Lunch.. so far so good!

I have a busy life. I am often on the run. Today was like that. I grabbed a large coffee first thing & it lasted most of the morning. I have adjusted to sugar free flavored coffee but it took me a while to let go of the whole milk! I love my coffee. It is my "bridge" when I feel the need to have something, especially when I am not really hungry. I drink alot of coffee.
I do not drink water.. any water. I do drink Publix sugar free sweetened tea. (light blue cap) I quit soda over 2 years ago. I am thinking of trying to drink 1 bottle of water a day. Thinking, not doing yet, really don't like water! I have tried adding the powders to it, but I might as well drink my tea if I am gong to do that. One of the hardest changes with the LB is not drinking while I eat. I adjusted to it very fast when the alternative was to throw up what I had just eaten. That is how it affects me anyway. That may not happen with everyone, I can only speak for myself.
I did well today. I put back some cheese straws I almost bought. I told myself 10grams of carbs for several mini straws wasn't so bad. Truth: I would have eaten the whole box which would have been over 100grams of carbs. My daily allowance is supposed to be 39grams. So I put them back!
I resisted the Godiva Caramel Chocolate bar at the checkout & passed by all the drive thru's on the way home. I had some leftover roasted chicken & some romaine lettuce. I chopped up about 1 cup of each. (I still prepare too much in volume for myself, working on that!) I discovered a condiment called Lemonaise.. it has lemon, creole mustard & garlic in it. Tons of flavor & NO CARBS. All natural made by The Ojai Cook. I use it in chicken or tuna salad, on hot chicken or fish. Yummo!

Dinner & a snack

Honestly today I avoided food prior to my Dr. appt. I knew I hadn't lost much & didn't want to add an ounce to the scale! I drank 3 coffees throughout the day til my appt at 3:15 then had another coffee after!

Dinner was about 3-4 oz of Cod (1/2 a filet, saved the other 1/2 for tomorrow) cooked in vegetable broth. Small bites, chewed well.. waited 30 seconds after swallowing before next bite. That helped. Felt satisfied, not hungry for more.

About 2 1/2 hours later I had a handful of almonds, again chewed well & chewed some more, 30 seconds between bites. That amount satisfied me. The 30 second rule I knew about but had not really been doing. Really made a difference tonight.

I always do well on Dr. days.. real test will be after today!

Truth: I ate a Five Guys Little Bacon Cheeseburger last night so to be satisfied with the fish I had tonight was a step forward!