Let's face it. I'd like to lose five pounds, and when I am trying to make my pack as light as possible, it only makes sense. My husband pointed this out to me last night. As much as I'd like to say that I have to eat plenty when training, I also know that I have formed some pretty bad eating habits in the last couple of years. Namely, I eat between meals and after dinner and often go to bed feeling stuffed. Those are simply calories I don't need. Now I know some people do better when they snack throughout the day; I am not one of those people.
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| While almonds are a healthy snack, it doesn't make sense to eat them at 8:00 at night! |
So today was day one of not munching between meals when I am not hungry. I hadn't realized what a habit it had become until today when I became mindful of it. Each time I thought about having a piece or two of vegan jerkey, a dollop of almond butter, or a bite of left-over dinner, I realized that it was simply out of habit and not hunger. I suppose that's why it's called mindful eating. If I can have the discipline to train, running in the rain and wind before dawn on a Saturday, then I can also have the discipline to eat mindfully. It's part of my training, too.
~LTR
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