today was a good day. both yesterday and today i felt "free" as far as what i have been eating. i have not felt like i was restricted to a diet. i keep trying to remind myself that i can have anything i want. no food is off limits or bad. i know that i have to remember that i am seeking balance. today i was really craving mexican food. so, my roommate and i made taco soup. it was a really cold day so it hit the spot! it had ground turkey meat, black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, corn, cilantro, green chiles, tomatoes, and taco seasoning. after it was done i had it with some fat free sour cream, cheese, and a few chips. it was so great! it hit the spot and did not throw me into the caloric black hole of mexican food. something else that really helps me is that i have a candy jar at my house. right now it has some peanut butter cups, m&m's and fun dip in it. it is so great for me because i know that it is there and available should i want it. just knowing that it is there and i could have it if i wanted to, makes me less tempted to want to eat it all.
there are two other tricks that i have been up to that i hope are helping me with my lifestyle change. one of them is that i have given up drinking caffeine. i have not been drinking any caffeinated beverage for about three weeks now. the first week was hard, and i do occasionally want some. there have only been two occasions that i actually stopped and got a decaf coffee or a caffeine free diet coke because i was really craving the original. i hear that giving up caffeine will help keep the body significantly more hydrated. i suppose this is true because mostly i drink only water these days. my hope is that by staying hydrated my body won't confuse thirst for hunger. the second trick is taking a multi-vitamin each day. i have so much more energy when i take a vitamin. i also hope that it will help curb cravings that could come from vitamin deficiency occurring in my diet. blessings to you all! -t
Yay for soup! Fills you up on a cold day and you can feel really good about it! So glad you were able to have that simple pleasure today Terra.
ReplyDeletelooks delicious!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey, will you post the actual recipes when you find stuff that you like? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteyes i can! this filled my 5qt crock pot to the top, so you can adjust how you need to. it is hard to screw this one up.
ReplyDeleteTaco Soup:
1lb ground turkey
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 red onion chopped
3 cans of diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 can back beans drained and rinsed
2 cans kidney beans
2 cans pinto beans
2 cups frozen corn
cilantro to taste
1-2 cups of water
-brown meat with diced onion. mix in packet of taco seasoning.
-turn crock pot to high, add in all cans of beans, tomatoes and corn. leave the juice of everything except the black beans. add water and cooked meat. Once it is hot it is ready to eat. you can cook the cilantro in the soup or add it when served. i serve it with low fat sour cream, chips, and cheese.
WHAT?!!!? Gave up coffee!?! How about Chai Latte?
ReplyDeleteThat soup sounds great! We're grooving on soup around here these days too.