The Cardiac Cuisine

Weekly Meal Plan: January 19-25, 2024

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Weekly Recap

I’m in beast mode as far as consistently keeping a food log! I used to do a great job at that, but I fell off the wagon and regained a bunch of weight. Keeping a food log, just being mindful of whatever it is you’re eating is so important. It’s easy to underestimate how much you’re actually eating! I think this is one of the biggest sticking points with weight loss for a lot of people; we have a tendency to not be mindful of whatever we’re eating, so we fool ourselves into thinking we eat less than we really do.

My abusive Aunt Flo’s in town.

As I write this entry, I’m having my period. I’ve noticed that I tend to eat mountains of candy during when my abusive Aunt Flo’s in town! It’s extremely painful in a particularly all-consuming way, and I want to escape from the pain. Candy is my “escape” of choice, but candy doesn’t really take the pain away — eating lots of candy is just what I do when I want to “run away” from something, and I usually end up giving myself indigestion.

Nothing takes the pain away. I’ve never had any success with any type of painkilling drug any doctor has ever recommended to me. I wonder if I might have endometriosis — but I’ve had these debilitating cramps since age 13. It’s “normal for me,” but periods shouldn’t be this debilitating, should they?

Alcohol cures my cramps, but I hate alcohol. I can’t function when I’m buzzed like that, and I’ve always hated the taste of alcohol.

I’m thinking of strategies for how I can avoid overeating on candy when I’m in unbearable pain next month. It’s useful to make a record of the fact that my periods are agonizing and that I eat candy because I wish to “escape” from it.

I did record my lunches for the week, but nothing I eat for lunch is ever that interesting. I don’t plan or cook any “lunch meals,” because it always ends up being too much food for the week. There’s not really time in my life to make lunch, anyway.

Friday, January 19:

Breakfast:

Lunch:

  • Peanut butter sandwich
  • A glass of milk
  • Grapes

Dinner:

  • I tried making chicken parmesan with fish instead of chicken. It was weird. I didn’t really love it.
  • Monster Trail Mix Cookies

Saturday, January 20:

Breakfast:

  • We made a big breakfast with scrambled eggs and some excellent banana protein pancakes that didn’t turn out too well. They were delicious, but they were also a mess. I’ll try to make them a different way for the blog in the future; I can just see these pancakes being frustrating for someone to make.
  • Coffee w./ almond milk

Lunch:

  • It was such a big breakfast that I didn’t really find myself hungry for lunch. I ate a filling early dinner instead. Skipping meals isn’t my thing, but it’s just how the day went.

Dinner:

Sunday, January 21:

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Dinner:

Monday, January 22:

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Dinner:

  • Chicken & Fennel “pot pie” (YUCK! I DON’T LIKE FENNEL. I don’t include fails in this blog.)
  • “Wonder Bread” dinner rolls
  • Salad with light Italian dressing
  • Orange

Tuesday, January 23:

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Dinner:

Wednesday, January 24:

Breakfast:

Lunch:

  • A sandwich with 2 slices of bread, 1 ounce of turkey pepperoni, 2 scrambled eggs and 1 slice of cheddar cheese.
  • A glass of milk

Dinner:

Thursday, January 25:

Breakfast:

Lunch:

  • A sandwich with 2 slices of bread, 1 scrambled egg, 1 slice of cheese.
  • A glass of milk
  • 2 graham crackers

Dinner:

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