i think i have figured it out. finally. hopefully (but probably not), the secret to me losing weight! and that secret is...(drum roll, please) eating a light lunch. yes, it's true. i have breakfast down to a science (an egg white sandwich). i have dinner down for the most part. but it is lunch that can stand in the way of making a good decision or not. especially if i am not at home. i will be the first to scarf down a costco hot dog if the mood strikes. god they are good. i will knock back a moe's burrito and all the chips they serve me. and that just isn't working for me anymore. the problem is this. i leave in the morning to do all of my grocery shopping. i generally finish up around 11:00 a.m., by 10:00 a.m. i am seriously thinking about what is for lunch. so, coming back home and making lunch for myself on top of the day i have ahead of me, well, i sometimes just don't want to go through all of the trouble. so, i have recently started to make it easy on myself. i simply make a salad the day before, store it in the fridge and eat it with some piece of protein the next day for lunch. or i will make a huge batch of some sort of lean soup and eat on it for a few days. i try so hard to eat very healthy on the weekdays and splurge a little on weekends. and over the past 3 weeks i have really been focused on dropping a few pounds. i have had a few reunions, my 20 year high school which was last weekend (had such a blast). and my unc college soccer alumnae reunion coming up this weekend. it's important for me to look good. so the past three weeks or so, i have dedicated myself to eating very light and healthy. in particular lunch. this is a salad i made today and it was awesome. i marinated a piece of salmon (yesterday) in miso, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, fresh ginger and garlic. and served it with a massive salad. i have lost 8 pounds by implementing this way of eating. i feel better, i look better, and i sleep better. i think the moral of this very long story is preparation. if i don't have a game plan, well costco or moe's, your probably getting my business!
