Unusually Hungry
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:25 pm
Money's been a little tight the past few weeks (I'm self-employed and expect these ups and downs. It's just par for the course).
So, because of that, I've been putting off going to the grocery store for things I'd routinely replenish but aren't tagged in my mind as "absolute necessities". One of those things is half-n-half, which I like in my coffee.
I drink a couple of mugs of coffee a day, nothing too significant. While I like cream, I buy GOOD coffee, so am fine with drinking it black.
Well, the last couple of days, I've been getting hungry with a very strong adjective in front of it a good hour and a half before meals instead of the usual half hour. I was puzzling and reviewing it, wondering what in the world? I eat more or less the same breakfast every day (optimized oatmeal) and I've been eating the same size lunch I usually do. I have been exercising the same amount I usually do, so it seemed weird that I'd be so very very hungry.
Then it hit me. That little dollop of half-n-half was apparently making the difference. Makes sense, what with the fat content and all. It was funny, though, how MUCH three plates a day highlights what you're really doing. If I were not eschewing snacks, I'd probably be snacking more without noticing the change in detail.
So, because of that, I've been putting off going to the grocery store for things I'd routinely replenish but aren't tagged in my mind as "absolute necessities". One of those things is half-n-half, which I like in my coffee.
I drink a couple of mugs of coffee a day, nothing too significant. While I like cream, I buy GOOD coffee, so am fine with drinking it black.
Well, the last couple of days, I've been getting hungry with a very strong adjective in front of it a good hour and a half before meals instead of the usual half hour. I was puzzling and reviewing it, wondering what in the world? I eat more or less the same breakfast every day (optimized oatmeal) and I've been eating the same size lunch I usually do. I have been exercising the same amount I usually do, so it seemed weird that I'd be so very very hungry.
Then it hit me. That little dollop of half-n-half was apparently making the difference. Makes sense, what with the fat content and all. It was funny, though, how MUCH three plates a day highlights what you're really doing. If I were not eschewing snacks, I'd probably be snacking more without noticing the change in detail.