I have a nutritionalist appointment tomorrow.
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
I saw a nutritionalist when I first gained from my 75 pounds to a healthy 95 pounds. I used the exchange system. That was awesome because I didn't have to count calories, but I still had to measure and plan and sometimes I felt restricted - if I was hungry for an apple, but had protein exchanges left, I couldn't eat my apple and had to eat lunchmeat or something instead.
Then I lost 10 pounds when we moved and stuff. Then when I decided I wanted to have kids, I gained to 95 again. This time counting calories. Eating exactly 2000-2500 calories a day. But eat what I want, not having to worry about exchanges.
I'm kind of embarrassed to tell her what I eat though. Well, not WHAT I eat. But how it's balanced out.
Breakfast - 400 calories - all fruit/yogurt/little cereal
Lunch - 500 calories - all veg/fruit/lunchmeat/almonds
Dinner - 1000 calories (I know). Normal dinner (meat/veg/potato) and then a bowl of snack fun (pretzels, cereal, fruit, protein bar, vitatop). That bowl is WITH the dinner, not later after.
So I totally am heavy the end of my day, not only on food, but carbs.
I've always backloaded. When in the depths of ED, I skipped breakfast and sometimes lunch. It makes me feel safe, that I have calories saved for later.
Yet I am always SO STUFFED at night. TOO stuffed. To the point of discomfort. But I do it every single day.
She will want me to balance more. I want to. But I don't know if I can.
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