“I paint myself because I am the subject I know best ... I
think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.”
- Frida Kahlo
I have seen improvement this past week.
I worked hard and it paid off.
I feel on track,
but there's a lot more work to be done.
Over the last two weeks, I have written everything that I am going to eat down before I eat it. And I did not deter from that unless absolutely necessary. If I did deter from it, the extra snack would be a veggie or some almonds. Pretty intense stuff if you ask me. And the payoff wasn't anything crazy. In two weeks, I lost 3 pounds. Really reasonable and a good trend to set for long term sustainability.
But that was the first two weeks. Writing everything down and planning my meals every time before I eat them is unreasonable. Now is the time to take the lessons I learned from that intense set of discipline and put it into practice in the real world.
Here are the lessons:
- Cut out the grains at breakfast and dinner. When you do eat grains, make sure they are whole wheat (preferably sprouted), brown rice, or quinoa. You want your carb intake at each meal to be low and grains usually take up a huge chunk of that.
- Focus on getting lean protein and veggies in at every meal. You stay fuller longer without putting your body in too much distress to digest.
- You don't need all that sugar. Make it a treat to look forward to the weekend, soon you'll find you don't crave it anymore. In fact, it may not even taste as good as you remember.
- A glass of wine or a beer periodically during the week is cool with dinner. But save a cocktail or two for your celebration of making it to the weekend. Cocktails pack a lot sugar and are easy to over do. Do you really need it? No. Treat your alcohol intake like you would a dessert.
So what's next?
I'm sticking to the same plan as I was on for the last two weeks, but without writing it all down. My exercise is still the same (5-6 days a week / mostly moderate intensity / at least 10,000 steps every day). Things are good, and knowing that I will be taking a picture of myself each week has been a great motivator. I remind myself to take a real look at what I am doing day to day and to be sure I'm making the best steps forward. Let's keep moving.
- Frida Kahlo
I have seen improvement this past week.
I worked hard and it paid off.
I feel on track,
but there's a lot more work to be done.
Over the last two weeks, I have written everything that I am going to eat down before I eat it. And I did not deter from that unless absolutely necessary. If I did deter from it, the extra snack would be a veggie or some almonds. Pretty intense stuff if you ask me. And the payoff wasn't anything crazy. In two weeks, I lost 3 pounds. Really reasonable and a good trend to set for long term sustainability.
But that was the first two weeks. Writing everything down and planning my meals every time before I eat them is unreasonable. Now is the time to take the lessons I learned from that intense set of discipline and put it into practice in the real world.
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| A typical dinner I am enjoying. Protein + veggies = all you need after a long day |
Here are the lessons:
- Cut out the grains at breakfast and dinner. When you do eat grains, make sure they are whole wheat (preferably sprouted), brown rice, or quinoa. You want your carb intake at each meal to be low and grains usually take up a huge chunk of that.
- Focus on getting lean protein and veggies in at every meal. You stay fuller longer without putting your body in too much distress to digest.
- You don't need all that sugar. Make it a treat to look forward to the weekend, soon you'll find you don't crave it anymore. In fact, it may not even taste as good as you remember.
- A glass of wine or a beer periodically during the week is cool with dinner. But save a cocktail or two for your celebration of making it to the weekend. Cocktails pack a lot sugar and are easy to over do. Do you really need it? No. Treat your alcohol intake like you would a dessert.
So what's next?
I'm sticking to the same plan as I was on for the last two weeks, but without writing it all down. My exercise is still the same (5-6 days a week / mostly moderate intensity / at least 10,000 steps every day). Things are good, and knowing that I will be taking a picture of myself each week has been a great motivator. I remind myself to take a real look at what I am doing day to day and to be sure I'm making the best steps forward. Let's keep moving.
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