Six weeks and counting since my girlfriends and I started the Weight Loss Challenge for 2010. I am down 9 lbs and doing really well. I did have a slow start the first few weeks, but the last two weeks I have been totally focused with my foods. The challenge I am having is working out and somehow I need to incorporate this around my crazy schedule, among other things like housework. I have tried doing some quick 20 minutes workouts, including squats, kettlebells and crunches, but I know I need to include more cardio.
My new loves are Coconut Milk, Coconut Water, Braggs Apple Cidar Vinegar with Ginger & Sesame Salad Dressing (great to cook with too), Rice Chocolate Bars and Ezekial Wraps…..yummmmm. I feel good, lighter and truly focused on finishing what I began a long time ago. My goal is to be as healthy as I can be. When I saw Alicia Silverstone on the Oprah Show discussing the documentary Food Inc. and her book The Kind Diet, I decided after viewing the documentary I would purchase her book. I began reading it a few days ago, and it confirms much of what I have learned about processed foods, with even more facts and details in some areas. She also covers other food groups, such as sugars, dairy and fish that I wasn’t completely informed in. Some more of my favorites foods that I have to eliminate…….go figure…LOL. I have held strong in my convictions with certain foods that I will no longer eat……I just now have to expand that and become more creative in the kitchen……….Crap, and I thought menopause was hell!
What have I learned so far? I used to be an arse about calories in and calories out, plus burning it up with cardio. I do still believe it all comes down to calories eaten versus calories burned, but I also felt I was ‘owned’ by writing everything down, which was actually adding to my stress of the day. I was carrying around a small writing pad at work making sure I wrote everything down……..good grief. I have more recently felt such a freedom since I haven’t had do document every morsel anymore, and I can eat freely and not stress over counting my calories with every bite. I have no idea where my calories are anymore and it doesn’t matter, because with eating healthy foods all day long my body is a burning…metabolizing machine! Hooya!!! Watch out girlfriends, here I come!!!!! LOL….
Wisdom….The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends!
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