I recently saw this post on 'Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat'. I think it is perfect to pass along because it is something that I am trying to implement in my life for the rest of the year. That is a healthy eating lifestyle as opposed to dieting.
This is day 2 of eating healthy and not counting my calories. It's amazing how less frequently I eat and think about food when I'm really listening to my body. It also helps that I can eat what I want and not worry so much about macro nutrients. I'm still sort of measuring out my portions but not tracking my calories. If I want a few extra raisins in my oatmeal I can have them! Or some peanut butter! I've noticed since the challenge that I'm not as hungry and I don't need to eat nearly as much as I used to. I bought 2 sushi rolls for tonight's dinner and I have a feeling that I won't finish it. I used to be able to eat double that and not think twice. But now that I'm listening to my body I have a feeling that it'll tell me not to clean my plate. This will be huge. I've also noticed my clothes are even looser than they were three days ago. Fantastic! I hope I can keep this up. I should say that I'm not working or under a tremendous amount of stress right now. I'm completely relaxing at home and doing what I want. I'm hoping this is good time to make this lifestyle a habit, especially when I go back to work or I'm tempted with holiday eats.
Anyway, I've pasted the post below. I think all these reasons are so true. I don't want to be a dieter any longer!
Experts say we should treat a healthy diet as a component of a healthy lifestyle. We should tell ourselves that we are not on a diet but rather adopting a new way of eating for life.
Healthy Lifestyle Versus Diet
Healthy lifesylers eat whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and lean protein. Dieters pay $20 to download an eating plan that promises they’ll drop 9 lbs. in a week.
Healthy lifestylers encorporate exercise into each day as if it were as integral to the day as brushing one’s teath. Dieters pay $1000 for a treadmill, use it for a week, and then hang stuff on it.
Healthy lifestylers sit down and luxuriate in each meal. Dieters eat crap that’s off plan in the car hoping no one sees.
Healthy lifestylers enjoy a walk after dinner most nights. Dieters purchase a giant pink exercise ball that’s only purpose is to frustrate the heck out of the dog.
Healthy lifestylers stop eating just before they feel full. Dieters eat potato chips as if they will be moving to the moon tomorrow and never have access to the glorious morsels again.
Healthy lifestylers focus on visiting with family and friends at the holidays. Dieters worry about eating too much pumpkin pie and then do.
Healthy lifestylers might eat a little too much ham so they pack up the leftovers and give them away. Dieters say, oh screw it, a lot.
Healthy lifestylers always eat as though they’re on “maintenance.” Dieters, “What’s maintenance?”
Healthy Lifestylers float in the same weight range give or take five pounds. Dieters gain.
What else do healthy lifestylers do?
P.S. I’m only relaying what healthy lifestylers do. I’ve only visited Healthy Lifestyle Planet I live on Planet Diet.
I recently saw this post on 'Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat'. I think it is perfect to pass along because it is something that I am trying to implement in my life for the rest of the year. That is a healthy eating lifestyle as opposed to dieting.
This is day 2 of eating healthy and not counting my calories. It's amazing how less frequently I eat and think about food when I'm really listening to my body. It also helps that I can eat what I want and not worry so much about macro nutrients. I'm still sort of measuring out my portions but not tracking my calories. If I want a few extra raisins in my oatmeal I can have them! Or some peanut butter! I've noticed since the challenge that I'm not as hungry and I don't need to eat nearly as much as I used to. I bought 2 sushi rolls for tonight's dinner and I have a feeling that I won't finish it. I used to be able to eat double that and not think twice. But now that I'm listening to my body I have a feeling that it'll tell me not to clean my plate. This will be huge. I've also noticed my clothes are even looser than they were three days ago. Fantastic! I hope I can keep this up. I should say that I'm not working or under a tremendous amount of stress right now. I'm completely relaxing at home and doing what I want. I'm hoping this is good time to make this lifestyle a habit, especially when I go back to work or I'm tempted with holiday eats.
Anyway, I've pasted the post below. I think all these reasons are so true. I don't want to be a dieter any longer!
Lifestyle Versus Diet
November 13th, 2008 Kiki Posted in Uncategorized |
Experts say we should treat a healthy diet as a component of a healthy lifestyle. We should tell ourselves that we are not on a diet but rather adopting a new way of eating for life.
Healthy Lifestyle Versus Diet
Healthy lifesylers eat whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and lean protein.
Dieters pay $20 to download an eating plan that promises they’ll drop 9 lbs. in a week.
Healthy lifestylers encorporate exercise into each day as if it were as integral to the day as brushing one’s teath.
Dieters pay $1000 for a treadmill, use it for a week, and then hang stuff on it.
Healthy lifestylers sit down and luxuriate in each meal.
Dieters eat crap that’s off plan in the car hoping no one sees.
Healthy lifestylers enjoy a walk after dinner most nights.
Dieters purchase a giant pink exercise ball that’s only purpose is to frustrate the heck out of the dog.
Healthy lifestylers stop eating just before they feel full.
Dieters eat potato chips as if they will be moving to the moon tomorrow and never have access to the glorious morsels again.
Healthy lifestylers focus on visiting with family and friends at the holidays.
Dieters worry about eating too much pumpkin pie and then do.
Healthy lifestylers might eat a little too much ham so they pack up the leftovers and give them away.
Dieters say, oh screw it, a lot.
Healthy lifestylers always eat as though they’re on “maintenance.”
Dieters, “What’s maintenance?”
Healthy Lifestylers float in the same weight range give or take five pounds.
Dieters gain.
What else do healthy lifestylers do?
P.S. I’m only relaying what healthy lifestylers do. I’ve only visited Healthy Lifestyle Planet I live on Planet Diet.