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March 21, 2005

I’m Scrapping the Food Logs

The food logs were a bad idea for me. They made me think about food far too much, it felt unnatural, and I knew I would suck at it. When I was young I suffered from bulimia pretty bad for about 10 years so dieting can be risky business for me. The food logs seem to trigger those thoughts. (I’m not too worried about indulging those thoughts because I haven’t been an active bulimic for almost 7 years or something.) I began to think there’s away around this log. “If I just ate something that I don’t want to go on it, I’ll get rid of it”, and things of that nature.

Some things trigger bulimic thoughts and some things don’t. I’m not always sure why. I can for example follow restrictive diets, low fat or a high protein, as long as I’m not counting. I guess I can employ general methods, but if I have to count things, calories, etc. too closely that’s when I get a little compulsive and feel bad.

I read an article on MSN Fitness written by a Dr. Bill Gavin (posted for copyright purposes) where he states

Eat protein at every meal. Unlike high carbohydrate foods that provide quick energy but leave you feeling hungry soon after, high protein foods help ward off hunger between meals—which can keep you from snacking. Lean protein sources Gavin likes to use include meat, fish, turkey, chicken, string cheese, non-fat yogurt, cottage cheese and natural peanut butter. "If you're hungry two hours after a meal you know you didn't get enough protein,"

So that’s my plan for the next week (that’s as far as I’ll project for now). I will bulk up the protein and lower the carbs and see if I really am less hungry and if it can sustain me. And I will always chisel extra calories out whenever I can.

Posted by hopeful @ March 21, 2005 11:10 PM