Nutrition, next steps
[Jamie] Chris is doing an amazing job!! I am so pleased with his ability to successfully initiate huge eating changes that would take most people just a month to get used to. We are planning a second counseling session within the next few weeks, but until then I just wanted to highlight a few things that I will be reviewing when we meet. You can read more details about the first month’s focus in a previous post of mine, but to recap quickly: Currently Chris is eating 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day, trying to include a lean protein, complex carb, and small amounts of healthy fats in each. He is also watching his intake of trans and saturated fat to control cholesterol. To prevent overeating, he is choosing a small treat to include daily - this could be one serving of chips, 1/2 cup of ice cream, 2 small cookies, etc. Journaling daily has helped with accountability!
This month we’ll be taking the focus a bit further, both when dining out and in the kitchen. I notice on Chris’ food journal that my suggestions (they are in italics) for alternative foods center mainly around meals eaten out of the home. So, we will be discussing restaurant eating and how to choose the most nutritious foods for the fewest calories. At Chris’ home, I personally would like to get more of a feel for the recipes and types of meals being made, and will hopefully be able to “doctor” some of the ingredients to make the finished product healthier. Also, I’d like to start educating Chris on how certain foods react in our bodies, namely white flour and sugar, and how cutting down on these foods can drastically decrease our food cravings and desire to eat more.
At some point during month 3 or 4, after Chris feels totally comfortable with label reading and what to look for, I would like to do a “grocery store tour” together to make life easier and more fun during that weekly shopping madness!
Have a great weekend everyone and pick a new, healthy recipe for next week’s meals, just for me! 
Posted: November 2nd, 2007 under Nutrition Plan.
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Comment from Chris
Time: November 2, 2007, 10:22 pm
Thanks!
Yeah, sometimes I feel like I’m doing great. Sometimes I feel like I’m doing OK. Sometimes I look and feel like I’ve failed miserably that day, or even that meal, and then just tell myself, ‘I’ll do better next time.’
Just a thought. As things wind up on a lot of the ‘physical’ subjects, would you like me to get a bit more detailed in posting about foods? Just a thought. We might be able to find a way to tackle it on the blog, with me sharing certain things I’ve eaten, or meals prepped at home.
One thing I noticed is that, I’d started to try the eating small 5 or 6 meals a day when I was working out lightly on my own, and it was hard to stick to. Sometimes I just didn’t feel hungry, and it threw the whole schedule out of whack, or I felt like I was over eating.
Now that I’m working out almost daily, tho, I find that I’m more than ready to eat every 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hours. At least I’m no longer constantly hungry.
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