Today is a thinking day, I burned though my workout this morning, it was for upper body strength and carefully did the most basic Kettle Bell move, called the Swing, while watching in the mirrow with the photos on the computer having been stared at and practiced without the weight. It seems easy but the body says not..

So as I planned bread for the week, what hubby will take for his work meals and then started prepping and planning for tonights dinner, I realized that I do the opposite of what Dr. Oz’s says to do.. which is “Auto” your food.. Eat the same thing or the same basic thing at meals, so that you don’t have think about it..

I get it, if you are tired and hungry, they are wanting you to not pull out the phone book and call for a pizza or stop at the fast food joint for a burger, or throw your hands up and go out for a meal..

But what about someone who eats with the season’s and out of the garden, this advice does not work so well, I doubt very much that Dr. Oz puts big black buckets over certain spots in the garden to force the stinging nettle to come early in April so that he has fresh greens to use in the kitchen, I am willing to bet that he just goes and buys regular greens at the store.

I think that following the season’s and trying become tuned to fresh food is a good thing for our overall health, and I think it is a good thing to reach and stretch ourselves in regards to our menu’s.

So here is one of the things that I have found to help over the past year, eat a little before the meal.. now this is a VERY tricky thing for me, as sometimes it can send me wanting to go back again if I am really hungry but I am fast eater, and that is something that is not really likely to change, because I like to eat food that is meant to be hot, while  its hot.. I can eat food that is cold or room temp much slower then I do hot food.

However if I eat a little (and I do mean little) bite about 20 to 30 min before the meal, maybe 6 walnut halves or a small 2 oz peice of cheese or any other kind of protein, only protein seems to work in this regard. I will eat less at the meal itself, and will feel full, I think? that its possable that my body needs that extra time to get the hormones kicking in.. What about you? How are you at figuring out those full que’s and have you figured out any tricks to help you in this regard.