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I want to talk about a topic that has been cycling through my head for the last week. I do not like the word diet, and by this I mean I hate it! I try not to use the word hate but I think it is appropriate in this case. In foreign countries using the word diet means you are ill. When I think of diet I think of something temporary. Something to attain a short term goal like looking good in a bathing suit. I don't have a short term goal to look good in my bathing suit I have a long term goal to always look good in my bathing suit. I definitely do not want to spend the rest of my life telling people I am on a diet. And you know the second you stop your diet you will gain all that weight back. Maybe even extra, and who wants that? Not me. That's why my "diet followed" is named life-style changes. My goal is to make a conscience decision everyday that my health and happiness is far more important than my craving for a Quarter Pounder with Cheese and a side order of French Fries. While I do love that meal and think it tastes pretty darn good, it is not worth taking away from my long term happiness for a short term burst of satisfaction.
I am learning and training myself to eat a wider variety of foods to create a more balanced and fulfilling meals. I am finding ways to eat and enjoy the vegetables that I used to avoid. I am also getting outside to be more active. In the short time I have started implementing these changes I have noticed I look forward to going for a walk and schedule time for it. I have noticed that I have more energy when I get home. I encourage everyone to think about this in your own life. Ask yourself a few questions. Are you setting long term or short term goals? What can you do to make long term goals become your reality? What is stopping you from making your own life-style changes?
Diet Calendar Entries for 22 April 2010:
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2044 kcal
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Fat: 50.31g | Prot: 94.27g | Carb: 309.26g.
Breakfast: Yoplait Light Thick & Creamy Vanilla, Pepperidge Farm Raisin Bread, Amish Apple Butter. Lunch: pickles subway, lite mayo subway, american cheese subway, green pepers, 12" Turkey Breast on Italian Bread, lettuce. Dinner: Mountain Dew, Thai Noodles and Chicken, Large Curd Cottage Cheese. Snacks/Other: Gala Apples, Thin Mints, banana, Diet Coke Plus, water. more...
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2884 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 15 minutes, Sitting - 8 hours, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 45 minutes, Resting - 7 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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you are looking at things the right way. That's why I named this challenge "one step at a time to a HEALTHIER you". It is about eating healthy and exercising your way into a slimmer you. This enables you to CHANGE your bad habits and replace it with good habits. Then you learn that you can still have those bad foods, just not every day like we normally do. I was bad about Mcdonald's Burger meal (it's cheaper right) oh and super size that bad boy for 49 cents! Oh please don't tell me the calories cuz I don't want to know, lol! In september I changed the way I ate gradually. I learned the ins and outs of "dieting" and decided to make the neccessary changes with things that are sustainable! My main rule is watch the carbs in the evening. I have a general belief not based upon anything scientific, just observation from me and my hubby and others I have helped. Some call it the "secrect to success". This is how I explain it. Hubby and I would eat carbs in the evening after doing well on our diet all day. Your body still functions and uses calories while you sleep at night right! Well we found that nights that we eat carbs (like a bowl of cereal---my weakness, crackers, carb filled bars, etc) in the evening after dinner around 8 pm we wouldn't lose as much weight overnight as normal. I weigh everyday. So does hubby. We found that at night going to bed we would lose 3 pounds overnight like clockwork, EXCEPT on the nights we at the carbs. We would only lose 1-2. Not only would we not lose weight that day, but could even gain weight! For instance: Right now I weigh 119-120. At night when I have been good I weigh 122.8-123. When I wake up I weigh 119-120 again. If I have had carbs like braum's low fat frozen yogurt, bowl of cereal, cereal from the bag, etc I will gain 1-2 pounds as will my hubby. I am not promising anything, but I have found this is so true. It works. So we eat our carbs in the early part of the day so we have plenty of time to use the energy to burn those calories and in the evening we focus on protein for snacks. sugar free Jello, peanut butter, glass of milk (yes has carbs, but healthy carbs), 1 (I repeat one) piece of fruit (not bananas thought), turkey meat, or tunafish. This gives our body a little snack (always before 8 pm) and allows our stored fat to hopefully be burned overnight! If you try this theory, let me know if it works out for you!
23 Apr 10 by member: kmaxwell08
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oh forgot to mention, the other 2 people on fatsecret that have listened to me and actually done it both lost 15 pounds last month! They both weigh in the 220's and 240's!
23 Apr 10 by member: kmaxwell08
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