OK so I swore to Lindsey I would start using the food journal I bought a couple of weeks ago. I was going to start on Monday, dont all new diet things start on a Monday? But oh no, she said I have to start today. FINE!!!!
So I got out the book and found a calorie counting book and so it began. The goal is to stay between 1500 and 1200 calories per day. So I start browsing the calorie book, imagine my shock when I calculate that my dinner last night exceed by entire daily calorie allowance. Did you hear me say DINNER not DAY, just one of the meals I ate yesterday! GEEZ
Perhaps there is some real reasons that I cannot loose and keep off weight other than I am a medical miracle! DAMN
Then I found an article in a magazine I was reading tonight about portion size. So here are some tips from the article. Serving sizes are as follows:
Meat the size of a mini pack of tissues
Beans the size of a tennis ball
Cheese the size of three dice or your thumb (I thought that was a taste)
Rice or pasta size to fill a cupcake wrapper
Mashed potaotes size of deck of cards
Bread roll size of round part of a light bulb
Cake size of a deck of cards
Butter size of a postage stamp (are you freakin kidding me right now?)
Potato chips size of tennis ball
Well doesn't that explain alot! When is the last time you put a postage sized dab of butter on your toast? How about three diced size pieces of cheese and stopping?
I have some serious revamping to do, and my stomach is going to think something is seriously wrong with a postage stamp of butter on my half piece of toast and egg whites in the morning!
Keep the faith ladies! Is anyone actually reading this blog?
DeeAnn
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Hi DeeAnn!
ReplyDeleteYes, I actually read the blog but I am too lazy to post most of the time, and I am not a lady:-)
Thanks for all the info and narratives. (You sound like a mini-Lindsey;-) They are interesting and very useful.
Hey there Three D's. Yep, you think I've abandoned you. Not quite. Part of your journey to wellness success is processing the education/information that we provide and then applying it without us. You're with yourselves 24 hours a day and you are the only ones who can put to practice the new behaviors.
ReplyDelete"Doing it" is the first step to "living it" and ultimately when you feel great, you'll get to "love it." The latter may take a while - let's just say it's like an acquired taste. But like cavier, great olives and oysters, it grows on you and is well worth it. Ok Denise, I know you don't like any of those so my advice is the usual, get over it and get on with it! :-)
Keep logging ladies - you'll be glad you did as you self reflect with response to your resistences!
And as always...be Phila Jabula (Alive with Joy!)
I heard you lost 3lbs! Congratulations DeeAnn and Happy Birthday!
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