Joyfully Fit: It's not rocket science...

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

It's not rocket science...

but it sure feels like it sometimes. Especially when you're standing at the fridge at 8:00 at night staring at leftover birthday cake.

You can arm yourself with all the things you're suppose to remind yourself, but when it comes down to standing there and deciding if you will eat the cake or not...let's just say it feels like rocket science.

It's like training for a race...it's mainly mental. We have to talk ourselves into getting out there and running, again. We have to talk ourselves into getting off our butts to go workout. We have to talk ourselves into NOT eating that leftover birthday cake. This exercise and healthy eating lifestyle is a mental thing most of the time.

I don't have the mental energy to talk myself out of eating that leftover birthday cake. Do you know what the answer is? Throw it away. Do you know what I did instead? I ate it!!!! Oh well, I'll work it off in the morning :)

The good news is that I find that my mental strength is increasing. Does that mean that I would temp myself with a Coke and chocolate...NO! But I do find that I want to eat healthier more often and I want to get out of bed at 4:45am to workout more often.

So hang in there...maybe the mental part gets easier. Workout hard!

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Joy's Healthy Tips

Write it down! Writing down everything you put in your mouth, makes you come face to face with "what" you are putting into your mouth.
Sit down with your calendar at the beginning of the week and schedule your workouts for the week.
I workout in the early morning so I like to eat a bigger breakfast and then eat less for the rest of the days meals.
Salads are our friends. Start each meal with a big salad with low fat salad dressing. Salads are good for you and will help fill you up so you don't eat too much of the "other" stuff. This is also a good trick to use at the "all you can eat buffett".
Eat an apple. While cooking dinner, eat an apple and drink a full glass of water. This will keep you from munching on dinner as you prepare it and help fill you up.
Portion control. Next time you set the table for a meal, grab a salad plate instead of a dinner plate. This will force you to take smaller portions. Also, fill 2/3 of your plate up with veggies.
Hungry? Drink some water. Sometimes when we fill hungry we automatically search for food, but a lot of times we are just thirsty. Next time you are hungry, reach for a tall glass of water and wait 15 minutes. If you are still hungry after that, grab a healthy snack.
Drink lots of water. Our bodies need water...for hydration and to rid our bodies of toxins. We need to drink at lease 8 - 8 oz. glasses of water a day. We need even more when we exercise.
Brush your teeth after dinner. This will help you not snack in the evening.
Attack of the sweet tooth! When you get that craving for something sweet, reach for an apple. I buy a sweet variety of apple and crunch on them when I get an attack for something sweet. Apples are good for you and better on the waist line.
Just move! You'll be surprised how many calories you can burn by adding more movement to your life. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park farther away and take more steps to the store or work. Play outside or inside with the kids.