Just Me

Daniel and I have signed up to do a two-week trial of a new meal replacement product that he heard about on Sirius.  He has tried the SlimFast (as have I in the past) and we just don’t like them.  I know that there are so many products out there but this one seems a bit different in that there is 1/3 less sugar than most shakes and less preservatives.  Once we get our stuff and we try it out, I’ll do a review for everyone.

I know that meal replacements can be a hot button topic in weight loss because in theory it would be better to just eat better.  But again, if it were that easy, we wouldn’t be fat.  I have an issue with food.  I binge.  I overeat.  Just cutting down is hard.

Once we decided to try this, I was concerned about replacing even one meal when I cook three for the kids every single day.  We all eat together.  It’s been hard adjusting our eating habits and meal choices.  On top of that, my schedule is a bit wonky and we end up eating dinner after 7pm.  And then the boys go to bed shortly after.  I know it isn’t the best plan.

So I talked it over with Daniel on how to best do this.  Here’s what we came up:

• I will make  a good, balanced breakfast that includes more than just cereal every morning.  We will incorporate more fruit, eggs, etc.
• Lunch will be our biggest meal.  We’ll have protein and veggies.
• Dinner will be our lightest meal where it will be like fruit and/or veggies with maybe soup or sandwiches.  But I will only be cooking for the boys when Daniel isn’t home.  Dinner is the meal I will be replacing with the shake.  Depending on my day, I may add in some fruit or dairy.

Basically we are flipping our eating schedule.  I think this will give us more energy throughout the day.  Plus, I’ve started going to bed earlier since I’m getting up earlier.  Eating a huge meal about an hour or two before bed makes it hard for me to sleep.

I am hoping this will also help my relationship with food so I don’t feel as much like an addict.

Speaking of addicts, I was slapped upside the head yesterday with an ugly truth.  Like I said yesterday, it’s been a week since we had fast food.  Do you know that for the last four days Aidan has bugged me nonstop about having a grilled cheese from Jack In The Box?  It’s terrible.  That only reinforces my desire to change things!