Change of Diet...

         

      * After reading the first chapter of Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project, I decided to change my diet a bit. Usually I eat anything within arms reach which typically isn't the best thing to be eating. My family is big on junk food, we have cookies in just about every cabinet, even the silverware drawer. My parents and a few others have brought up that I'm beginning to gain a bit of weight, I've noticed too but didn't give it much thought as I figured it wasn't at that point just yet. Recently however, I figured why not nip it in the butt while it's easier. My mom is in this whole health craze so I decided to join her though at a less extreme level.

       She usually makes a meal for herself that consists of something a bit more on the healthy side, so now she made it for two. We had 3 "meals" a day as opposed to my regular lunch and dinner. For our breakfast all she allowed me to eat was a bowl of oatmeal (made with water, eww...), a fruit, and a glass of carrot juice. This was before school and usually I don't eat breakfast so this was a bit of a change for me, a change that paid off. In school I feel really hungry and lose my attention quite easily because all I'm worried about is eating. Today however I felt that I didn't need food and when lunch came around I didn't have much of an appetite. After school we had our lunch which was grilled chicken breast and mixed veggies. I don't mind vegetables, I love them, and chicken is only second to a hearty piece of meat so this meal I didn't mind. When it came to dinner however I started to get uneasy. My mom is big on soy, ever since she was a small girl living in Mexico she says she lived off of cactus and soy. So she made some more veggies and then some soy... I labeled it fake meat because it looked like a slightly off colored meat, she mixed it in with chorizo to make it easier on me. I was reluctant to try it but when I did it tasted like nothing. All I tasted was the chorizo which was a relief, even though I'm not a fan of chorizo either. 

       I guess in the end I lied to myself because I'm sure one meal wouldn't make a difference but I can see my abs coming in already... not. This is probably a long term thing that I hope I can continue but with a slightly altered diet, one that I will feel comfortable eating. 

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