7/6/09 cont. & 7/7/09

On Monday PM, I did a little late evening gardening, mostly harvesting and trimming and watering. It was such a beautiful night and still not dark at 9pm. I took another walk around the neighborhood I live in, a course that takes me about 1/2 hr. Then heated and ate a homemade muffin. Very high in fiber and flavor. My neighbor makes them with flax oil and lots of whole grains, sweetness comes from honey and applesauce and raisin... mufa is the nuts. I have no idea how many calories but my guess is in the 350 range. I also had a cup of green tea with fresh lemon and I spike it with cinnamon and cayenne. Relaxed with my feet up, watched a movie and did hand work.

Tues. 7/07/09

Another late wake up but not so late. I had my favorite (see 1st entry for details) breakfast. I finished about 9:30 am. I walked to my physical therapy appointment. Knowing that I would be out past 2nd meal time, I packed a Kashi Honey, Almond, Flax bar, some mini tomatoes from my garden, baby carrots and a palm full of sunflower seeds and bottled water.

I walked home and when I arrived not yet time to eat and my body was saying no more after the walking and therapy exercises. So I took a muscle relaxant and rested with feet up and watched 7 years in tibet. I fell asleep and when awakened by a phone call, it was well past 3:30pm when I should have eaten meal #3. I was starving.

Knowing that when I have waited too long to eat, not only does my body go in starvation mode but so do I, I quickly grabbed a turkey dog, whole wheat bun... thru it in the microwave and ta da - satisfaction. I again nibbled on some veggies but being a teense concerned about my veggie intake, I also drank a V8 - small 5.5 fl. oz kind-low salt variety and drank a glass of water.

Now I have never outgrown my "sweet tooth" so I ended my meal with a palm full of dark chocolate chips and walnuts. Altogether it was about 450+- calories and I was very satisfied. That satisfied feeling is also one to get used to recognizing. This is where eating slow comes in but I've yet to master that tool. The theory is you have to give your body time to work and tell you it is satisfied before adding more fuel.

My final meal tonight will be about 8pm unlike about 10 pm last night. It is another beautiful evening, so after 4th meal, I will go for a walk again. I plan to have a small veggie salad with canned in water tuna, boiled egg and sunflower seeds. If the plan changes I will let you know tomorrow.