Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 21 2012, 12:01 am in eating healthy, food
Yesterday I read a blog post by a dietician that reminded me that eating healthfully doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, it should be very simple. Now I don’t mean that it should be easy to avoid those things that we crave (sweets, chips, etc.). The fact is that will likely always pose at least a bit of a struggle for us. What I mean is that we don’t have to make eating healthfully all about the latest thing — stay clear of carbs, trans-fats, etc. Eating right should be common sense. We ought to be able to look at what is on our plates and know instinctively (for the most part) whether it should go in our bodies or not.
Steamed veggies? Yes. Death By Chocolate dessert? No. At least not beyond small portions and on rare occasions.
I mean, I know when I’m eating something I shouldn’t. I will often even feel the guilt and the voice inside my head saying, “You shouldn’t do this. It isn’t good for you,” before I eat it. Sometimes even before I prepare it or buy it at a drive-through window. And yet I do it anyway. And I feel like smacking myself immediately afterward. It’s frustrating, and it’s something I fight often. Why? Laziness. Mood shifts. Stress. I’ve got to just flat out stop it. Three months ago, I was closing in on the halfway point to my end weight goal. Now I’m re-losing several pounds, and it’s frustrating. I just have to not allow myself to let that frustration lead me down the path to more bad eating choices.
What do you think are some strategies for forcing ourselves to remember what we should be doing and to actually do it?
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Beginning next week, The Healthy Writer blogging schedule will be shifting a bit. Never fear, all your favorite Healthy Writer bloggers are sticking around. You’ll even be hearing more from some of them. As of next Monday, here’s the adjusted schedule:
Mondays — Michelle Butler (no change, still her fabulous and inspiring posts)
Tuesdays — Mary Curry (moving her wonderful food posts from Saturdays)
Wednesdays — Trish Milburn (The Biggest Loser recaps during the seasons, then other topics when the show isn’t running)
Thursdays — Rotating between Tawny Weber, Anna Sugden and guest bloggers
Fridays — Sally Kilpatrick (going from twice a month to every Friday)
If there are topics we’ve not covered that you’d like to see us blog about, please let us know. We’re here to help inspire you to live your healthiest life possible.
Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 14 2012, 12:01 am in eating healthy, exercise, Trish Milburn, weight loss
It’s Valentine’s Day, so I hope you all have a lovely holiday. Today I’m going to be hitting my local grocery store to buy the things I need to fix a special Valentine’s meal for the hubby. Today is the 20th anniversary of when he proposed. Picture me as a senior in college running around [...]
Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 9 2012, 10:15 am in eating healthy
I have several family members who are diabetic, including my mom. And with my sweet tooth, I’m very conscious of managing my sugar intake so that I don’t follow in their footsteps. The last thing I want is to have to poke my finger with a glucose meter or, heaven forbid, take insulin shots. Lots [...]
Posted by Michelle Butler Jan 29 2012, 9:25 pm in eating healthy, Emotional Eating, exercise, fitness, food diary, Michelle Butler, Michelle Mondays, stress, weight loss
I’m hoping that last week’s post about my struggles with motivation, and the responses to it, are the start of a turn around in my health and fitness efforts. I have tried to do better this week. It wasn’t always pretty. I skipped Weight Watchers because I just could not face a bad weigh in. [...]
Posted by Trish Milburn Jan 26 2012, 12:01 am in eating healthy, exercise, guest blogger, weight loss
By Nancy Northcott Well, here we are two months into my efforts to whittle down my weight. I have to admit those efforts haven’t been as zealous as they need to be. I’ve modified my eating habits but haven’t managed to get the exercise portion of the program going. Even so, I’ve lost 1.8 pounds. [...]
Posted by Trish Milburn Jan 24 2012, 12:01 am in eating healthy, exercise, goals, Trish Milburn, weight loss, Writing
Some of you might have noticed that I flat out forgot to do my regular post here last Tuesday. That’s just one of the side effects of my crazy January full of pressing deadlines. The other — I’ve done abysmally on eating and exercise this month. I’ve made some good food choices and gotten a [...]
Posted by Michelle Butler Jan 22 2012, 10:00 pm in bad habits, eating healthy, exercise, fitness, food diary, Michelle Butler, Michelle Mondays, motivation
I can’t seem to find my motivation. I know what I should be doing to pursue my health and fitness goals, but I just can’t seem to do them. To make things worse, baked goods (half the time baked by me!) and other not-wise-food choices keep calling my name, and I answer their cry. I [...]
Posted by Michelle Butler Jan 16 2012, 1:13 am in cooking, eating healthy, food, Michelle Butler, Michelle Mondays, recipes
A new trend in the healthy eating and living world is Meatless Mondays. It’s fairly self-explanatory, but the idea is that you don’t eat any meat on Mondays for the good of your health and/or the environment. I haven’t gotten on the Meatless Mondays bandwagon, but I will do meatless meals. I typically don’t eat [...]
Posted by Trish Milburn Jan 11 2012, 12:01 am in eating healthy, The Biggest Loser, Trish Milburn, weight loss
I’m doing bullet points this week because I’m in crazy deadline mode this month, and my hair is on fire. * Alison told players that whoever has highest percentage of weight loss this week on the winning team gets to give immunity to someone on the losing team. * Alison asked for two volunteers from [...]
Posted by Michelle Butler Jan 8 2012, 9:34 pm in 10 Healthy Guidelines, cooking, eating healthy, food, Michelle Butler, Michelle Mondays, portion control, process, recipes, weight loss
One of the secrets to succeeding with your New Year’s Resolutions, or goals as I like to think of them, is planning. Planning and preparing for success help me continue my journey to become and stay a healthy writer. In order to lose weight or maintain my weight loss, I need to be careful with [...]
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