I have started up this week finally logging and counting calories. It is surprising just how many calories I had been eating and how gradually I had little by little getting away from my meal pan. This is what happens when you stop counting your calories. I must admit though, the break away from calorie counting and logging was a needed rest. I still measured my main meals, it was the snacking that was my undoing. I will work to re-establish my routine and make better habits as I continue to make my lifestyle more mentally permanent. I learned I still have not been able to over come my old nature and desires which means that I haven't come to that place in my heart yet as seeing food as fuel. I see food as pleasure and something to ease tension still. Granted, the enjoyable pleasure experience thing that food brings me is not a bad thing, but only becomes so when it over takes me and causes me to binge. That is what happened to me over the holiday. My son in law told me to concentrate on the idea that food is fuel for the body ( Nadine ) and not for pleasure. This is hard since I am a cook. He also told me to not exercise to eat. Which I occasionally do ( like for pizza ). He said I will never lose weight if i do that. He said fuel the body for exercise when needed, approach it that way. That's a different concept for me. I used to say to myself, " Oh, I used up 200 cal. therefor I can have an extra slice of pizza." No he said if your body need the extra carb and protein before or after work out, eat it, but no more than it needs to get you by. Don't use the excuse of exercise to eat more than your body needs just because you exercised. This means you don't have to eat up all that you used up if you are trying to lose weight. I know this, but hearing it from him in this way was good. It explains the food as fuel concept better. He eats some almonds and jerky before a work out or a protein bar. I don't usually need to eat anything before a work out since I work out after breakfast. I usually don't need to eat after wards either since I have lunch soon after wards, but if I do it's usually an apple with some jerky or some dried fruit and or some almonds. I make sure that I get a least a bottle of water down me after a work out.
This weeks goal is to plan all my meals the night before so I don't have to guess what I am going to eat. I do better on my diet when I do this.
To go to the gym 5 days this week.
To get in my Bible study ( book of Hebrews )
Try one new recipe
Those are my goals for the week
Have a good one