Attending an all-you-can-eat
We all have these occasions. Whether it is a family gathering, social event or a restaurant. My husband spent a year avoiding the restaurants.Then he moderated to "It's ok for breakfast or lunch but don't eat dinner unless you are hungry, but then only have a salad".
Start your meal with a glass of water. Serve yourself a bite or two of each thing that looks interesting. Eat your bites. You can go back for the ones you really liked but give your self small portions. Same with dessert. Try to limit yourself to 5 bites or less of dessert. End with a salad. Stop eating as soon as your stomache says it is full. Get away from the food and go for a walk. Stay away from the food after you have walked away.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Tip of the Day
Walk 10,000 steps a day.
Get your self a good pedometer. One that tracks steps, miles, and calories and preferably holds onto your history. Every morning I weigh in on the wii fit and then record my steps from the day before and the time I spent walking. The wii fit graphs all your information out for you. If you don't have a wii fit you can record your results on a calendar and graph it out. Graphing is important. Every day is not going to be a good day. You will go up and down. The important thing is that you are trending down ward. Each high being lower that the one before, and each low being lower than the one before. I have had weeks of being about the same ie: plateauing. This is normal. It is your body adapting to your new weight level. Keep walking, the weight will start to fall offf again.
I started at 10, 000 a day and had sore legs legs the first 5 months. I was ok with that. For me sore legs means I am doing a good job. If soreness discourages you from excercizing then record a normal day of walking on your calendar. The next day aim for doing 50-100 more steps than the day before. Stay with that number for a week, and then up the number another 50-100. Continue this process until you reach 10,000.
For example say a normal day for you is 500 steps. Write that down on your calender on the date that you did it. The next day your goal is going to be 550-600 steps. Keep doing that everyday for a week and then up your new goal to 600-650 steps for a week.
Get your self a good pedometer. One that tracks steps, miles, and calories and preferably holds onto your history. Every morning I weigh in on the wii fit and then record my steps from the day before and the time I spent walking. The wii fit graphs all your information out for you. If you don't have a wii fit you can record your results on a calendar and graph it out. Graphing is important. Every day is not going to be a good day. You will go up and down. The important thing is that you are trending down ward. Each high being lower that the one before, and each low being lower than the one before. I have had weeks of being about the same ie: plateauing. This is normal. It is your body adapting to your new weight level. Keep walking, the weight will start to fall offf again.
I started at 10, 000 a day and had sore legs legs the first 5 months. I was ok with that. For me sore legs means I am doing a good job. If soreness discourages you from excercizing then record a normal day of walking on your calendar. The next day aim for doing 50-100 more steps than the day before. Stay with that number for a week, and then up the number another 50-100. Continue this process until you reach 10,000.
For example say a normal day for you is 500 steps. Write that down on your calender on the date that you did it. The next day your goal is going to be 550-600 steps. Keep doing that everyday for a week and then up your new goal to 600-650 steps for a week.
Tip of the Day
Limit your salt intake.
Salt makes you retain water and makes it harder to lose weight. So when eating chips, stop at 5. Little or no salt on popcorn.etc.
Salt makes you retain water and makes it harder to lose weight. So when eating chips, stop at 5. Little or no salt on popcorn.etc.
Tip of the day
Drink water!
This one is important enough I have listed it twice! After you weigh in in the morning, start drinking your water.
This one is important enough I have listed it twice! After you weigh in in the morning, start drinking your water.
Tip of the Day
Avoid carbonated beverages!
They make you fat! Drink water. Drink enough water through out the day to keep the thirsties away. A good indicator that you are drinking enough water is that your urine is clear or almost clear. Try to end your day well hydrated. Water helps you lose weight. It washes out the toxins and helps move the fats out.
They make you fat! Drink water. Drink enough water through out the day to keep the thirsties away. A good indicator that you are drinking enough water is that your urine is clear or almost clear. Try to end your day well hydrated. Water helps you lose weight. It washes out the toxins and helps move the fats out.
Tip of the Day
Don't eat after 7 p.m.
Unless it is a salad without high calorie dressing. A vinagerette is ok. or a vegetable. Everything else is too high calorie and will turn to fat.
I do make exceptions to this rule when I am out eating socially. I understand that it will take a few days after to work off the extra weight. It is a risk I am willing to take because relationships are important to me.
Unless it is a salad without high calorie dressing. A vinagerette is ok. or a vegetable. Everything else is too high calorie and will turn to fat.
I do make exceptions to this rule when I am out eating socially. I understand that it will take a few days after to work off the extra weight. It is a risk I am willing to take because relationships are important to me.
Tip of the Day
Eat a good breakfast.
I started my journey with the axiom "Eat breakfast like a king/queen, lunch like prince/princess, and dinner like a pauper." In other words, eat breakfast until you're full, lunch until you are no longer hungry and eat a light dinner. If you eat your big meal at the beginning of the day you can spend the whole day working off the calories. When your big meal is at the end of the day, your body turns it into fat. It is ok to go to bed hungry. Every time I go to bed hungry I wake up weighing less than the day before:)
I started my journey with the axiom "Eat breakfast like a king/queen, lunch like prince/princess, and dinner like a pauper." In other words, eat breakfast until you're full, lunch until you are no longer hungry and eat a light dinner. If you eat your big meal at the beginning of the day you can spend the whole day working off the calories. When your big meal is at the end of the day, your body turns it into fat. It is ok to go to bed hungry. Every time I go to bed hungry I wake up weighing less than the day before:)
weight loss tip of the day
Weigh in daily
I weigh in daily and keep a record on wii fit and My fitness pal, which is an app. By tracking your weight daily you can begin to see how your intake and exercise affect your weight. For example, a week ago I spent two days at cub country. Ate the same, exercised differently, but still achieved 10,000 steps. I was up 3 pounds! What happened? I realized I hadn't drunk enough water. So I worked on getting rehydrated and my weight was down the next day. If I hadn't weighed in I wouldn't have known there was a problem and wouldn't have figured out a solution.
I weigh in daily and keep a record on wii fit and My fitness pal, which is an app. By tracking your weight daily you can begin to see how your intake and exercise affect your weight. For example, a week ago I spent two days at cub country. Ate the same, exercised differently, but still achieved 10,000 steps. I was up 3 pounds! What happened? I realized I hadn't drunk enough water. So I worked on getting rehydrated and my weight was down the next day. If I hadn't weighed in I wouldn't have known there was a problem and wouldn't have figured out a solution.
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