Get Smart, Part Deux
As I ate my breakfast this morning, I had another Get Smart realization.
You see, every morning at breakfast, I prepare my bowl of cereal or oatmeal and fruit. My breakfast routine is pretty boring, which is why breakfasts will rarely be featured on the blog. If you don’t see a picture of what I ate for breakfast, you can just assume that I had a banana and cereal. Again.
Another part of this breakfast routine? After I finish MY breakfast, I always look over at my husband’s plate, nod my head at his peanut butter toast, and raise my eyebrows. He promptly gives me a bite.
This is not very “get smart.” Sure, that bite of toast might not matter that much. But bite after bite, morning after morning– that adds up. So do all the bites I swipe from his lunch and dinner. I admit it– I’m a bite stealer. I am constantly picking off of my husband’s plate. Even if we’re having the EXACT same meal, I steal some of his bites– in my mind, they just look better! And of course, if the situation were reversed, I would stab his hand with a fork, but because he is a lot sweeter than me (truly, he is), he just lets me do it.
I seem to have convinced myself that bites taken from other plates don’t really count…and of course they do!
This morning, when I caught myself looking over at Ryan’s PB toast, I stopped and thought, “Listen…you’re eating your cereal. It tastes very good. Let the man eat his peanut butter toast in peace!”
And I did.
ps- Check out Tina’s post on Health.com about Thanksgiving Diet Fouls…the tips fit right in with my Get Smart plan!
That’s funny. Personally I like breakfast that is easier on my digestive system, so luckily I don’t have that probelm in the morning. Other meals since Raymond’s has some sort of meat I am safe, but I can see how you would run into a problem at breakfast time. Would you have the same problem if you or Ryan make the same exact thing? For example one morning one you be in charge of making both of you PB toast and the next morning the other make both of you cereal w/ banana. Just a thought
Hee hee. I have an oatmeal and banana almost EVERY morning too! Good point – those bites add up! We should always think about what we really want, and make that, and stick to it
(most of the time)
Great observation… for me, it’s the mindless nibbling of the chips or candy while in the kitchen cooking. I never realize how much I’m eating at the time until it’s too late and half the bag is empty. All of those, “nibbles” really add up. No wonder the scale wouldn’t budge. Instead of chips or candy, I now try to eat a piece of fruit or something healthier before I start to cook, especially if I’m really hungry.
Gelareh– It’s funny– I feel like even if we were eating the EXACT same thing, I’d still want to steal bites from his plate!
I’m just a weirdo like that 
Suzanne– I’m notoriously bad about snacking as I cook. I pour a glass of wine, and suddenly I’m eating a bite for every ingredient I toss in! Having something alternative to snack on is a good idea. Sometimes I chew gum as I cook, too.