So, things have got to change at this hippy's house. We're disorganized at best and it shows almost more than anywhere else in our eating habits. And we both ought to get it under control, because we need to get our weight maintained better for our health. I have arthritis in my spine and really bad knees and he has acid reflux and apnea. It's all aggravated by excess weight, which let me tell you, we have plenty of at this house.
So, we have a dear friend who also needs to make some major changes for health reasons, and she has a diabetic son. So, our family is going to support her family and vice versa. We have some similar hurdles, like a tendency to skip breakfast, and not eat as regularly as we should. We all need to get our portions under control, especially for snacks.
Our plan is not the same as hers, but they're similar enough that we can help each other a lot. As steps of the plan become habit, we're gonna add new things, until we're doing what we need to do.
So here's the plan:
No more high fructose corn syrup.
No "regular" pasta where it's avoidable. We're gonna use whole wheat and high protein whenever it's possible. (Try finding whole wheat Acini de Pepe in this area.)
Eat breakfast everyday.
Smaller snacks more often. (Not one huge snack late at night.)
Pack a lunch.
Plan out a whole week's meals at a time so we can shop more effectively.
Wish us luck.
Hi Age and Carl. Happy New Year to you both and best of luck in your endevours (sp?) especially in regards to weight management. I personally know how VERY difficult this is and I strive for the same thing you do in 2010. May I recommend a good book that I recently read? It is a fascinatingly SIMPLE and radically DIFFERENT approach to weight management but seems to me to be so sound and logical. Its not the first time I have heard of this approach either. Anyway, the book is called, "I Can Make You Thin" by Paul McKenna. You can get a "taste" (so sorry for the BAD pun!) of the book by googling it and reading a bit from his website. Its a FAST read (like 2 or 3 hours) and makes so much sense its scary. I am trying to adopt his common sense to my own eating habits. Alas old habits do die hard, but I have a lot of faith in what he says and in time I think I will "get" it. And regardless of whatever approach you do decide to take, his common sense strategies make a great adjunct (even though they are probably all that is really needed). Anyway, thought I'd add my two cents for what its worth. Here's to hoping we can all improve our health and quality of life this decade.
ReplyDeleteSmiles, Patty Berry