I'll admit that I haven't started exercising yet, despite my post saying I was going to. I feel guilty about that and I know this guilt will weigh on me and get me moving soon hopefully. I've been somewhat successful in prolonging the time between my meals, but I'm still eating more than 3 meals a day.
I HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS THOUGH! Since my last post I've been drinking water throughout the day and am only having diet soda at dinnertime. I don't know if I feel healthier, but I have noticed a difference in the way I drink.
Well, let me start by saying that this is the first time I'm drinking water over soda since as early as I can remember. I switched to diet soda, pepsi, when I was about 17 years old. I basically have lived a dehydrated life and there have been times when blacking out was more common than not. There were a few years where I had blacked out maybe 4 or 5 times in a year. It was a mixture of heat exhaustion, dehydration, and stress. I don't know why I hated water, but I did. When I exercised on and off over the years, I would only drink the absolute minimum amount of bottled water needed to get by. This is why I'm shocked that switching to tap water, not even bottled water, doesn't feel so wrong to me. I think I might actually stick with this.
I've always chugged soda and would manage to drink about 2 bottles of soda a day. This hasn't changed, I'm chugging the tap water but I'm not having 2 bottles worth of it. For some reason I'm not quite as thirsty. When drinking soda at dinnertime, the glass takes much longer to empty. Even as I type this, I have quite a few sips left of soda from earlier in the day and it's taking me forever to get through it. I'll admit it it's a hard craving to kick, but I like this change and hope there are more to come with my new beverage of choice.
NOW FOR NEWS
Within the matter of minutes, I came across 3 health inspiring news articles to get even the likes of me motivated (tomorrow)...
DRASTIC HEALTH CHANGES CAN KEEP YOU FROM LOSING WEIGHT
According to Dr. Holly Philips from CBS news, when it comes to exercise, "we might start out too extreme, from not exercising at all to exercising too intensely." These drastic changes can be the reason why you're not losing weight. She suggests that scaling back on your efforts might yield bigger results. One small permanent change each week will help you lose 4x the weight in 4 months.
VIDEO LINK: http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=139195@wcbs.dayport.com- A food diary forces you to keep honest about what you're eating.
- Eat slowly so you enjoy the meal and a result of that will be eating less throughout the day.
- Go to bed and hour earlier.
- Brush your teeth after every meal to get rid of the taste of food.
- Stop drinking soda.
- Walk 5 minutes extra each day.
- Chew gum while cooking.
BLOGGING THE WEIGHT AWAY
Australian born Shauna Reid, then 23, weighed 351 pounds when she started her blog, DietGirl.org. She posted full body photos, blurring out her face, and posted her weight loss journey earning herself international popularity with over 500,00 readers. She originally turned to blogging because she felt it was a forum for "anonymous group therapy."
"All my friends were skinny, so I didn't want to talk to them about how scary and lonely it is to be fat. They're lovely, but they just wouldn't understand -- they don't know what it feels like to not be able to walk down the street -- it is out of their realm of experience. I had always written my secrets in a diary, but I knew the task ahead called for more than a journal. So I would go online and tell anyone who was listening how much it hurt to be this weight -- and every blog entry started with my exact weight. Readers started to cheer me on when the number went down, and encouraged me to stay with it when the number went up. I'm blogging now about how hard it is to maintain a healthy weight."
Five Tips from Reid for Diet Blogging
1. Share your statistics
2. Get involved with the blogging community
3. Keep writing through the tough times
4. Have fun with your writing!
5. Beware of blogger butt - Don't forget to switch off the computer and get your exercise done!
WAKE UP LOOKING BEAUTIFUL! Apparently washing your face before you go to sleep every night will keep your face looking young and healthy 5 years down the line.
- Take the pressure off your eyes and avoid wrinkles by sleeping on your back.
- Use 2 pillows to drain puffiness from your eyes.
- Too many carbs will make you look puffy in the morning.
- Use a humidifier to keep your face and hair full of moisture.
- Keep your hair frizz free with a Satin pillow.
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