Chewing again!

Jan 16, 2015

It's funny to think about how much I used to actually "enjoy" eating. I mean think about it... Eating is enjoyable and tastes great! But now... It's become what I think I should have viewed it as long along- a job. It takes a lot of effort to make sure to chew my food into mush... Makes eating far less enjoyable lol. Last night I experimented with new food introductions. I ate 3 mini potato and four cheese mini perogies (73 calories, 2.1 fat g, 11.6 carbs, 2,1 protein) for dinner and 1/4 cup of cottage cheese. I started by cutting the perogies into four pieces so they were super tiny and very easy to chew. I didn't have any real issue at all which was such a relief I was afraid I might, but thankfully after eating I felt content and not hungry. Later on in the evening I was hungry but I'm a little burnt out on cold snacks so I found some peanut butter and one trick I used to use while dieting is eating a spoon full of peanut butter to curb my appetite. SO I gave it a try. Lets just say that I had more than one spoon but didn't go crazy with how much I ate. It was unbelievably good and again, no problems what so ever yay!

My total calorie count yesterday was 1,088, I use fitness pal and I managed to almost stay with in the guidelines of carbs, fat, and protein. While the peanut butter was amazing, I do blame it on sending my calories and fat% sky high. My fat% was over by 22% (went over by 23g)! My carbs were under by 25% (under by 85g) and my protein was over by 3% (2g). I have my fitness pal set up for no more than 1,240 calories because at this moment there is really no need to need more than that. Since surgery my calories have stayed around 550-600 so I suppose having one day where I did get a little more won't hurt but I plan to strictly regulate my calories. I need to drink a lot more water and I'll be focusing on that more.

Don't be afraid to start introducing new food in very small portions. Better to eat small than it is to dive right in!

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