Here's where I was yesterday:
Breakfast- BPC, 1 ham and cheese "sandwich" on a keto friendly muffin
Lunch- 1 quest bar, 10 green olives, 1 oz cheddar
Dinner- 2 slices pan fried ham, 1 serving faux mac-and-cheese
Snack: 1.5 oz package almonds
Water count- 118.3 fl oz
As you can see, I broke my no snacking streak yesterday. It was a pretty busy day and, aside from things being crazy in general, I wasn't particularly hungry for lunch until almost 4 pm, and then ate very light. Well, that seems to have caught up with me later in the evening, so I grabbed a packet of almonds. It is what it is.
Aside from my buddies over at Ketovangelist, I really like this guy that calls himself Butter Bob.
Bob is another one of those crazy keto success stories, and his advice is very similar to Mary and Brian at Ketovangelist. Now, his manner of speaking is a bit country- even he admits that up front- and he is repetetive. But honestly I think it's necessary sometimes to hear the same thing over and over and over again before it sinks in. I like to watch his videos because he explains the basics of why we get fat and sick and of how to counter it with keto in every single one of them. Watching his videos helps to reinforce in my mind why I'm doing this.
Anyway.
One of the cardinal keto rules that Bob and Mary and Brian all preach, and that supersedes most others is thus: if you're hungry eat, if you're not don't. If you're hungry your body is telling you it needs fuel. If you're not hungry your body is fine and you don't need any more fuel in the tank. I'm following that rule religiously right now and so even though my light lunch caused me to need a snack later, I think it's better to eat light when I'm only slightly hungry than to try and stuff myself so I don't eat later.
As I've said before getting into this habit has been hard because I've always been one to eat by the clock. Now that I seem to be getting into true keto-adaptation and I'm following my hunger instead of the clock I will have some days that are traditional breakfast lunch and dinner, and some days where I maybe just graze, and others where I may not eat much at all. As hard as it is to believe this is completely normal on keto. When you're full on all the fat and protein you've eaten it's hard to find the mental energy to fantasize about food, even when you're bored.
Sounds crazy, right? It isn't, and it's working so well for me right now. I cannot emphasize enough how over the moon I am to finally feel free from food.
Until tomorrow, my babies.
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