So I'm sitting there eating my lunch in the teacher's lounge today...mindlessly leafing through a magazine. I had my turkey sandwich, skim milk and apple before me feeling quite smug. Then I decided on a whim that the cream of broccoli soup they were serving sure looked good - so I popped into the cafeteria line and got a small cup. Somehow I justified this in my mind. Don't ask me how - but at the time it seemed to make sense.
Back to the magazine. Just as I'm finishing the last bit of my lunch and daintily brushing the crumbs off my lap, I turn the page and see an article about making good lunch choices. And smack dab in the middle of the page is a picture of two lunches. Both are 340 calories. One is a half of a turkey sandwich, a bowl of tomato soup, some grapes and an Oreo cookie. The other is a bowl of cream of broccoli soup. Nothing else.
I closed the magazine, let out a big sigh and cursed the cream of broccoli soup under my breath. If I'd only THINK about what I eat before I eat it and learn to make better choices. Eating to stay healthy - and lose weight - doesn't have to mean deprivation. On the contrary - wise choices leave us a whole lot more to eat.
I found this great article on Spark People. It contrasts several different 300 calorie meals. What an eye opener it was for me! I know it will be for many of you too. For me...I like to eat. Always have. Always will. The thought of nibbling on cottage cheese and celery for the rest of my life is an impossible notion. But after looking at these 300 calorie meals - that I'd been "giving up" for my crap food - I have a different attitude.
Check it out. You'll be amazed!
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I almost forgot to come back and comment I stayed so long at Sparkpeople. I do so well at home, then restaurant meals come up. YIKES. My daughter and i ate out for lunch today, and of course I ate more than I should have )o: Always good to hear from you.
Wow, coincidence?
That's why eating quality food makes so much sense... You just get more for your calorie!
That coincidence certainly smacks of in your face doen't it. i'm off to go check out that article.
Ouch. That's something that would happen to me as well! I hope it was at least tasty!
those moments help us learn ;)
I like being around someone who will let me have "just one bite".........that way I get my bite and don't feel deprived without all the guilt
lol, talk about a "sign"! but we have all been there. I was buying a cereal that I thought was really healthy because it was just quaker granola, which turned out to be listed as one of the worst breakfast cereals! who would have thought!
Don't you just hate it when things like that happen. I'm all about volume eating. I love those eat this not that books. Thanks for the link.
I know how those choices are.. check out this book.. Picture Perfect eating ( i think is the name.. its by Dr. Howard Shapiro... gives u a great perspective on food values..
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