I agree with that. Overall i eat pretty well. Problem is staying up to do homework/ lesson planning leads to poor late night snacking. I’m also a naturally thick/dense SOB. I feel it in my son as well, scale says my daughter weighs more, but i just don’t believe it.
One of my secret weapons is mixed nuts stirred into hummus, it's a healthy snack and keeps hunger down for at least 2 hours, even if I'm doing physical work, longer if not.
A couple others are cottage cheese and frozen blueberries with sliced banana, it's like dessert. Cheerios in kefir is pretty good and sometimes some buttered popcorn can be ok. I avoid any processed flour like the plague, also PUFA's in the form of vegetable oils. My main oils are coconut, olive and avocado.. never processed veg oils. I avoid sugar and sugar alcohols for the most part, keeping a sort of 'bland' diet. Bland doesn't mean not spicy, definitely love spicy food.
My carb choices are brown or jasmine rice, russet potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, oatmeal and anything based with buckwheat. I eat 4-5 eggs daily along with usually chicken, fish or seafood, usually avoid soy products. My girl doesn't eat pork or beef so I don't either, unless it's a pound of burger with eggs in the morning.. you can see my diet isn't sophisticated but it works for me.
I fast 16 hours a day eating late morning, then dinner at around 4-6 PM, we walk a mile after dinner, it's like magic in how it works.. seems to set the body using the food in the right way. We're in bed by 7-8 pm
and get up early, Susan leaves for work at 4 am. I try to sleep in more but it usually doesn't work, if my program has an Achilles heel it's sleep duration and quality I think. Buteyko breath practice ties it all together.
