I've had two days now on the "Reverse Diet," and I wanted to share my initial thoughts with you. My first impressions are very posititve. I really like the feeling of having a full stomach throughout the morning. I find myself not thinking about the food coming later in the day because I'm not hungry. I've always been eating a small breakfast, but very small. I think it may have caused me more problems than good. It seemed like I woke my stomach up and then all morning it said to me, "What? That's all I get? What's next?" That has not been my experience the last couple days. Yesterday, in fact, it was 2:30 before I even thought about eating lunch. So I ate my lunch then and at 7:00 had my small dinner. Since it was a later than normal, I had no problem not snacking in the evening. After I cooked dinner yesterday, I packed up my breakfast from the left-overs and was ready to go for this morning.
So, I like how I feel eating this way. I'll let you know in about a week if the scale responds any differently.
I did break down and join a small gym in my town. We've finally been hit with snow and our icy back roads are no longer safe to run. I couldn't believe how much more I sweated running inside rather than outside. I guess that's a good thing, though.
Try a new healthy snack this week. I've exchanged some of my Snack Well Yogurt Cream Pies (Yum!) with a few whole almonds. I'm really suprised how satisfying four almonds can be.
Posted By: weaverh
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01/24/2007 09:21
4 Almonds?
The restraint! I am in utter amazement. I guess nuts are a trigger food for me as well.
I think I'll read the Reverse Diet book as well. I do notice that I feel much better throughout the day when I eat a larger breakfast.
As for the treadmill, you had asked if I prefer inside or outside running. Well, I like both and try to mix them both into my workouts.
I used to like outside much more but had a bad experience that makes me apprehensive sometimes. I was running around the park across from my house and was being followed by a man in his car. I didn't want to run back home because I didn't want him to follow me and know where I lived. So I caught up with a couple running ahead of me and stayed with them until my dad picked me up to drive me home.
But I still run outside, and love it. I usually run outside when I run a certain distance rather than for a certain time. So it it's in my plan to run 6 miles I'll be outside, but if I want to run for 60 minutes I'll be on the treadmill.
I do love the treadmill, I like to see the calories I've burned and to be able to read as I run. I also tend to push my self more on the treadmill by adjusting the incline and speed.
Enjoy and make good use of your gym membership!
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01/25/2007 19:08
Good news!
I'm glad the reverse diet is working for you. I know what you mean about waking up the stomach but not feeding it enough. I have found recently that eating a higher protein breakfast helps me make it through the day.
I haven't seen the Snackwell Yogurt Cream Pies. Sounds yummy.
I didn't realize that I was sort of doing this. I work out in the morning and then eat a healthy carb loaded or protein loaded breakfast depending on the workout I did that day. I eat the small meals/snacks throughout the day and have dinner with the fam, but it's relatively light, early and we're done by 6 or 7. My goal is not to eat after 7pm, because I'm not usually doing anything with those calories after I consume them and we all know what happens then. Heather, I'll be interested in hearing your week update on how this Reverse Diet is going for you. I may have to look into it just to get some structure on my eating; that is where I struggle the most. I have no problem going outside to swim in the sub-freezing, dark morning air or doing a hard workout before work everyday, but eating is what my weakness is. It's tough to get a handle on sometimes, because it's not like you can just stop altogether like you would with some other bad habit such as smoking. Learning restraint, moderation and healthy eating styles is always where I am interested in learning as much as possible. So, thanks for the info!
