Starting over. When I finally decided it was time for me to stop the crap finally, you know the game you play, the game with yourself, just one more chip or cookie or I can eat what ever and work out harder tomorrow. I finally realized that I was very miserable. I mean deep down inside uncontrollable miserable. Yelled at my kids for things they really shouldn't have been yelled at for, didn't talk to people, never really go out in public, things like that. I will give you the best advice I gave my self. It's really simple. Just stick with it and it really will work. Yeah, okay. We all have gone through it at one point. I know, easier said than done, but it's true, please listen to me. I would never give advice that wasn't nor that wasn't easy. Simple and easy, the only way.
1: Give yourself realistic goals. Example: I weighed 200lbs (ok, 197.5lbs. and I refused to see that 200 pound mark, I decided for myself that was it). 10% per week is a lot to lose! 1-2 pounds is nothing, I am not kidding!!!!! Don't kill yourself! So in the first year I decided that I only wanted to lose 15-20 pounds and keep it off. THIS IS A LOT! and hard to keep off. So slow and easy is realistic and much better for you and your body and mind!
2: Drink lots of water! You body needs water. You may not realize it, but you may actually be thirsty and not hungry. If you don't like water (I do hear that quite a bit) add lemon or lime even a squeeze of orange etc. but not a lot, you need the water not some sweetened drink or artificial sweetener. Your body will love you for it, it truly will! Oh and by the way, quit drinking the soda!! That crap isn't any good for you at all! That's a guaranteed loss of 10-15 pounds in a month all in itself, with doing nothing else, no joke, just the sugar content alone. Especially if you drink a lot of it.
3: Don't stop eating all together, you need to eat, rather add fruits and vegetables to your diet. If you eat the correct servings of fruits and vegetables a day you will get balance you need and be less likely to overeat during the course of the day. (see a pattern here? eating? and correctly)
4: Measure your food, this was hard for me but, you need to learn how to truly eat! (if you don't want to start this yet, don't, add this step once you get a schedule going) I'm not talking go crazy. I will give you a quick tip that trained me to do this by eye. A handful of blueberries is a serving for blueberries, on a serving of cereal for breakfast for instance, but you need to find out exactly what you serving size is depending on the cereal you eat. Usually it's about 1 cup. (8oz.). Once you add the blueberries or strawberries it really does fill you up. Try it out for a few days first, don't knock it until you try it. Oh, and don't fill the bowl to the top and put in tons of milk! I mean come on! This would be like 2 1/2 servings. That's like 2+ meals. I have done it, a lot! DO THIS FIRST: Pour you cereal in a bowl, no milk, your normal routine, then go get your measuring cups, see how much you actually have been pouring in the bowl every time, hmm, bet it's not a serving, more like 2 or 3. Just cutting that back to a serving and adding fruit will help in weight loss and help better your digestive tract, you will be amazed, I was.
Here is a few things to think about:
1/2 of a small bagel is like eating 1/2 a packaged of English Muffins (that's just half of a bagel)
1 medium fruit is the size of a baseball
a juice glass is 6 oz., not that big ol' glass you've been gulping down
1/2 cup cooked rice will fit in the palm of you hand
1 oz of cheese is about the size of 2 dominoes
3oz meat is about the size of a deck of cards
1/2 cup of fresh fruit is about the size of a baseball
You should also eat from a smaller plate this way it seems as if you have more food on your plate.
5: Eat a little bit a lot of times a day. Just kind of much out a long the day. This way you never really overeat during one meal.
6: Eat protein at every meal. It is much better for your body than carbs and more satisfying, as well as a host of extras.
7: I tell everyone who asks me. Don't stop eating everything, just do it in moderation. I still eat a candy bar and ice cream. Just not every day or on the same day. I do not reward myself because then I have to constantly beat what I did before, this was you don't think you should have a reward every time you do something great like lose 10 pounds, if you really want that small bag of chips have it, but buy a small bag not the family sized bag. To me this is not a game, this is life and my health. If I want something, I am an adult and I will have it, but I need to do what is right for me. MODERATION, MODERATION, MODERATION!!!
8: One of the best pieces of advice someone gave me and I can pass on is clear out your kitchen of all the crap food you have and stock up with the healthy foods! This way you have nothing but good food to eat and munch on you won't eat the crap food and stop buying the crap food!
9: Exercise. A brief walk is great after a meal. Just hanging out in the pool burns a ton of calories and so does making love so there is no reason not to burn off some calories today! You can burn calories doing so many things, but you have to get up off your butt and do them.
10: Best for last! Just start now. There is no reason to put off tomorrow what you can start today. I mean who are you waiting for, you? No one else is going to do this for you. I mean really is you BFF going to the gym with you everyday? Are they going to cook your food and watch what you eat, seriously, uh, NO! They will help and be supportive (hopefully), but they aren't spoon feeding you, you have to do it! Just get up and do it. Otherwise, you will be more miserable and get bigger or sicker then you were before, oh I know, I was there! Believe me I was there! The bigger you get the more health issues you are apt to get. Not only was I a large, okay extra large woman, but I was borderline diabetic, my allergies were horrendous, I still have some of them now, but they are better, I had so many more medical issues and besides I felt like crap daily. I am no longer diabetic, or have high blood pressure or high cholesterol. I feel fantastic in those aspects and an much happier. There is no better time than the present! Get up and get moving!!
Lets go. I have faith in you :)
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