feeding schedule

this week i've started an eating schedule and so far it's helped keep my energy level all day. i don't feel all 'starved' and then feel the need to stuff my face with whatever until i am in pain. though i am still having trouble stopping before i'm full at dinner. mainly because i enjoy my time cooking at home that i just want to keep enjoying the food i made! so i have been getting post dinner drowsiness which lately has also resulted in a nap. i nap also while i'm waiting for pattycakes to finish his online gaming. the nap doesn't really interfere with my sleeping pattern, though. and i can still wake up the next morning without an alarm clock. it just makes my evenings less productive because i've slept for 2 hours instead of doing something.

and for my information, i am posting my eating schedule. because i am sure the interwebs is not all the interested :)

7:30 am: some random healthy hot oat cereal with flax and stuff. hot water.
9:30 am: half a turkey sandwich with cheese and a handful of cashews. more water.
11:30 am: lunch: usually leftovers, a chicken and sausage casserole i made, or canned soup. agua.
1:30 pm: snack: one day it was hot cocoa. the next day it was 4 lil cookies. or strawberries.
3:00 pm: fruit and a cheese stick. as agua.
4:30 pm go home. 5:00 start dinner.
dinner= free for all. one night we ate at a mexican restaurant. the night after that i had dumplings. last night i made fried chicken. most nights i'll have water. but sometimes i'll have juice or a small gatorade. just 'cause it's tasty.

not necessarily the most healthy choices, but i feel like i am eating less. and the regular breaks in my day to eat keep me sane at work. i've been eating my lunch at my desk, which frees my actual hour break for later in the day where i can go outside (even if it is in my car because let me tell you the pollen count here is insane. i tried going for a walk one day but had to take cover inside after only 5 minutes.)

normally, i'm a morning workout person. but it's still dark at 5:30am when i get up. and i would have to get up at 5 am to get in some decent workout time. i'm sure i could do it, but for now the easiest idea seems to get my workout in before dinner. or after instead of taking a nap! i think today i am going to try getting home and instead of changing into my comfy clothes, change into something suitable for taking a walk. and then come home to make dinner. if walking turns out to be allergy disaster, i'll have to resort to in-house workouts which are not as appealing.