January 22, 2013
Well, it had to come. The page about losing these pounds.
I was avoiding the subject but not avoiding the carbs and wine. That is the trouble.
It took my very diplomatic son to remind me about eating the right things: "Mom, you do so many things right. You exercise and get enough sleep. You are an optimistic person. But the way you eat is terrible. It is like putting sludge into a Ferrari's gas tank!"
That did it! The kale chips are in the oven and I've pulled out my dusty nutrition books for inspiration.
Then my son told me about a book he read where the author started off: "If you are going to read this book but then not do everything it tells you to do, put the book down NOW!"
Was I thinking the information alone would make me slim again?!
(The kale chips are drool-worthy. I'll try baked sweet potato "fries" next.)
Unfortunately I can't toss out my pounds and Amazon won't sell them. This part of downsizing is definitely going to take more effort.
We eat whatever portion is placed before us so I could downsize my plates and just use kid-sized dishware. According to the National Institute of Health, the average blueberry muffin today contains about 500 calories. Twenty years ago, it would have contained 210! Typical pizza slices have ballooned from 500 calories in the 1980s, to 850 calories today. So I need to consider that when eating out. I generally take home a doggy bag after eating in a restaurant (very embarrassing for my daughter). I can eat two whole meals at home from the leftovers!
And I need to get rid of my drinking glasses. Partly because I have too many (downsize your stuff) but mostly because the ones I have hold too much. Who doesn't unthinkingly fill up their glass when thirsty?
According to Lisa McRee,
former Good Morning America co-host,
I should "Eat at least 80 percent things that grow and no more
than 20 percent things that walk." Okay, less meat and more veggies for me. No, I don't eat that much meat. I eat too many carbs. That has to stop.
I could eat the peel of my apples because a substance in apple peel increases muscle and healthy, calorie-torching brown fat,. Hmm, I really don't eat apples. Have to start then. But only organic because I am allergic to the poisons on the skin.
Most people typically overeat two or three favorite foods—usually pastas, breads, meats, snacks, or sweets. I definitely have trouble with salty snacks and wine in the evening when my willpower takes a nap. That is my danger time and I must plan and prepare better things to eat for when I get home from work.
Perhaps I could think of meat and pasta as side dishes. That means I'll fill half my plate with broccoli and cauliflower, a quarter with chicken, and a
quarter with sweet potato.
Here is an interesting read: http://downsizingyourbody.com
One habit I started a few months ago will help. Before every meal, I drink one big glass of water. (In the future, it will be two of the little ones.) Often we are thirsty, not hungry. Drinking before eating is a good way to fill up faster and feel satisfied.
One habit is going to be tricky to change. I eat in front of the TV. There, I've told everyone and I am not even blushing. But everyone can see the pounds that have come through it!
And I can't buy junk. If it's not there, I can't eat it!
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