Day 2

I feel like I ate tons today and kept getting hungry every few hours.  This is the phase where the stomach gets angry for not being at full capacity.  Eating small amounts every few hours is much healthier in the long run, but it's an adjustment when you have a body that's used to 2-3 big, heavy meals per day.

Today was my first day back at work.  To be entirely honest, I was so not ready to be there.  While it's great to be back in the environment and be busy again, I am still stuck on vacation mode and yearning to be outside climbing things.  Today was also my first day making healthy decisions when not in my own kitchen (i.e. going for salad and half a light sandwich instead of going for something heavier).

I can already tell that the biggest thing I need to work on when it comes to eating is pacing myself.  Small meals every few hours and eating SLOWLY.  Eventually, my body will adjust.  Right now, it wants more of the potato I had for dinner.

Overall, I managed to keep my cal count right where it was supposed to be today!  As you can see, I was mostly eating greens, veggies and fruit (with the exception of the cereal).  I'm quite proud of myself.  This is what a full day of paced, healthy eating should look like.

Breakfast:
--8 oz orange juice
--3/4 cup cereal with 3/4 milk

Lunch:
--Vegetable salad
--1/2 light chicken salad sandwich
--Pineapple chunks
--Water

Snack:
--1/2 banana (the whole thing was kind of too ripe and mushy, so I only ate half haha)
--Almonds

Dinner:
--Garden salad
--Baked potato with bacon crumbles and light sour cream
--Iced tea

I didn't get a chance to run today because I was helping out my man with something he's been preparing for.  Plus, I had violin lessons after I got out of work.  Tonight's exercise will be a core workout I've been refining over the past several months and some yoga.  Running will recommence tomorrow!