Good morning everyone
Well I must say I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. I went to bed with a full tummy, which I hate doing but I just seemed to snack a lot last night. Even though all my goodies last night were raw I still felt guilty eating them. Why?
Does this ever happen to you? You eat good food but still feel guilty for maybe having a little too much?
So you think I would be ready to go and workout this morning after consuming way to much food, but instead I hit snooze 3 times. Huh? I was still feeling a bit full from my consumption of a few raw brownies, raw crackers, raw biscotti, some kale chips, and had a Vega shake. I was just sitting here at my computer doing work and knowing I had all these goodies I kept finding myself grabbing something to eat. Even though I was not actual hungry.
Maybe I didn’t eat too much, just mentally it felt like a lot. I have a hard time sometimes being okay with snacking all day long. Why do I feel more guilty when I have snacks instead of having a meal? I guess it is the idea of having a bite or two of something over a short period of time. humm…I normally like when I do not have meals, just small snacks. So I am not sure why it bothered me so much last night. I think because it was at night and I wasn’t really doing anything but working on the computer.
Anyways it is a new day right?!? I went to the gym with Gina and got my workout in!
My workout: A slow up hill walk
4 minutes at 3.5 incline 4
4 minutes at 3.5 incline 6
4 minutes at 3.6 incline 6
4 minutes at 3.6 incline 8
10 minutes at 3.7 incline 8
10 minutes at 3.7 incline 10
4 minutes at 4.0 incline 11
4 minutes at 4.0 incline 13
1 minute at 3.8 incline 14
1 minute at 3.8 incline 10
3 minutes of cool down
Then I did about 15 minutes of leg (lunges, deadlifts, pilates squats, and what I call ski lunges) and some ab work.
Overall I felt I did good, I won’t say it was a great workout but I feeling good.
My post-workout meal: Hemp protein shake
Time for class…today we are continuing our Asian themed meals….sushi anyone?
Till next time
Michelle
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I love to snack, but I think that when they are raw and wholefoods, then it is better than the alternative, so give yourself a break. You are an active, very health conscious (way more than most people right?) girl, it is ok to cave in now and then! And what I reckon is rather than feeling guilty for it, enjoy it for what it was and move forward
I think I am probably saying this for my benefit too 
Thanks girl! We will get better together ; )
I’m going through the same exact mental conflict the past few weeks. I seem to just eat all sorts of snacks, fruits, nuts, all day. I’m not hungry but I eat anyway, of course it’s all raw but still I feel bad about it. I think the solution is to be conscious of what you’re doing and to act with intention. Before taking a snack really ask, why am I eating this, do I need to eat this, will I feel better after eating this? I often like to quote Gabriel Cousens, “There’s never enough food for a hungry soul.” I’m not saying that your soul or my soul are hungry but it’s something to think about when eating just to eat, not because we actually need it.
I used to go to bed with a full stomach of raw snacks and I would always wake up feeling more lethargic than normal. For the past 4 weeks I’ve made a rule of no food after 11pm. Once it becomes fully habituated I’m dropping it to 10pm. It can only do good as far as I’m concerned.
Hope you find a way to fix your snacking issue
Thank you for the tips. I will give it a try. Thanks for commenting.