Today is the day to get started on the New You! Putting it off for even one more day is pointless. Who says that weight loss programs have to start on Monday? If you wait until Monday, you may have another pound or two to lose. Don't even think of it as a DIET (that dreaded four letter word). Instead, it is a lifestyle. It is much easier to LOSE the weight than to KEEP IT OFF - UNLESS - you make your new eating plan a LIFESTYLE. You will learn to love this new way of eating - honestly, it will happen. You will learn to love your body! You will learn to feel satisfied without being stuffed to the point of not being able to breathe after every meal. Haven't we all come out of a smorgasbord restaurant knowing that we have overeaten terribly! We had to try a little of this and a little of that and of course we had to have dessert because it was included! Heaven forbid that we walk away from that! So just a little cake or pie with ice cream on top, and oh yes, a few sprinkles and nuts and is that whipped cream I see? Well, we've all been there, haven't we? For that reason, I DO NOT eat at smorgasbord restaurants any more unless they have a choice of an entree aside from the smorgasbord. I do not want to put myself in a situation of that much temptation. Get to know what presents excessive temptation for you and avoid those situations as much as you can.
Get in the habit of reading labels. Know how many calories you are eating and what you are putting into your mouth. It's your body. Don't take it for granted! I log my foods every single day so I will know how many calories I am consuming. Always remember to count any condiments or butter you may use. Otherwise, you are just fooling yourself and it will show on the scales. If I overeat early in the day, I have to make up for it at dinner time. Sometimes, I can only eat a couple of boiled eggs at dinner, BUT I have made a conscious choice to do so. For example, I love to eat at Lone Star Steak House, but the lunch has more calories than my usual lunch. If I choose to eat there with my husband when we are out running errands, I know I will have a couple of boiled eggs for dinner. I still feel in control of my diet, because I have made a CHOICE. If you want an online version of a food log at no charge, go to www.myfitnesspal.com and set up a free account. I use the Fitbit Zip to track my activity and the free app that comes with it will let you track your foods, activity, blood glucose and blood pressure. Whatever you choose, be faithful to log all of the food you put in your mouth as well as the water you drink (that's very critical to weight loss as well). Pretty soon, this new lifestyle will become a comfortable habit and you will start seeing changes in your body as I have. I have been on my new lifestyle program for a little over two months now and I am very comfortable with it and I am seeing wonderful changes. Plan your own life and feel better than you have ever felt before. TODAY is the day to get started!
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