Catching up on the last few days ...
Mon. 8/28
B: green tea, cantaloupe, oatmeal, peach, blueberries, soy milk
S: plum, tomatoes
L: carrots SNAP meal withCalif.-style veg., tomatoes, potatoes, pinto beans, grapes for dessert
D: cucumber, SNAP meal from lunch, small sweet potato
Tues. 8/29
B: green tea, oatmeal, blueberries, peach, soy milk
L: SNAP meal, raw tomatoes, small sweet potato, grapes
S: pear, fig, grapes, natty
D: beans, 1/2 sweet potato
Wed. 8/30
B: green tea, cantaloupe, green beans, arugula, steel cut oats, mango
S: apple
L: Broccoli, collards, SNAP meal w/added chickpeas, 2 figs
D: Calif.-style vegetables, pinto beans, sweet potato, grapes
I’ve been reviewing the MWL guidelines and see a few guidelines that I could improve upon:
1) Thrive on Unrefined Starch — I think sometimes I’ve tried to thrive on fruits and vegetables which could explain why I’ve felt hungry and dissatisfied at times in the past when following MWL. I'll be paying more attention to this one going forward.
2) Avoid Refined Foods and Flours — I do pretty well with this one.
3) Eat Green and Yellow Vegetables — Also good here.
4) Eat more raw foods — I eat raw fruit and when I remember to preload its usually with raw vegetables.
5) Avoid All High-Fat Plant Foods — I fall down a little with this one, mostly with soy milk and edamame beans, occasionally natto and flaxseeds. I’ve been working on this!
6) Avoid Sugar — Doing well here, fortunately!
7) Minimize Fruits — This is one of the hardest ones to follow. I’m not exactly sure what minimize means but I’m pretty sure its less than what I’m eating. I’m going to aim for 3-4 servings of fruit a day.
8 ) Eat Slowly and Frequently — Not quite sure what to do with this one. I’ve been trying to reduce or eliminate snacking. I’m a natural grazer and it’s gotten me in trouble in the past.
9) Keep Your Meals Simple (Monotonous) — This one was an eye-opener. My meals have not been simple or monotonous. I’ve been working on simple/monotonous the last couple of days and find i really like it.
10) Lower Salt Intake — I do well with this one. So grateful for Jeff’s post on salt and that we don’t have to eliminate it completely.
11) Its Okay to Be Hungry — Sometimes I can be hungry and ok with it but not always.
12) Exercise — This one can be a challenge for me in the best of circumstances but even more so since fracturing my shoulder and injuring my foot. I’ve been trying to come up with exercises that don’t require two arms and two feet.
Thurs 8/31
B: green tea, steel cut oats, cantaloupe, pear
S: green beans, arugula
L: tomatoes, cucumber, SNAP meal, sweet potato
S: carrots
D: raw tomatoes, broccoli, collards, brown rice, pinto beans
S: grapes
Fri 9/1
B: green tea, cantaloup, steel cut oats, mango
S: apple
D: SNAP meal, small sweet potato