I am pretty boring when it comes to food. For breakfast I alternate between bran flakes, with raisins, and half a sliced banana, and oatmeal with raisins with banana.
Lunchtime, apart from once a week when we eat out, is a protein shake, with fat free milk, half a banana, walnuts/pecans/almonds, seedless grapes, and whatever I feel like putting in it.
Dinnertime is the worst for me. Yesterday I used the Instant Pot, and filled it with 8 kinds of vegetables. So last night I had vegetables, with some leftover Chili over it.
Tonight, I decided to warm some vegetables in a pan, and scramble 3 eggs into it. I added sea salt, and ground black pepper.
As a snack during the evening I have a Greek yogurt.
I know my diet is healthy, as I eat very little meat, potato, bread, and pasta, but wish that I actually fancied food. I have been like this pretty much since I moved to the states. In England I loved grilled back bacon, and tomatoes on dry toast. I could have eaten that for every meal. Also I adored the fresh cream cakes, scones with clotted cream, Victoria sandwich sponge cake, and all of the Cadbury chocolate.
I think if I had stayed in England, I would have been a totally different shape, than I am now. I am pleased that I don’t like Hershey’s chocolate, as it tastes of wax to me, and that the cakes are too sickly sweet for my taste.
So I guess I will be staying at 110 lbs.
I go through stages of cheese-and-tomato-sandwiches for all meals, and then there are times when I whip up a fancy feast, but mostly it’s simply fuel. Western culture has an relationship with food that can be really overwhelming at times.
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Funny, for lunch today I sautéed some broccoli in coconut oil then threw three eggs in it and scrambled. Your dinner was my lunch
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Yes I totally get your idea of being a different shape in England. A friend of mine was from California. She would bring chocolate and cakes to try. Was not keen. But equally she was not keen on ours.
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It sounds like you’re a healthy eater, which is great 🙂 I like oatmeal too
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I enjoy an extra sharp Cheddar cheese and tomato sandwich.
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Always tastes good, and very healthy.
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I miss them, but not the pounds.
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😀
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I admire you for being a healthy eater. Wish I could be the same.
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Cooking isn’t always fun when preparing meals for two. I eat a light breakfast (cheese and Greek yogurt) early in the morning with the time depending on my walking schedule. Later, I have a second breakfast (oatmeal, eggs with sausage, an omelet, or perhaps a small waffle). I try to keep my total morning carbs around 40-45 grams.
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I try, but have the odd treat.
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Have treats too.
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When we owned our restaurant I was up at 4.30 a.m. Now retired it’s 8 for me, and hubby sometimes sleeps on.
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You say you feel like you are in your 20’s. You know, I felt that way a few years ago and forgot what I was eating and not. To me, it seems you are making good choices. I bought a pressure cooker not long ago, and use it a couple times each week. It seems I feel better when I don’t cook with oil, avoid peanut butter, wheat bread and oatmeal. I am still trying to put it all together and figure out what’s the best diet for me.
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Portion control is a big part of our lives 😉
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So true. With me, I have to watch even the unsalted pistachios! If I eat too many, they tend to inflame my joints!
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That’s really good, and so is portion control. Cngratulations.
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Again, I want to congratulate you on your diet. If it makes you feel like you are in your 20’s, you have to be eating right. It seems I am finding things to eat that are best for my health. Years back, I lost 50 pounds eating plant based whole food. But, it’s so easy to get off tract eating all the junk and snack food I used to eat. So, I don’t buy it, then it isn’t here to eat.
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With hubby’s diabetes I get sugar free products, which I don’t eat. Very little temptation.
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I use Xylitol in my coffee. It tastes amazingly just like sugar. I wrote a post about it. Seems OK to me. http://weightlossblogging.com/2020/07/01/is-xylitol-a-natural-sweetener-safe-its-the-sweetest-story-your-teeth-ever-heard
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Hubby is 6 ft tall and weighs 163. I am 5 ft 6 and weigh 109 lb
I will research it. Thank you
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Just checked it out. I will buy some to try when hubby gets low on sweeteners.
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I always wanted to be 6′ tall. Missed it by 2″. Darn! I don’t like stevia, erythritol and monk fruit sweeteners. But, xylitol is really good. I order wherever I get the best deal. I usually buy a brand called ‘Health garden’. This one is made from Birch. I would avoid ones made with corn. Hope it works for you.
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Thank you.
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The honor is mine.
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