I have been craving peanut noodles for a while now, but keep forgetting to make it. Tonight I remembered and roasted up some broccoli to go with it. Yum!
In the afternoon I had some carrots with hummus and cereal with milk. I also ate part of a muffin (while standing, no pic)…
The Beck Diet – Let me clarify for those who aren’t familiar – The Beck Diet Solution Workbook is NOT A DIET. While the book does direct you to choose a method of weight loss (i.e. diet), and most people choose a set diet plan, the book itself is not a diet. It is a daily work book that walks you through tasks to change your habits.
Today’s task was Eat Sitting Down. I caught myself eating standing up 5 times today! I am not even exaggerating. Every single time I made a meal or snack I ate while preparing the food.
This is obviously a bad habit that is keeping me from my goals. The book makes your aware of these things and also helps you get over sabotaging thoughts (which I have a lot of!).
After dinner I made Chickpea Blondies. Oh my gosh, I am in love! I buy chickpeas by the barrel from Costco and always have to make an effort to eat them all before they go bad, but putting them in dessert will make that a lot easier. The only change I made to the recipe was not adding the sugar, but adding chocolate chips to the batter instead. 
**Warning = Ben thought they were gross, so if you’re not used to healthy tasting desserts you will not like them.**
I, on the other hand, have already had three of them. I better put them away or throw them away fast!!
See you tomorrow 🙂
**Updated to add: BMR question…
Someone asked a really good question about how the BMR that I got from the assessment at the gym compared to online BMR calculators.
Gym’s BMR = 1787
Online Calculator = 1556
So, for whatever reason the gym calculator was over 200 calories more than the online one. Good to know!
***Remember, BMR = basal metabolic rate = the amount of cals you burn at complete rest. You need to account for activity to come to your actual calorie needs.
Those blondies look delicious!! And peanut noodles? YUM!
<3 jess
Those blondies sound gooood. Black bean brownies with PB chips–oh god are those delicious
I frequently eat standing up – I have to frequently remind myself that all those bites, tastes, and licks add up!
I always catch myself eating standing up! Good luck with the workbook, I am interested to hear how it goes!
I don’t think my boyfriend would eat those but they look great to me!
I think the book sounds pretty cool!! Eating standing up is a biggie, you hardly realize you are doing it. Good for you for trying to correct these kinds of habits!!
And do you think that the BMR at the gym is the correct one?
interesting blondies. i think they’re probably something you either love or hate. but i never would have thought to put chickpeas in them though
First, I wanted to tell you that I love your blog! 🙂
Second, I really relate to what you said about eating standing up. I have been working to get in touch with my inner intuitive eater for quite some time, and this has been one of the most important changes I’ve made! When I finally started paying close attention to my eating habits, I could not BELIEVE how many little bites and snacks I ate while standing up. When I wasn’t sitting down it felt like the bites I took “didn’t count,” but they really added up! So I’ve made an effort to eat EVERYTHING sitting down, and it’s definitely helped.
Just wanted to let you know that I can relate!
Thanks for comparing the results! That’s really interesting. My BMR is only 1300 something, I wonder why? I’m not sure how to figure out how much I should be adding for daily activity though.
Wow chickpea brownies, that sounds quite awesome!!I must try them!
BMRs confuse me soo much, I don’t see how you can work out how much you burn in a day, like every time you walk up the stairs or walk acorss a room…it’d drive me made trying to figure it out!
Chickpea brownies? I could see how these would either be absolutely delicious or… disgusting. Hmmm…