Eating Intuitively

Do you get that feeling when you know something just isn’t right?  You’re not quite sick, but you feel like something is lurking around the corner.  That’s how I feel today.

I can’t put my finger on it.  I don’t have an obvious symptom.  I just feel a little off.  I might be getting sick, or I might be having an off today.  I won’t know until tomorrow.

I don’t have time in my schedule to be sick.  Isn’t that ridiculous?  Yes, it is, but it’s true.  I can’t afford the distraction from my exercise, healthy eating and the rest of my life.  That big project won’t go away, even if I’m feeling under the weather.

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If I wake up tomorrow still feeling sick, I am not yet sure what I’ll do.  I used to take a trip to the local smoothie shop and get one of those cold-busting smoothies.  I haven’t checked the calories lately, but I’m pretty sure they add frozen yogurt to it. 

Instead of the smoothie, I will probably focus on eating more vitamin C.  There are also some supplements (like zinc) that may help reduce the duration of a cold.  Those are better than the smoothies, because they have very few calories.

I may be able to also include some foods typically served to sick people.  Chicken soup comes to mind, and NutriSystem has a lunch portion.  It’s not homemade like Grandma used to make, but it is chicken soup, and it is part of my healthy eating plan.

What foods make you feel better when you’re feeling sick?  Do you try to stay with your healthy eating plan?  Do you stop your healthy plan and just go for whatever your body craves?  Please “Leave a Comment”

Breakfast:  Cinnamon Bun Bar; Egg Whites; Cantaloupe; Bread, oatmeal; Morning Coffee

Morning Snack:  Ham, low-fat; Mandarin Oranges

Lunch:  Black Bean Tortilla Soup; Cabbage, raw; FF Dressing

Afternoon Snack:  BBQ Soy Chips

Dinner:  Pasta Fagioli; Carrots, cooked; Pineapple, canned, water-packed; Oil, canola, olive, peanut, safflower; Bread, pumpernickel

Dessert:  Fudge Brownie

Drinks:  Crystal Light

Exercise:  30 minutes on the recumbent bike at 138 bpm.  I’ve completed 33.33% of my weekly exercise goal.