Holiday Eating tips

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas. ~Author Unknown

Christmas is right around the corner,and so are, the holiday feasts. Yah know, the kind that last all day. Sometimes an entire week. And the goodies just keep coming.

Here is a link to some tips on how to stay thin during the holidays..

http://www.essortment.com/lifestyle/dietinghowtog_sgvn.htm

Tip of the day

If you Love french toast as much as I do..

use these tips to lower calories


1. Use 35 calorie wheat bread.

2. Use low fat or fat free milk.

4. Use egg beaters or egg whites only

5. Use Cinnamon to add some flavor, leave out any additive sugar

6. Cook on non stick skillet, no need for butter or oil

7. top with margarine and light or sugar free syrup

Imagine.. only 35 calories for the bread means your bread only equals 175 calories.. plus the nice healthy eggs and milk.. what a tasty treat!

New hair cut!

the chubby wife

As much as I try to pretend like being married doesn't effect my health. It totally does!

Since getting married 6 months ago.. I had gained.. yes. 10 pounds. I was exercising.. and eating healthy. I just wasn't eating as little or as exact as I did before the big day.

One day I finally had to admit.. I was gaining... but the strange this was. I didn't feel bigger. In fact my clothes were the same. So perhaps it was water weight. But anyways.. I have lost 8 of those pounds in the past 2 weeks. And am happily back to eating less than 1200 calories. And I am about to go running.

I don't feel badly about the last 6 months. I have totally enjoyed not being so intense about fitness. I recommend cutting yourself some honey moon slack and enjoying your life a bit. But as my husband makes himself tasty snack and eats another helping of pasta. I take a sip of his home made milk shake, I leave a little pasta on my plate, and drink some extra water.. all to stay in shape.

I know it was my diet. So I'm cutting back. And it feels good! I even got my hair cut.

Being a wife is a whole new department for weight loss. You have to start all over and try new methods. And I'm sure being a mother is even more difficult.

But I am seeing that scale go back down. And I'm feeling hopeful. And I'm happy.

tip of the day

3500 calories = 1 pound of fat

you need to burn 500 calories a day or eat 500 calories less to burn 1 pound a week.

do both and lose 2 pounds a week.

weightloss made simple.

so count those calories and get a move on.

I'm not there yet.

I'm not sure how to get to the next place. Without letting go of this place. This is the place of secure. I've accomplished so much. Yet, I'm not there yet.

Its like getting to your senior year and giving up and not graduating. You can see the end.. but you just give up.

Where to find the inspiration? To go above an beyond.. to do even more. What is the next step? How to we get even better. How do we change even more. How?

let us

Each day we are faced with the same thing. Ourselves. And without realizing it we start each day with a choice. The choice to do something different. To challenge ourselves in ways we never have. To show ourselves what we are made of. To become what no one thought we would ever be. To be stronger than we ever thought possible. To go above an beyond. To be different.

Being comfortable is the worst place to be. We don't want to move. We like it.

Lets get uncomfortable. Lets shake things up. Lets change.