Let’s Kick This Thing Off!

As you can see from my posts, I’ve already started making changes in the way I eat, even though the fat fighting contest didn’t officially start until today.

That’s because I have no interest in dieting. I don’t diet. It doesn’t work for me. The only time I lose weight is when I work out and eat healthy. That means no forbidden foods, only thinking twice before eating foods. If I want some chocolate and I put it off for an hour and I still want the chocolate, I’m gonna eat the chocolate. My goal is to make sure I’m giving serious thought to anything I eat before I eat it. That’s why you’re going to see this area flooded with pictures.

I will be trying to cut back on meat (especially red meat and pork), focus on natural plant based sources of protein and calcium, aiming to increase my fiber intake and drinking plenty of water. These are all areas I tend to fall short at.

My biggest challenge is going to be working out. I have a hard time working out at home. I have to go to the gym to get anything done. Unfortunately, going to the gym means a 20 minute drive each way and getting the kids all packed up and ready to go early enough to get there, work out, shower, get home, feed the kids lunch and get them down for naps. That means if I’m not out the door by 9am, it’s not going to happen that day. That’s a challenge on days like this on where I was up with the kids twice last night.

Hopefully Greg will get home from work early enough for me to head over there.

Now, I’m off to figure out what to eat for breakfast and to get the kids packed up.  It’s grocery day and I need to stock up on healthy snack options I can carry with me when we’re out running errands. Time for raw veggies, pretzles, some cheese sticks and maybe some Zone bars.