Day 2 - Hungry...Already?!

So today is day 2 of my diet...or should I say, of my new "lifestyle change". Last night after dinner I got really super duper hungry. I didn't even know why, really and it had only been 20 some hours since I started my diet! But something I read earlier that afternoon really helped. The article said that the brain was segmented into to groupings, the animal grouping and the intellectual one -- at least that was the gist of it, I know the terms aren't right, and I know the concept was not original because I remember reading it in psychology.

But anyway, the idea was that when you feel hunger it's your animal side speaking up, but when you suppress that hunger or deny it, then that's the logical side of your brain working. And to get the logical side to become more active, more pressing upon your senses than the animal, you need to make sure you are receiving enough oxygen. So the suggestion was to take ten deep breaths when you feel the urge to eat something and supposedly it will help let your intellectual side of the brain kick in with the over-surge of oxygen to the brain and consequently suppress that animal urge to eat.

Well, I tried it. And it worked. Fancy that. Hope it works for you! Oh, and those picture of oranges and walnuts were my afternoon (3:00 p.m.) snack. This is basically my most favorite time in the day. I love snacking at this time. I love oranges and walnuts too! They seriously taste super good together. So far day 2 has gone well. :)



Day 2:
(6:20 a.m.) Breakfast: 1 medium apple, 6 almonds, 1 cup 2% milk
(12:50 p.m.) Lunch: 1 turkey patty (3oz), 2 pieces whole wheat bread, 12 oz water
(3:10 p.m.) Snack: 1 medium orange, 4 walnut halves, 12 oz water
(5:00 p.m.) Snack: 1 large carrot (sliced and raw), 8oz water
(7:20 p.m.) Dinner: 1 turkey patty (3oz), 1 piece whole wheat bread, 1 cup 2% milk

(Dietary Exchange for 1000 calorie plan)
Protein - 6/6 servings
Bread/Starch - 3/3servings
Vegetables - 2/4 servings :( -- couldn't be helped...i had to eat dinner at my office tonight! hence practically the same meal for dinner as i had for lunch! UGH!
Fruit - 2/2 servings
Dairy - 2/2 servings
Fat - 3/3 servings