counting

calories. not my favorite thing to count. but my body & scale are telling me otherwise... i've made a pact with myself to keep a food journal. which i have put into practice faithfully for 3-days now. it's been eye-opening to see the amount of times my brain has told me i want a snack- realizing how much i have been just mindlessly eating. i'm tasting a bit of patience & tho it's not as tasty as chocolate m&m's... i am learning that: what doesn't seem like enough, is turning out to be plenty... if i'm just willing to wait a little bit longer before reaching for something else. i'm also learning about options. double fiber wheat bread instead of crusty italian. bran flakes instead of frosted flakes. crystal light cranberry lemonade instead of ocean spray cranberry apple juice. it's good for me to literally not feed all of the desires that rise within me. to deny myself. there are obviously worse things to allow into my body then food- but sometimes even tho something isn't "bad"- it also isn't good either. it's just baby steps right now- but these are good thoughts for me to keep close & apply.