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I'm always trying to distinguish between the foods that will satisfy me and those that will just make me want to eat more. Today I feel like it all came together. For the last few days I've been feeling edgier than usual and feeling uncomfortable around food, resulting in trying to eat less, but ending up nibbling more. No great harm done, but just thinking I should be eating better. Today I thought I might skip breakfast to offset the nibbling I did last night. I brought a banana to work to eat later, but when I got started working I felt like eating already, so I ate the banana. Shortly after I had a cup of black coffee. After I drank my coffee I was struck by how satisfied I was. A little later someone offered me a clementine, which I enjoyed thoroughly. Then I walked into someone's office and saw that she had just filled her candy jar with Halloween chocolate bars. I only panicked for a second and then walked away without another thought for those bars. Before lunch I had my 30 minute brisk walk and just finished my lunch of another clementine and a couple of smallish pancakes - I made them myself, very healthy, made with oats and nuts and yogurt. I am writing this long entry because I'm just flabbergasted that I'm feeling so satisfied and not thinking about nibbling and not hungry and not agonizing how I'll manage my eating for the rest of the day. I wonder if it's something about starting the day with a banana or if it's just a flukey happy moment.
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