Some survival tactics

Back from holiday now, and pleased to report that it was largely successful (in that it didn't turn into the binge fest it so could easily have been)! B and I eat out pretty much most nights, but we limited ourselves to 2 courses only, to avoid overdoing it.

Had some great chats with B, though, about tactics going forward - and she's very astute at spotting when my relationship with food starts getting a little dodgy. We spotted two things:

1. that I generally 'graze' through the day. By that I mean that I try and avoid feeling hungry by spacing small 'meals' out so that I'm always feeling vaguely satisfied.
2. that I can no longer accurately spot when I'm feeling full, cos I tend to take my cue from my emotional needs rather than physical ones.

This, I found really helpful because now that we've spotted these patterns we can come up with potential strategies to change the pattern. So, in response we decided to try:

1. eating my fruit with my lunch, rather than space it through the day (so that I can get used to feeling 'empty' as normal again)
2. to always leave 1/5th of my meal to avoid overindulging

So far, so good. I haven't always remembered #2, as I find that, well, I like eating so much that sometimes I forget - but B is a good influence here, and I find it quite easy when eating with her. But, though I've found it hard at times, I've been surprised and that fact that I haven't felt hungry after a meal yet - so that's good.

Now to kick the exercising back in to gear - which shouldn't be too hard with football today, and another two games in the week. Hurrah!