Fresh Start

Day 1

Breakfast 

This morning I woke up early to eat breakfast around 10:30am instead of getting up and going straight to work. I noticed that I had more energy than usual this morning because I ate something light. It was something quick to grab, instead of missing a meal. I usually do not like to eat a heavy meal as soon as I wake up, therefore this was a great start to my day. I was hungry again about a hour later.  The problem that I have is not eating fruits and vegetables because I do love them, but not eating a meal in the morning that will stick to my ribs! I need something that will keep be full and satisfied, but not too full to the point that I can't move around. My breakfast consisted of:

• A small fruit cup of strawberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, and pineapples. 
• A corn muffin with no added butter 
• Cup of water 

Lunch

Once lunch time came around I wanted to eat something quick, filling, and healthy. I decided to try the grilled chicken sandwich and wild rice soup from Au Bon Pan. The soup was something new I decided to try and it was great. My lunch consisted of: 

• Grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and their "specialty mustard" (whatever that is).  
• Medium soup consisted of while rice, turkey and kale, and yes I ate all of it. I was extremely full and wanted to just go to sleep. 

Dinner

Lastly, for dinner, I decided to try another soup from Au Bon Pan because the first one was delicious. I tried the beef vegetable stew and it hit the spot! My dinner consisted of:

• Beef
• Carrots
• Onions 
• Celery 
• Potatoes

*** There was definitely bay leaf, garlic, pepper, broth and much more ingredients in order to make this dish. I realized when making this blog that eating out is not always the best thing to do. Listing what I consumed was a challenge because I didn't make the dish. I don't know everything that it consisted of, but I tried my best! In addition, I wasn't even that hungry, I just wanted about soup because the one I had for lunch was extremely delicious! This is what my classmates and I learned in this class, the difference between satiety, appetite, and hunger. I has a psychological influence that encouraged me to find food and eat. I wasn't hungry, there wasn't a internal drive to find and eat food.