I Just Don't Get It

Life Before: 

• Wake up at 5:00
• A Super Sized Combo Meal at Carl's Jr. - with Dr. Pepper - for breakfast
• At about 9:00, I would go to the machine and get a package of Zingers
• KFC Double Down combo for lunch (with another D.P. to keep me awake)
• At about 2:00, I would wolf down an entire Hershey's bar (needed sugar to keep me awake)
• Dinner was healthy, but I would load up my plate

Life Now: 

• Wake up at 4:20 am and go jogging.
• Arrive at gym at 5:00 and lift weights
• 400 Calorie Breakfast Burrito (eggs, mushrooms, zucchini*, salsa)
• Not really hungry betwen breakfast and lunch, but will eat a fruit if I am
• A turkey sandwich on a whole wheat pita, with lettuce, tomato and a little onion
• If I'm hungry in the afternoon, I will have a handful of sunflower seeds or nuts
• Small portion of dinner

So, I get up 40 minutes earlier and work my tail off, and yet I'm not tired.  (I am worn out from exercise, but not tired.)  I don't drink caffeine anymore.  I don't eat sugary snacks during the week.  (Saturday is my "cheat" day.)  And yet, I have more energy than I have ever had.

I eat a reasonable breakfast , lunch & dinner, and yet I'm not starving, counting down the minutes until the next meal.

How can this be? 

* The fact that I am eating zucchini on purpose says enough of my change.