Life Keeps Getting In The Way

That's not necessarily a true statement if you make your exercise time a priority. I'm taking responsibility when I say, I've been up to my eyeballs in projects. It's so difficult for me to take an hour and do a tape or go to the gym when ALL I can think about while I'm exercising is the stuff that's still waiting for me to do. I know all the common sense answers to this insanity in that, if I'm not healthy, none of the other stuff matters. Or that I need to make time for myself so I'm more effective for the people who need me. I know, I get it.

The bottom line is that the projects never go away, one may get finished but two more probably started while that one was in progress. Health and fitness are essential to the success of all aspects of our lives no matter how we look at it. I started out to write this entry and make just one more excuse for my lack of motivation. I can't do it. I don't have an excuse, an answer, or a direction. All I can do is put myself on my calendar, work to overcome my complete disinterest in exercise for the moment and keep up with the healthy food choices. And that's all I have to say about that!

We're Home!

And so happy to be here. I'm off to a great start by hitting the gym first thing this morning. We took lots of pictures and though I don't like my size in the images, I love my zest for life. I love that I'm healthy, and happy, and on vacation with people who love me no matter what size I am. Dave even got a pretty good picture of me in the hot tub. Go figure, wearing less looks better! Laughing!

Balance. Keep on keeping on. Make good food choices. Keep the house free from crap food. If you're gonna deviate from the low cal food, make it worthwhile. And know that this this is a journey that has no destination. Every day is a new opportunity to succeed! Yes!

Birthday Cake!

Happy Birthday Dave! Yes, I'm gonna eat cake. Not too much, but enough to celebrate with my family. I have to weigh in and measure on Monday, so I don't want to mess up my good streak. I'll let you know how I did camping after I weigh in on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend, I know I will!

This Is SO true!

Don't shop when you're hungry! I can attest to the danger in this practice. I've been in the grocery store and bought five different things to eat on the way home. Crazy! I didn't necessarily eat them on the way home, but they weren't the kinds of things I wanted to eat when I got home either!

Now I make it a hard and fast rule that I eat before I go into the grocery store. If for some reason I'm really hungry, I buy an apple. I can say I've stuck with this, diligently. Do you find that you buy dangerous foods when you go to the store hungry?

The Dreaded Plateau!

Yes, I'm stuck! I'm plateaued but I'm trying not to panic. I don't really mean panic, but slack off because I'm discouraged. I've read that it's my body getting used to the fewer calories and more exercise, but that just seems counter intuitive. Shouldn't the weight be coming off in light of the lower calories and more exercise?

So, I'm drinking more water and staying on the program. I'm even dropping my calories a little bit every other day to try to push this over the edge. This is gonna be tough because we're going camping this weekend. It's a big trip, lots of friends, and of course, great food! I'm not going to go overboard and I'm going to take advantage of the long walk to the bathroom. I'll let you know how it all pans out sometime next week! Have a wonderful weekend!

Some Things That Just Don't Make Sense

Every diet has a gimmick. Whether it's focus is protein, carbs, balance, or a large focus on one item, there are always some fruits and vegetables that are forbidden. Bananas have high sugar, corn is high sugar and high carbohydrate, and avocados are high in fat. It seems silly to me to restrict eating any food that all by itself could be a meal.

I know there is science in food and out biology as humans, but doesn't make sense that eating a banana for breakfast with your coffee is better than any other processed breakfast? The Sugar Buster diet says no. Too much sugar in the monkey food, and that will hang on to your belly fat.

I've found that it's time I listen to my inner voice and just eat good food in it's purest form. I don't like my vegetables seasoned with anything. No salt, butter, pepper, nothing! Steamed or grilled and then enjoy! Same same for fruit. I don't care for fruit cooked on a pizza, on a burger, even raw in a salad (unless it's fruit salad, and then again, plain, mixed, fresh fruit), or in pie. Okay, I can enjoy a piece of pie now and then, but I prefer my fruit fresh and raw. When it comes to pie, I tend to enjoy the flavor of the fruit as I eat the crust and leave the filling.

I declare today that I'm going with my instincts and I'm eating the fruits and veggies that I enjoy and I'm not going to worry about if corn, avocados, or bananas are touted as on the no-no list. If it's a one ingredient food, it's okay for me to eat! It's what my heart of hearts tells me is true, and that's eat good food, watch your portions, and exercise to expend more calories than you take it.

As a balancing thought, I also fell okay about cooked food, too. I don't like it cooked to death, but some things just need to be heated and/or cooked. I'm not a candidate for a completely raw food diet.

What are you thoughts on this?