Sunday I was still feeling sick. I slept in then, went for short run/walk.

Actually, I loved green eggs and ham on Thursday. I went to my mom’s school (she is a 3rd grade teacher) and read Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham to her class and to Matt’s class. Matt is my little brother, he is in 1st grade. They were having a celebration in honor of Dr.Seuss’ birthday and had guest readers come in and read his books.

It was a lot of fun and I made green eggs and ham for each class. It looked so gross. Even though I was the one who put in the green food coloring I was still disgusted by it. I scrambled up a ton of eggs, added food coloring and cooked them in 2 skillets. When they were almost done I added some ham. Then, I put them in a crock pot to keep them warm while I read the story. I did taste it (but not the ham) and it was pretty good. The kids were so cute and were asking for my recipe. They loved it!

Here is a picture of a couple of the kids holding their green eggs and ham. I didn’t want to show their faces, but trust me – they are smiling!

Food Fav – Organic Morning Lite
This is a Trader Joes Cereal that has some similarities to Kashi Go Lean. It has the same fiber twigs (but these are thinner), puffed corn and rice and those tiny square pieces that I always assumed were part of the soy grits. All of this cereal is coated in a sweet honey-like glaze making it much sweeter than KGL. The individual cereal pieces are small so it is not easy (or graceful) to eat this cereal straight out of the box by the handful – although that never stops me. I prefer this cereal with soy milk more than yogurt. I like the cereals I eat with yogurt to be heartier, and more granola-y. I do feel like this is a nice treat while still being very healthy. It is pretty low in calories for a 1 cup serving – and I do appreciate that the servings are 1 cup for this cereal. Why do companies insist on making 3/4cup a serving? What is that?
The one drawback of this cereal is that it does not have as much protein as Kashi.
Overall I give it 4 chilies ,,,,

I’ve decided that posting everything I eat after every meal is kinda obsessive and I need to get away from that kind of behavior. So, I will post what I ate each day at the end of the day or the next morning. I am trying to focus on intuitive eating. I want to really listen to my body and give it what it needs. I do believe our bodies tell us when they are hungry and what they need. I have bad habits of eating when I am not hungry, emotional eating and eating because it’s “time”. Now I am focusing in and listening to my body’s cues. This is not easy. If you are like me and have been on diet after diet you are convinced that if you just do what your body says you will be an unstoppable eating machine. I don’t think that’s true. I remember watching a 20/20 episode a couple of years back on how we train our kids to stop listening to their bodies. We insist that they finish all their food and/or force foods on them. They did an experiment where they gave one group of kids a high calorie drink with their lunch and a second group a no/low calorie drink. Both groups consumed the same number of calories. The kids in the first group listened to their bodies and stopped eating when it had enough. As we grow we train ourselves to stop listening to what our bodies are saying. I need to relearn these cues.

But, I am not at a place where I can completely let go. I am still going to track what I eat. I am trying to lose about 17 pounds, but I don’t want to go on another diet. I want to lose the weight through a healthy lifestyle. So, I will continue to exercise and eat healthy while watching portion sizes and snacking, making healthy choices and listening to my body. Amen.

Here is a link to the intuitive eating website. They define the term and have other useful information and a quiz.