Finding New Ways to Be Successful

Affirmation: I can do this

I spent the weekend looking at the areas I am failing in and why. I have come up with a plan that I think may ease some of the pressure for me and bring more successes too.

As my life has heated up and become more busy (NOT a complaint, I am enjoying the involvement and social life that I have lacked since coming to Rockford) I have had less time to cook and pack lunches and fix breakfasts. Actually I have lost interest in cooking...which is a real supprise to me...but as I am trying to shift my focus from food and eating in my life, the time I was spending on cooking and planning and thinking about food has been replaced by other things. Sooooo here is my plan.

Breakfasts

• grab a piece of fruit,
• a carton of low sugar yogurt (btw...any recommendations for brands? I am devistated to realise that the new yoplait low fat chocolate whips has 20 grams of sugar per serving! they are SO good)
• a muffin from natural ovens

Lunches

• a salad from somewhere...McD's, Dairy Queen, Arby's and occasionally Taco Bell are my choices near where I work

Suppers
If I am home:

• probably a soup of some kind
• easy cook: pastas, baked potatoes, rices, grains with veggies
• side salads with veggies
• veggies and healthy dips (I love to dip and crunch. Dips: healthy humous, healthy guac., salsas, healthy onion dip, healthy sun-dried tomato dip or various healthy bean dips)
• tuna or salamon with crackers and vegies
• basically anything that can be quickly and easily cooked. Pantry meals.
  

If I go straight to a meeting after work:

• salad or a veggie wrap from Arbies or veggie sandwich from subway or from the church cafe
  

Snacks will be fruit or veggies and dips.

I am just resisting spending lots of time planning, shopping, cooking and thinking about foods. Having the things in the pantry to make fast quick dinners and giving myself permission to eat out rather than cook will help I think. I figure that I would spend about $20 a week eating out (4 lunches and 1 or 2 wraps for supper). I have been so busy that I probably have been throwing away at lest $20 of bad produce that I don't get eaten anyhow.

Doing this will also allow me to sleep in about a half hour in the morning too!! Gotta love that! I just can't seem to get it together at night to make the lunch at night.

How does this sound to you guys?

jackie