I did not violate Whole30, but I didn't manage my eating as well as I should have.
I ate my last egg cups last Friday, so I didn't really have anything prepped for breakfast today.
An apple with almond butter was what I settled on.
As I tried to dig out from under all of the things I needed to accomplish and the endless emails that filtered into my work account, the hours kept ticking by.
I looked up and it was 1:30 - not hungry yet.
I'll wait a little bit.
3:00 - still not really hungry.
I'll wait a little bit longer.
4:30 - again, not hungry... and there's no point eating now.
I'll just get something quick when I get home before going to Bible study.
Eggs and bacon... no veggies.
Hmmm... pistachios sound good.
And I suddenly became aware of the fact that I wasn't hungry... but I was still eating the yummy pistachios.
Dang-it.
Eating for eating sake/the pure enjoyment of it is not allowed.
It is completely contradictory to what I want to be doing.
I think it largely has to do with the fact that I was out of an eating routine.
Essentially, I was freelancing my eating.
And with me, that is not a good idea - it throws me completely off kilter.
Especially with today's example, I have concluded that I stay on track better if I have a rough idea of what my meals are going to be throughout the day and week - that way, I can stick to the plan.
And any deviation from the 'big picture plan' is minor (like trail mix for a snack if lunch isn't getting me to dinner)
But if I give myself completely freedom and wing it, who knows what or how much I will end up eating.
I still feel like I'm doing well and feeling great, but now we know... I need to have a plan.
(Or at least a vague outline)
Let's consider Day 11 a (re)balancing act.
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