Weekend Follies

Okay, so I attempted to start my weekend off with a solid plan. Work, plan and execute my personal food menu and exercise. Well, I worked and I ate, but it wasn't food on my original menu. Working out? Big negative! However, in my defense, I did walk around Target a really long time and even parked further away than usual. There. I am not that much of a slacker.

Here's the deal with changing your eating. It isn't a diet. It isn't rocket science. It is merely making conscience choices. Choosing salad over fries as a side dish. Wheat bread over white. Turkey over beef. You get it?

Weight management is simply saying yes more often to foods that are naturally lower in fat and also high quality. I only restrict myself from sugary beverages and fast food. I also avoid processed and artificial foods. Natural food is food that feeds your body and soul. Fake and processed foods confuse the body. It doesn't know how to metabolize them, so, they get stored as fat. Understand?

Okay back to the follies. I went out without breakfast. That is a no-no! In 30 minutes, I was starving and at the mercy of convenience food. Sometimes, it happens kids. You get caught in the street hungry and with no plan and you succumb. Today my friends, I broke my rule. Hey, I had to eat something, but I did make the best choice possible. I ate a burger from a mom and pop restaurant near my home. I had only mustard and pickles on it. I ordered water in lieu of soda and I had no fries. Just the burger. Not too bad, huh? For dinner I ate Swedish meatballs (no gravy), mashed potatoes and broccoli. Balanced and delicious. Later, I was hungry again. See, this is why you should eat within the first hour of being awake. This is why healthy snacks and a timely eating schedule are essential. Now, it is 12 am and I am hungry as a bear!

Alas, I will have a hot cup of lemon herbal tea sweetened with agave. I repeat, I don't do diets. I make choices. As many good choices as I can. One day at a time. One meal at a time. It's how you win at losing. It's how you learn to live in beautiful harmony with food :)