I Quit The Gym!

Took it super easy today because my period was heavy and very crampy (yay, fresh implanon 🙄). I also went for a short walk during my break at work which isn’t included here.

So I’m at a point now with my activity levels where I need to change how I’m eating. It’s not a decision I’ve made, but rather something my body is telling me through levels of satiety, energy, and occasional drops in blood sugar, part-way home on the bike, when I haven’t been listening to it.

My #1 requirement is, and possibly always will be, low-FODMAP foods. I simply cannot deal with what happens to my gut if I ignore this aspect of my body’s functioning. But now I’m finding that I NEED to eat low-GI foods. If I don’t, then I’m simply not satisfied during the day, which leads to snacking on the nearest chocolate bar and not having the blood sugar to get home.

So, I’m working on figuring out how to do this. I’m eating more brown rice, and I’ve started cooking my lunches at work (this book has been seriously awesome), more salmon and more Greek yoghurt with berries for a snack.

I’m feeling a lot less hungry throughout the day, and I’m getting better at reaching for something that’ll last me longer than a chocolate bar when my body tells me it urgently needs SOMETHING in the mid-afternoon.