Wednesday 29th May 2013
Today is your day, Your Mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.” Dr Seuss
60 years ago today Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
became the first men to reach the 29,028ft (8,848 metres) summit of Everest on
May 29 1953, what an achievement; something that was thought couldn’t be done! Just one of many astonishing accomplishments
by man proving that if we put our mind to something we can achieve most things,
yet some things i.e. weight loss, at times seem much more difficult that
climbing Everest don’t they! And knowing
how to do something doesn’t mean you will do it, I heard a statistic recently
that 65% of the health care profession are overweight, that’s statistically
more than any other profession in the country and yet they like me know better,
they know the importance of healthy eating and taking care of yourself.
Last night we touched on how in the real world it is
unlikely that you will be ‘on track’ and losing weight all the time, real life
gets in the way doesn’t it. Sometimes
your head just isn’t focused on the importance of healthy eating for numerous
reasons, it may be that there’s so much other stuff going on in your life you
just can’t focus on it, or you may be having a fab time in the sunshine
enjoying a bbq and a bear and what you weigh is the last thing on your mind.
What’s really important is you don’t think ‘sod it’ and just
start neglecting yourself and eating junk and not thinking about your health at
all. Just because you don’t lose weight
for a few weeks doesn’t mean you have to give up on making healthy choices
altogether, weight loss is not the only reward for eating healthily and moving
more! It’s really important to realise
that and it can help if you turn healthy eating and moving more into a habit,
part of your everyday life style so that when those times hit when you’re not
so focused, you are still automatically making wiser choices without realising
it as that’s the norm in your house.
Take emotional eating for example – everybody does it at
some time, so if you have a tube of Pringles it’s going to set you back 27pp
(an entire daily allowance!) whereas if your home is full of healthier snacks you’re
likely to do less damage, it’s all in the preparation. You can’t eat what isn’t there! Mom bought Pringles last week and we ate them
– I would never put Pringles in my trolley because I know I’m going to end up
eating them, I’m the same with multipacks of Cheese and Onion crisps, if they’re
there I won’t settle till they’ve all gone (I’ve convinced myself they’ll go
off!) And don’t worry healthy snacks are
good, or at least healthier which can just mean smaller portions of stuff, for
example I’d allow myself to bring one bag of cheese and onion crisps home because
that’s only going to cost me 4pp, not the 24pp that would be in the multipack,
or the 27pp in the Pringles! Same works
with chocolate, a 100g bar of Cadbury dairy milk will set you back 15pp, a
Weight Watcher bar is 2pp, no brainer really or even a smaller bar of your
favourite chocolate, I’m a galaxy girl myself and a 50g bar is 8pp, so they don’t
get purchased very often! Yes you can
save yourself lots of ProPoints or calories just by thinking in the supermarket
before you buy it and by making those decisions/choices regular habits.
We’re off on holiday next week and I’ve already decided I
will be enjoying myself and having a good time, indulging in the good stuff,
however I won’t be being ridiculous and thinking sod it, one because I don’t
want to gain lots of weight and two because I know overindulging too much gives
me and mom heartburn and indigestion and messing with her sleep too! It’s just not worth it in my opinion; it’s
all about the balance and being selective with what you indulge in!
On that note, I’m off to make me a cuppa, I’m still drinking
my glass of water before my first cup of tea, a nice new habit I plan to
continue, 1/3rd of a litre of water consumed within half hour of
getting out of bed can only be a good thing.
Whether you’ve got your own personal mountain to climb today
or not, remember all the reasons why you’re amazing and you can do anything that’s
important enough to you.
Eat Gorgeous & BeYouTiful xx
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