Food

A sample menu for a typical day at home:

Breakfast: Soft-boiled egg, 1 cup whole milk kefir, black tea

Lunch: Warm pita with hummus, 2 dolmas, 1 cup almondmilk

Dinner: chard, chicken and mushrooms stir-fried in coconut oil, green salad, sourdough bread with butter, 1 cup water or iced tea (leftover from the morning)

It doesn't take much to stay full if you eat healthfully. I am endeavoring not to snack, but if I were to break that rule I would have a handful of blueberries and walnuts. Usually a cup of tea will suffice to keep me going between meals. I have found that I am less hungry now that I eat at home, and eat less processed food. I ate that exact breakfast this morning at 9 am, and wasn't hungry until 2 pm, even after housework and running errands. Last night I wasn't even hungry enough for the main dish. I just had salad and bread. And I was ok with that. It's good to listen to your body.

My body wants less meat. Really. I haven't had an appetite for it, and I often don't like the taste of it. I still eat it, just a lot less of it. I'm never going to be a vegetarian (I love bacon), but I can feel my body's desire these days is more for vegetables and fruits. That's just for now. Maybe in a few months it will shift and I will want more meat. There shouldn't be hard and fast rules for eating unless you're diabetic or celiac, or allergic to certain foods.

If you cut out most of the sugar in your diet, your taste buds will wake up to what you really need. It's just the way it is. I have written before that I don't even like sugary foods anymore. That's not entirely true. I have one weakness- Lofthouse frosted sugar cookies. I don't like cakes or pies, or even ice cream all that much, but I really love those particular cookies. So I allow myself that treat every now and again. But in general, I don't enjoy desserts anymore. Not a bad problem to have.