Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t… Start
loving yourself for everything you are…
Why is losing weight important to us? I saw that question written on Facebook yesterday
and for some reason the question often puts me on the defensive and my answe is
usually, “it isn’t!” Thinking about it,
the reason that question rubs me up the wrong way is because it puts my mind
immediately into a ‘diet mentality’ and that’s how I got fat in the first
place. When I focus too much on the
numbers on the scales I focus less on the quality of the food I eat and the
exercise that I undertake. So instead of
asking ‘why is losing weight important to me’, I ask why is eating healthy and
feeling well important to me. It's not just about numbers on a scale it’s about
taking care of yourself so that you feel good.
The goal isn’t size zero, the goal is Happy & Healthy! So today instead of thinking “what can I eat
that will help me lose weight” do something to head towards that goal of Happy
and Healthy. Maybe change the way you
cook, try something new, carry a bottle of water round with you, go for a walk
or in my case today make your housework, your workout! You don’t have to be great to start but you
do have to start to get anywhere close to great - small changes make a massive
difference especially when you make them permanent ones and you build on the
weekly.
So yesterday to make me happy I had sirloin steak, chips,
caramelised onions and mushrooms. To make
it healthy, I cooked the steak on a George Foreman, the chips in the Actifry with
only a tiny bit of oil and the onions and mushrooms were in a measured amount
of oil and syrup. The total for the meal
was 15pp which is at least half of what a similar meal would have cost me had I
cooked it the old fashioned way or eaten out.
My glasses of red wine make me happy; my keeping the
quantity under control is what makes me healthier.
It’s all about balance, beating yourself up constantly
for not ‘being in the zone and on track’ is just as damaging if not more so as
being overweight to start with.
Watched fat family tree yesterday, very interesting, if
you get the chance to watch it – do so, its on again Sunday, 8pm on 4seven or
its on demand http://www.channel4.com/programmes/fat-family-tree/4od
Some great information on there, presented well,
especially the bit about not drinking your calories, and how a walk can do you
the world of good in so many ways.
Anyways, I’ve got a house to continue blitzing, my
bedroom is now wonderfully tidy and clean with fresh bedding, I’ve filled bin
bags full of old clothes and I can move in there now. Think I’ll do the kitchen and living room
today, then tackle my office tomorrow.
Rock and roll lifestyle I’ve got going on here!
Enjoy your day, be happy and healthy xx
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