Hungry!

I had a good day today. Sounds weird, but I am currently working on being hungry. Hungry doesn't happen very often to me.... I avoid it. For years I have associated being hungry with getting out of control with food. The idea originally was (and its not a bad one) is that if I would get too hungry, then I would not make good food choices. What it turned into over the last few years is me avoiding hunger...completely. I would eat my next meal or snack in advance of being hungry. It was just one more illusion of control on my part.

So, today was "don't eat until you are hungry day." For someone who thinks normally about food, this would seem like a no-brainer. For me, it took a fair amount of effort. But, the results were good. I waited to be hungry before putting anything in my mouth all day long. I realized two things: 1) that I don't have to be scared to be hungry, 2) I eat less if I wait until I'm hungry. Go figure. Sometimes I'm pretty slow for a smart girl.

Since the hubby is still out of town, I had what sometimes is my favorite dinner tonight... Random Bites o' Stuff. A mini eggbeater omelette with sauteed zucchini, a couple of pieces of raw cauliflower, a handful of pita chips with some lowfat artichoke tapenade and a No Pudge Brownie. Weird? Yes. Yummy? Definitely.