on eating-- 'eat until you are more thirsty than hungry.')

I keep a food journal. The quality of food isn't necessarily the problem.... although i have been craving oreos and wendy's chicken nuggets meal, which is ironic, since i eat neither. well, maybe double stuff.... but i want one, and not the whole bag! The problem is in my busy-ness, I might not always write down the food I have or have not consumed.

I drink plenty of water. I always have it by my bed or with me. And I enjoy one, maybe two cups of coffee a day. It relaxes me. I don't really drink juice or soda (although i was craving a diet mountain dew after the 15k the other day.... but one or two swigs and i threw it away and got my water).

So what is the issue? Why does everything seem to be correct and nothing seems to be happening?

Well, I have determined that I might need to increase my protein intake. Keeping all else the same to see how it influences the fat burning, even if temporarily.
I have also joined weight watcher on-line. To help me stay focused on eating! As I have said, I could just as easily not eat as eat. With the points system, I have to eat to accomplish the total allotted points for the day. The first three days, I really didn't calculate or enter my points. Yesterday, my journey began. I counted and recorded. And I came up 9 points short for the day. (Potentially, one meal.)

So, I will be counting and eating and counting some more. I want to see how this changes my relationship I have with my body and with food.

I will keep you posted on my journey the next three months.