Part of what makes my system of weight loss work is the system of rewards I use and give myself: daily (foods I really want to eat), weekly (Big Greek Cafe), and for reaching weight milestones like 270 and 260 pounds. Past milestone rewards have included cake, Indian buffet, and steak burrito. Today I thought I might make it to the Indian buffet for lunch, but couldn’t. I was so disappointed, that I knew that I had found my next reward! 250 pounds, here I come.
Today’s dinner was spaghetti and meatballs. 6 ounces of cooked spaghetti and 5 Costco meatballs. That was still a reward – just not the ultimate reward.
My food intake and calorie count
Breakfast – Kirkland bratwurst (280); 1/4 wrap (22) and a few extra for mustard
- 310 calories
Lunch – small steak and cheese sub (500)
- 500 calories
Dinner – 6 ounces cooked spaghetti (300); 5 Costco meatballs (230)
- 530 calories
Snacking – tea with half and half (80); pretzels and cheese (200); artisan bread slice (100)
- 380 calories
Total for the day: 1720 calories (limit 1800)
To bed
I went to bed late last night and was up early this morning. But I did get the chance to see thin people in action again today, for 8 hours.
Nobody snacked. Very few of them had anything like a drink on their desk, like coffee, tea, soda, or a water bottle. Two or three of them (out of 15) did had water bottles. The only people with flavored drinks were me (diet soda) and a non-thin woman, who had a very large container of iced tea. People did get up and presumably had water from the fountain from time to time.
This confirms what I have been saying: thin people have different eating goals than overweight people. The only people with large, flavored drinks were me (overweight still) and the iced tea woman (also overweight). I understand why I drink diet soda: it’s calorie free and I get whatever pleasure from tasting it and having it cold and bubbly and refreshing, and more or less unlimited. You can see how that might also apply to how I was eating. I didn’t change how I approached drinks, just food. It’s almost like I am eating like a thin person and drinking like an overweight person.
I am sure that thin people do have flavored drinks, like cappuccinos and so forth. From what I have seen, they just don’t want to drink it continuously. They have it at one time, and they are done. It takes just a few minutes and they move on. Is it a reward? But there is no doubt that overweight people want to experience the taste of food or drink, and fullness, and satisfaction, all the time, while thin people don’t.
What is the eating goal of a thin person? My first thought was, they eat to be thin. That is the goal. Maybe that’s wrong, I will keep looking. Maybe I can find a thin person to ask.
-The Doctor