I pretty much hate the term "diet," and it's probably because whenever I feel like I am "dieting," the worse I eat. It just feels like so much pressure! So I am really REALLY working on trying to change my thoughts / feelings about food. I don't want to "diet" to lose weight. I want to start eating healthy and enjoy eating healthy! I want to be healthy! Don't get me wrong...dropping 15 lbs sounds absolutely great, but I am not trying to stress over the scale. So this is how I am doing it...
I eat breakfast EVERY DAY! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, people! (and good thing because I am ALWAYS hungry in the morning). Breakfast changes daily, though. Sometimes I will have a slimfast, sometimes yogurt, sometimes cereal or oatmeal. I like switching it up so I don't get bored, and I always feel good after eating any of the above. I feel like I am starting my day off on the right track!
A little while after breakfast, I do my workout. My workouts also change daily so that I do not get tired of doing it. I wish I was the person that could go run 3 miles in 90 degree weather, but I am not...at least not at this point in my life. Instead, I have a workout video game. Yep, you read that right. I use the xbox kinect to "play" Your Shape Fitness Evolved, and I LOVE it. There are so many "activities" like jump rope or running, specific body part workouts for your arms, abs, back, legs, etc, and workouts that include bootcamp, boxing, yoga, and different dance classes. All of the variety allows me to workout each day, focusing on different body parts, and never getting bored.
Lunch and dinner get a little more tricky. I am doing my best to incorporate more veggies and fruits while limiting all of my carbs. (Definitely not eliminating carbs since I am such a huge fan, but I guess I can limit my intake!) It gets challenging because I have to make my dinner before heading to work, and it's a time thing. I have been getting better, though! Yesterday I made a pork loin and peas for dinner. Tonight, I plan on making a chicken breast to put in a salad! Hopefully I can keep it up! (It's a bummer because work has free meals for me, so it is hard spending so much more on groceries (especially "healthy" groceries) to take my own.)
My biggest accomplishment is my avoiding ice cream! Work has ice cream in the freezer, and I have ice cream at home. I refuse to give up my ice cream because it is my absolute favorite snack, but I realize I cannot have it every night. I have gone 3 days without any ice cream, and I am super proud of myself!
Over the past 2 weeks, I am done about 4 pounds (after having lost 5, and gained 10 earlier this year)...basically, I am back where I started in January. I would like to lose 10-15 lbs still, so I am working hard to stay accountable and focusing on my goal! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!
Great to hear you're looking to change your thoughts and feelings around food! That's the real key to weight loss. :)
ReplyDeleteTony Robbins explains that a need for comfort and certainty is one of our basic human needs--so if you go home and know you can dissolve whatever issues you had during the day through eating, the need is met. However, we can get caught in an unhealthy cycle where we know what we're doing isn't helpful for weight loss, but keep doing it out of want for that comfort. Take a look at this video: http://bit.ly/MgbN9w It does a great job explaining our different needs and how those sorts of habits develop--and more importantly, how to stop the difference between what we know we should do and what we end up doing.