DON'T SKIP ANY MEALS...Eating small frequent meals help to balance your calorie intake throughout the day and also keeps your blood sugar level balanced. Instead of eating 3 big meals, try to eat 5 - 6 smaller meals throughout the day.
I have a bad habit of not eating until I am hungry and then I overeat. This is something I am working on but it is slow going.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
TIP OF THE DAY - WEDNESDAY
EAT AT LEAST 5 SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PER DAY.
Fruits and vegetables are packed with beneficial fibers, vitamins and antioxidants. They fill up your stomach fast so you feel full earlier. They are also low in calories and helps to keep your calorie count low.
This is hard for me to do and I am lucky if I get 5 per week. This is something I really want to work on this coming week.
Fruits and vegetables are packed with beneficial fibers, vitamins and antioxidants. They fill up your stomach fast so you feel full earlier. They are also low in calories and helps to keep your calorie count low.
This is hard for me to do and I am lucky if I get 5 per week. This is something I really want to work on this coming week.
Monday, April 5, 2010
TIP OF THE DAY - TUESDAY
MAINTAIN A RECORD: Keep a weekly account of your weight. This will indicate how much you have been successful while achieving your goal of weight loss or weight gain. Once you know that you have succeeded, it will boost your confidence. And if there is no noticeable success, then you can find out the causes and improve your plan.
DIETARY CHART: A meal planning chart will help you in planning your diet in advance, so that, all the required ingredients are handy and you don't have to eat any undesired food.
I like these two tips and I think they go together. I have not kept track of everything that goes into my mouth for a week or two. I think I know after about 18 months what I can eat during the day but I must admit I am not 100% sure. I am going to do better this week and I am going to get Calvin to agree on a week long menu and plan just what I am going to eat and I will know how many calories I will have each day before I eat them. We are going to start next Monday.
DIETARY CHART: A meal planning chart will help you in planning your diet in advance, so that, all the required ingredients are handy and you don't have to eat any undesired food.
I like these two tips and I think they go together. I have not kept track of everything that goes into my mouth for a week or two. I think I know after about 18 months what I can eat during the day but I must admit I am not 100% sure. I am going to do better this week and I am going to get Calvin to agree on a week long menu and plan just what I am going to eat and I will know how many calories I will have each day before I eat them. We are going to start next Monday.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
TIP OF THE DAY - MONDAY
IT'S SPRING... It is now spring and a time for new beginnings. I know I have not been to with it lately, okay for 6-8 weeks. BUT, the pity party is over. The Easter Bunny was very nice to me and brought me a Wii and Wii Fit Plus so now I have new motivation and commitment to getting back on board. Of course this Wii says I weigh 5 pounds more than my scale but I am going to just ignore that. Soooooooooo
my tip today is to just relax. Take a few minutes to re evaluate, re commit, re dedicated this spring to diet and exercise, not to get yourself, skinny, or sexy, but, to just get healthy. If you remember, we said we were going to do a 5K RUN/WALK race this August 14th and we all want to reach that finish line.
A big THANK YOU to Daniel, I had to call him just to learn how to turn the controllers on and a big THANK YOU to Chelsea, who I had to call to learn how to turn the Wii fit plus on.
my tip today is to just relax. Take a few minutes to re evaluate, re commit, re dedicated this spring to diet and exercise, not to get yourself, skinny, or sexy, but, to just get healthy. If you remember, we said we were going to do a 5K RUN/WALK race this August 14th and we all want to reach that finish line.
A big THANK YOU to Daniel, I had to call him just to learn how to turn the controllers on and a big THANK YOU to Chelsea, who I had to call to learn how to turn the Wii fit plus on.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
TIP OF THE DAY - SUNDAY
DON'T EVER SKIP BREAKFAST. Eat something: a piece of toast, fruit, etc.
Your body's metabolism rate slows down at night and does not speed up again
until you eat something.If you wait until lunch to eat, that is 4 or more
hours that your body is burning calories at a lower rate. Eat something soon
after you get out of bed and your body will burn calories at a higher rate
until lunch. Also, don't go more than about 5 hours during the day without
eating. That causes you to eat more at meal time. Eat healthy, low-fat snacks
in between meals is you are going to go more than 5 hours without a meal.
Okay, this tip is not from the sparkpeople tips for going green this month. I need things that will help me get back on track to lose weight. Hope this tip gives you all something to think about as well.
Your body's metabolism rate slows down at night and does not speed up again
until you eat something.If you wait until lunch to eat, that is 4 or more
hours that your body is burning calories at a lower rate. Eat something soon
after you get out of bed and your body will burn calories at a higher rate
until lunch. Also, don't go more than about 5 hours during the day without
eating. That causes you to eat more at meal time. Eat healthy, low-fat snacks
in between meals is you are going to go more than 5 hours without a meal.
Okay, this tip is not from the sparkpeople tips for going green this month. I need things that will help me get back on track to lose weight. Hope this tip gives you all something to think about as well.
Friday, April 2, 2010
TIP OF THE DAY - SATURDAY
BRING YOUR OWN BAG. Bring reusable bags everywhere, from the grocery to the mall. If you can't afford to buy bags, then reuse the plastic ones you already have. If you don't need a bag for your items politely decline.
Okay this has nothing to do with dieting either, unless when you go shopping you park a ways away so you can walk a little more.
Calvin was saying that in California, the stores are going to start charging for the bags if you don't bring your own.
Okay this has nothing to do with dieting either, unless when you go shopping you park a ways away so you can walk a little more.
Calvin was saying that in California, the stores are going to start charging for the bags if you don't bring your own.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
TIP OF THE DAY - FRIDAY
USE CLOTH NAPKINS. All disposable items hurt the environment, and that includes paper products like napkins. In the end, you'll save money by investing in cloth, which also looks more sophisticated.
I am not sure a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is still a peanut butter and jelly sandwich even if you wipe your mouth with a cloth napkin. I think the only positive thing is that if you do use cloth napkins, by washing them, then hanging them out to dry that is a tiny bit more exercise and you would even gain more exercise time by ironing them. Who is going to do all that and what has cloth napkins have to do with diet and exercise???
I am not sure a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is still a peanut butter and jelly sandwich even if you wipe your mouth with a cloth napkin. I think the only positive thing is that if you do use cloth napkins, by washing them, then hanging them out to dry that is a tiny bit more exercise and you would even gain more exercise time by ironing them. Who is going to do all that and what has cloth napkins have to do with diet and exercise???
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)