Monkey’s Uncle

Mmmmm, looks like a good breakfast, right? Except 10 grapes are 8 grams of sugar! I’m not supposed to have more than 10 grams of sugar at one time.

So I’m just not going to eat the grapes at all.

Maybe it’s stupid, but where I’ve only been gaining weight…

The bagel, on the other hand, which is made by a brand called Sola, is 128 calories for the entire bagel, 15 grams of protein, and 1, yes 1 gram of sugar.

The nutritionist was worried that my amazing find might be high in sugar because it was so low in everything else, and that I needed more practice reading nutrition labels. Nope.

The spread on top is Brummel & Brown, 45 calories a tbsp vs 100 calorie tbsp of butter.

The problem with eating your meals for a half hour is they are cold after 10 minutes or so.

At least I’ve gotten myself into a routine of sorts.

• I’m supposed to eat every 3-4 hours. I’ve been doing that. Except for dinner, I eat pretty much the same foods everyday, and I’m totally fine with that.

• Eat the protein part of your meal first. I do that.

• Wait 30 minutes after eating before drinking. Check.

• Drinking at least 64 ounces of water everyday but usually more.

• I’m down to the last soda in my house today, and after that one, I’m done.

• I’m not dependent on caffeine anymore.

• Taking my time as much as possible to eat.

• Taking annoyingly small princess bites of food.

• Chewing to applesauce consistency.

• Avoiding hard to chew foods.

• Checking labels for protein, fat, and sugar content as opposed to just calories.

If I’m not cleared next time I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.