Eatin' Good -Thursday!

My last day of summer classes was today.  Now that I have two weeks off before fall semester starts I have no idea what to do with myself. 

Well...that's not entirely true.  This upcoming semester is when I "Pre-student teach" which means I go observe and actually get to teach in an actual classroom a couple days a week.  I am excited for a couple reasons

1) I have talked teaching theory TO DEATH and finally I am going to get a chance to practice what I've learned and

2) In order to be taken seriously in the classroom I need "teacher clothes" which means I GET TO GO SHOPPING!!!!!!!!! 

Hooray!  I finally convinced Kyle that I absolutely cannot stand in front of high schoolers without a new professional wardrobe.  Since I have entered the "maintain" part of my WLS I have purchased a couple wardrobe pieces now and then, but never a shopping spree type deal.  So this is going to be awesome.  I have been browsing online and figuring out what I want, but the weekend before I go back to classes (August 29th-30st) I'm going to go shopping-crazy in Madison.  Yes.  This will be fun.

Anyway, food!

9am - 1/2 my oatmeal mixture

10am - 4 oz espresso, 8 oz steamed 2% milk, 1 oz sf vanilla davinci syrup

20 oz water

12:30pm - 9 slices pepperoni, 9 slices canadian bacon, 3 strips of green pepper, 3 slices of provalone cheese, 3 slices of tomato, and 3 cracked wheat crackers

12 oz decaff berry tea

12 oz water

12 oz decaff camomile tea

4pm - same as at 1pm

20 oz water

7pm - chicken fajita salad

20 oz water

and later I'm going to have another cup of tea...

How is the eating going out there?

I decided to post on eating good for the first time simply because yesturday i felt like i might have over eaten for the first time since my sugery 3 months ago.  Not that my over eating is anything like what i used to do. But yeah. i dont remember times that i ate so i will try it differently.

Breakfast: 3 sausage tortellini leftovers
4 oz 2% milk
12 oz water
Lunch: lunchable pepperoni pizza
32 oz gaterade light (G2)

3 mini pita pockets with hummus

dinner: 5 sausage tortellini leftovers

32 oz G2

the reason i felt like i was over eating was becuase the pita and tortelllini was all eaten while i was watching the olympics and i felt like i was snacking. I dont snack anymore and it was weird. But now that i look at what i ate im not sure i totally over ate...

Eating while watching TV can be dangerous because it is easy to lose track of portions and how full we feel.  If you are going to have a meal in front of the TV (I have been having my evening meals in front of the OIympics myself) measure out what you are going to eat and put the rest away.  Don't get more, just eat what you have.  By only taking to your seat the portion that is appropriate for you to eat you can help yourself not eat too much.