What Would You Change Today?

Today's Food:

Breakfast (after a fabulous run):
2 bananas with 2 tablespoons raw crunchy almond butter, shredded coconut and cinnamon (becoming a yummy addiction!)

32 ounces lemon water

Lunch:
3/4 cup cashews
3/4 cup "Go Take Hike!" raw trail mix


Snack:
RawRevolution chocolate cashew bar

Dinner (eaten a little later than I'd prefer):
a few garlic olives
salad with romaine, purple cabbage, daikon, carrot, sprouts and dulse with nutritional yeast, Herbamare and olive oil

12 ounces water

What would I change today? Not for guilt, not for imperfection, merely for learning where food still sometimes pulls me into old habits that don't keep my organs, blood and digestive system humming as high level as they could be:
1. I could have chewed my meals much more deeply and eaten more slowly; really savoring each bite. For anyone who has struggled with food or weight in their early life, you'll notice that sometimes you just can't get it in your mouth quick enough, and it's some reaction to immediate taste or consistency you keep seeking. This is as opposed to noticing how the food would taste on the secondary level if you really took your time with it; you wouldn't need as much to fill up, as you would start to shift the cellular response that has you crave food as an addiction. It would actually taste different, and somatically speaking, the charge would be taken out of it. Also, we need to chew until our food becomes liquid for it to digest in a way that allows it to move effectively into our body system.
2. I ate too many nuts. Nuts are a fabulous form of protein and healthy fat, but we're talking about a handful; you know, ten nuts! Don't go nuts with nuts. It's too much fat and protein to digest, unless you're planning on running a half marathon in the morning.
3. I ate dinner too late, having come home from a late session at the office. Therefore, my body does not have enough time to digest before sleep so that it can detoxify during the night. This stresses the body and creates fermentation and gas.
My best option would have been to come home and simply have the ripe Bosc pear that has been sitting in my fridge, and then to have called it a night with food.
I will look to these learnings as I enter into my beautiful relationship with food tomorrow.
What have you learned today about your relationship with food? Please write in and share...