The bad news is that my weight is slowly creeping up. I have put on about 10 lbs, and I'm not happy about it. I now have a closet full of jeans that are tight. I REFUSE to give in and buy new ones!!!
So here's the plan:
- Work out hard at least 4 times a week. (cardio)
- Start doing weight training. Surely I can squeeze in 15-20 minutes a day right?
- I'm counting calories / fat / protein. I'm going to try 2000 calories per day.
- Since I don't want to do that whole diet roller coaster thing, I'm going to make a serious effort to eat more healthy things. For example, I'm trying to cut out on a lot of high fructose corn syrup, since this is BAD stuff. I'm switching to a whole grain bread with no bad HFCS. I'm switching to a healthy cereal with no HFCS. I'm V8 to my lunch and dinner menus.
- I am staying AWAY from Halloween candy!
- I am drinking 8 glasses of water a day.
I ran 8 miles this morning, and so far so good on the calorie counting. I intend to report in regularly to try to actually stay on track this time.
2 comments:
Sounds like a great plan! I eat oatmeal every morning for good whole grains, and I got lots of good ideas for mixing it up from this page:
http://www.katheats.com/kaths-tribute-to-oatmeal/
They recommend almond butter, but I think you can substitute peanut butter most times (I use the almond butter because of Sorsha though). I love the tribute, but I did not follow their directions exactly because I do not like anything too sweet first thing in the morning. It did give me some great ideas!
that sounds like a good plan renae! very healthy and not diet-y. diets don't work, but changing your lifestyle, although harder, works not just now but in the long run. i'm still 23 lbs down, and i'm eating pretty much whatever i want right now. that's mainly because i changed my habits completely, so i don't to really think about portion sizes or whatnot anymore. i stop eating when i'm full, and i have treats every now and again when i feel the need. i can't believe how simple it is now! so good luck and keep us posted!
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