Yesterday was the first day of classes at the college I work for. Although my day was full of meetings, at least I was not running around campus making sure events were going ok.
I had a fantastic dinner with some old coworkers of mine – it was great catching up with them. I also did something I have never done before – ate only half of my dinner. Inspired by Heather’s post the other day, I wanted to try a new approach to dinner. I ordered what I wanted (a triple decker turkey club – one of my favorite meals on earth), and decided that I would eat 1/2 and then sit for a few minutes to decide if I needed more.
Usually when I eat said turkey club from this particular restaurant, I gobble it up because I love it so. Then I feel uncomfortable on my drive home and need sweat pants immediately. Last night, I enjoyed every bite and stopped after 1/2. I was full – pleasantly full. I had the rest wrapped up and now I can enjoy it again. I was not uncomfortable and I got to enjoy what I wanted. I was really proud of myself – I had no plans to deprive myself of what I wanted and I left the restaurant satisfied. Victory.
To continue starting the semester off, I made it out for a 2 mile run this morning. It was definitely challenging and once again I realized how hard it is to pick up where I left off but slowly it will come back. This much I know.
For breakfast I made yet another smoothie – this time with frozen blueberries, raspberries and strawberries, a vanilla Carnation Instant Breakfast packet and 1 cup of skim milk.
Knowing this will not keep me full for long, I will probably have some instant oatmeal midmorning.
Green Tip of the Day: Bioplastics are plastics derived from renewable biomass sources – vegetable oil, cornstarch, or pea starch – instead of petroleum. Bioplastics are typically marked with a 7 and labeled “biodegradable” or “compostable.” They must be sent to a special composting facility, but compostable bioplastics will break down as fast as paper in your home compost pile.
