40 days of Yoga day 9...

So, week 2 of the 40 days of yoga started yesterday. I thought I would reflect on the past week and think about the week ahead. So...one of the things I needed to do was to check on my food intake and what food patterns that I could see. I track my food anyway with Weight Watchers so I listed the first 7 days of food and then tried to see what patterns I could make from the food I ate. Whether the food made me hot or cold, how it was prepared and food that made me either deficient or excessive...food that cleansed or food that builds. So...for this first week anyway, it looked pretty balanced. For weight watchers I need to eat a balanced diet anyway...and when I prepare my food I generally eat it raw, poached, steamed or boiled...occasionally I bake. I never deep fry....and when I saute or stir fry I use little oils. I have to watch how many foods I eat that cleanse. I have crohn's disease and too many veggies will often cause my body to have issues. So, it is even more important that I have a balanced diet. Now, having said all of that, I definitely still eat CRAP...food with little nutritional value. I crave it...or I want it...I haven't quite figured out which it is. This week is going to be hard because I have to eat more FRESH foods. I do prepare my own food...but I often use broth, beans, canned veggies or frozen veggies. I will attempt to be more conscious about what I am preparing...but I think I will try to not eat my prepared snacks (cookies, crackers, etc.) more so that trying to limit how I prepare my food. Of course I am already doing horribly...and it is only day 2 of week 2. I have had a multi grain frozen waffle. I also had a banana. For lunch I will have turkey chili, I made it, but I used canned items. So, we will see how it goes. I will at least try to be more aware of what I am grabbing and take a fresh option where possible! Last week I only missed ONE day of meditation...This week I need to try and remember what thoughts pass through my head and list them, and name them...last night during meditation I couldn't even keep track of the thoughts going through my head. Tonight I will try to make a list.