Glycemic Index eating

The long term results of my low GI lunch are as follows.

I stayed full but not stuffed all afternoon. No desire for a snack - did not even eat my banana. When I got home, I ate less for dinner than usual.

Most of this I attribute to the low GI meal, primarily because it was larger than average for me. It was a very satisfying meal, and was my main meal of the day. Dinner ended up being leftover frozen lasagna (a small portion my daughter did not want to eat), and a small dish of ice cream.

Both were eaten as much out of stress as out of pure hunger. The teleconference in the afternoon was to introduce me to my new boss, my 8th boss in 4 years. Since I’ve got so much experience in new bosses, that wasn’t strictly my stressor. Rather, I am also now working at a new level, because this boss is a senior manager and reports into an executive. The atmosphere is different here. There’s more visibility, which is good. The previous organizational plan would have put me in a low visibility, low access place. Now the new boss has just 3 objectives, and my work can bring the high glory results for him. Note I said for him, because I have no illusions that it will do much for me. There’s even a chance that I will be slotted into working for someone underneath him, rather than having the autonomy gained by reporting directly to him. Bosses tend to like me for my results, but not for my opinions.

Back to low GI eating. What I think I learned yesterday is that I still eat a lot of calories. By the time I added up chicken breast at 200, chutney at 70, potatoes at 100, salad and veggies and dressing at 80, and ice cream at 180, that’s a 630 calorie meal. Add a good breakfast, with milk and bagel, and another 400 for dinner, and you’ve got a 2000 calorie day. I wonder how much my metabolism really uses. I’ve got to remind myself that I have to eat, because weight loss only happens when you do keep the metabolism out of shut-down mode, and that my primary goal is to not re-enter the mindless binge world. Getting my thoughts in control is the key to success here.