Full Of It

Ok. I'm sitting here feeling a bit yucky 'cuz I just had a hot cocoa even though I was full. I wanted a little something sweet, so I was going to have 2 little squares of dark chocolate. Which would have been fine. Except for some strange reason, I looked at the calories...something I haven't done in weeks. And I realized i could have a cup of cocoa & 1 chocolate bar for the same amount of calories as 2 squares of chocolate. So, now my belly is too full & it feels HORRIBLE!!! It's okay, though....I'm not going to beat myself up over it. It's not like I pigged out, I just went past full & wasn't really paying attention to my body's signals (that's what i get for teasing my buddy Leah). In a way, it's good, because I haven't felt this way in quite a while & it's really quite uncomfortable now that I'm not used to it. How did I do this every day? I'll have to remember this feeling.

It probably didn't help that I was sitting at the computer while I was drinking it. It's proven that we consume more food when we're eating while doing something else...like watching the boob tube, at the computer, etc....We're just not paying attention & keep stuffing it in. And I'm sure we eat faster, too. Speaking of eating too fast, here are some things that have been helping me slow down...something that I had a hard time with at first: 1. Putting the fork/spoon down between each bite 2. Waiting until EVERYTHING in my mouth is gone before I take the next bite. That might seem like a no-brainer, but try it & you'll probably see you're shoveling in the next bite before the first one is even finished.

Anyway, I'm back to my regular exercising & then some....aka shoveling :( I'm determined not to let my little slip up bother me. It really does feel yucky, though. Love you all, Dianna