Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat BAR!

Its Break time!

You are a little bit hungry, what do you do?

You head the vending machine. You grab a tasty drink.
You find yourself chomping on the free box of donuts in the break room..

and before you know it.... nooooooo!! What did I do?!

Yes.. I'm talking about SNACK time!

The first way to stop your snacking habits is to find out what they are. This begins with a food journal. Write down everything you eat in a day. Everything! Even if its m&m's at 2am. Write it.

This will help you to see where you are consuming calories. Now.. you might be a good snacker! Perfect! But for all of those who are night time nibblers.. read on..

YOU CAN OVERCOME SNACKING!

Step 1:

Get rid of all your cookies, cakes, ice creams, chips, and anything else that is fatty, sugary, and what we call.. comfort food.

Step 2: replace foods with fruits, yogurt, vegetables, or rice cakes.

Step 3: Keep busy. If you are at home do something. You might want to eat because.. thats what you do when you watch tv. Boredom got the best of you.. and so.. why not eat? no no! Try doing something else. Reading.. exercising.. knitting..drawing.. blogging..

Step 4: Make sure to eat every few hours. Eating normal balanced meals will keep you feeling full longer.

Step 5: Bring a snack with you everywhere! I bring granola bars, sometimes even an apple. To ensure I wont be grabbing that muffin at the coffee place, or heading to fast food for a quick fix.

Step 6: My personal snacking alternative is drinking water or herbal tea (no sugar added). This is a great way to keep yourself full.. without adding calories.

At first its hard to say no to people when you are at a party and they offer you something to eat. But they will be even more impressed when they see you skip the cupcake they made.. and a few months later you are a size smaller! :)

*Once I went to a thanksgiving party. My family and I ate a health meal before we went. When we arrived, the only thing I snacked on was sliced green peppers. It paid off!

51

Today I am happy to say I have lost a pound! 51 down.. 23 left to go! :)

Its time to Exercise! part 2

Even though I didn't want to.. I did..

Mostly because I knew I had everyone waiting to read about what I did for exercise today. See.. you are MY MOTIVATION!

And also because I knew I've been slacking..

Those 25 pounds aren't going to leave all by themselves.

My exercise included-

1 mile run, 13.5 minutes

30 minute "Biggest Loser" bootcamp video

20 minute walk mostly uphill

I'd love to hear what your exercise was.

Its time to Exercise!

I've been slacking in the Exercise department for the past week. I just haven't had time or desire to. Oh excuses excuses...

So today I will exercise. I encourage everyone to do some form of exercise to at least 30 minutes today. We can all make the time together! I'll update later.

List of possible activities:

Exercise dvd (Biggest loser)
Treadmill
Elliptical
Running out doors
Lifting weights
jump rope
yoga
bike ride
swimming
dancing
Walking

The "what" and the "why"

Last year I use to go on youtube to watch people's weight loss transformations. There are lots of videos and video blogs that show people as they change. Its really fun and encouraging to see so many losing weight.

I also use to be part of a group called "Overeaters Anonymous". I actually became a member before I started losing weight. My decision to lose weight came after the realization that overcoming an eating disorder required Change. So, after a few months of group talks, and online OA meetings, I joined Diet.com and actually Changed!



First however I realized the problem was deeper than just what I was eating. The problem was why and what. Often times we conquer the What without addressing the why. This often results in "yo-yo" diets. People lose and gain because the problem is still there.

For me, the issue was control. I did not know how to control my emotions. I soothed them with food. Which really just caused more problems. For months, and even sometimes now, I ask myself "am I hungry". When the answer is no.. the realization can be frightening. Asking yourself "why" is often something we don't want to do. Why am I eating? Why do I take seconds? Why can't I stop? Why do I eat when no one is around?

Evaluating ourselves can be painful. I know it is..

In order to change we must look at our entire lives, not just the diet. What are we eating? And why are we eating it?

Healthy Eating

In high school I remember taking a test that required us to memorize the amounts of servings we should have each day. I think perhaps I had my pyramid upside down.

Honestly, if you are having a hard time decided if you eat too much of one thing and not enough of another... check out this new pyramid created by "Department of Nutrition, Harvard school of Public Health"

The following article explains what and why we should be eating.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid-full-story/index.html

25 pounds to go.

After losing 50 pounds, I have decided to start a personal blog that will allow everyone to follow me and even join in! As I lose the 25 remaining pounds!

You can even start your own blog for free! www.blogger.com

Welcome to my weight loss world!