Just4Today, I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. And I’m going to walk at least 3 miles, drink 2 liters of water & take my fiber supplement. Also just to keep things exciting, I won’t eat more than 6 teaspoons (24 grams) of added sugar (indicated by the “Sugars” label on the packaging of prepared foods.
My friend (who may want to remain anonymous) and I have partnered — we both have events coming that make a little weight-loss an appealing goal. For me it’s getting a new drivers license. I’d like it if I could report a half-way decent number in the weight column but, even more — I’d like to have just one chin looking out at me from the photo….
Well, a girl’s got to have a dream. Doesn’t she?
You may have noticed that I took a rather sudden week off. That time change last week hit me like a sledgehammer — I could hardly formulate a clear thought much less contemplate the meaning of goals/struggle/success that normally gets my blood racing in the morning.
I’m sorry for that. My only excuse is that it took me as much by surprise as it probably did you.
What are you going to do today & what did I miss while I was gone?
Tuesday, Don’t eat anything bigger than your head?
Just4Today, I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Also, I’ll walk at least 3 miles, take my fiber supplement & eat less than 24 grams (6 teaspoons) of added sugars.
Whew. That’s starting to take a serious commitment just to type out the list!
My friend, Carolyn, at Many Years Young found an interesting article:
Well, lifestyles have changed a lot over the last 1,000 years. But, I doubt that our routines require us to eat 69% more food than our ancestors! Wow.
I don’t mention portion control in my daily list but, measuring portions is a regular habit. A few years ago Mister measured each type of our bowls (using a measuring cup to fill them with water) Then he took a group photo of all & labeled the photo with the volume for each.
It’s been very helpful — now we can accurately match the bowl we use to the serving size we plan to eat. We have one set of bowls (gigantic bowls) that has only been used for soup ever since!
I could babble on about our plates and the serving-gourds we use that are actually measuring cups with big long handles but, I’d rather hear about you::
What are you going to do today? And do you have any tricks for making portion control less painful?
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