Written by tigs01 on 31/01/2011 17:41
...I've just been dieting or following a healthy eating plan since I was eleven years old!
Well, not all the time, but most of the time. I've never, ever made it to goal before. I have probably lost at least forty stones in all of those years. I have never lost as much in one attempt (four and a half stone, give or take, a little more most likely but that depends on whether the weird and unexplained gain really is going as it appears to be), before now.
Thing is, I've been doing this for so long now - and learned a lot about nutrition both at school and through reading up on the subject down the years - that I know just what I need to do. WeightWatchers just gives me a framework to hang all of that knowledge on to, and helps me control my portions. Writing down what I eat is a huge help, too.
I bang on a lot about eating mindfully. Writing things down is a great aid to that. I can sit there and fill in my tracker and think 'Ooh, bit short of vegetables so far, must have a salad with dinner', or 'Carp, I've not had any fruit, I should grab a couple of clementines if I need something to nibble on'. I can also see if I've maybe had more bags of crisps in a week than I would usually (as I did last week - and which, although within points, may have attributed to the gain thanks to all that sodium. Which is why I don't normally eat them much, if at all.)
The point of my little ramble here is that I know what works for me. Most of it is based on fairly sound nutritional information, unless you happen to believe the dietician who recently wrote an article stating that five portions of fruit and veg a day has no scientific basis and is actually a ploy by a small group of producers in the US about twenty five years ago to aggressively market their fruit and veg as being ever so good for you. Well, most of us were probably brought up to the cry at the dinner table of 'Eat your greens, they're good for you!', which for many will well and truly predate this idea of getting your five a day.
It's certainly far better for you to snack on fruit and veg. Then again, an oatcake and a piece of cheese is also very good for you, although higher in points. Good carbohydrate and protein is a good combination.
Moderation is key. I don't go overboard on any one thing during a day. If I have eggs for breakfast, I don't usually have eggs for dinner. If I have chocolate at lunchtime, I won't have more later on. One bag of crisps a week or so is enough for me. Pizza as an occasional treat - within points - is fine. Anything within points is fine, but most of what you eat should be healthy, fresh, unprocessed food, and cooked from scratch if at all possible.
Go easy on the salt! Whether you have high blood pressure or not, too much salt is not good for you. Keep an eye on food labels. Look out for hydrogenated fats and oils (very bad for you, transfatty acids.) Watch the sugar and sodium contents on packaged foods. I prefer not to consume five teaspoons of sugar in my breakfast cereal, thanks all the same.
And now, if you will excuse me, I think I will go and throw a pizza in the oven. I have been cleaning the kitchen today and am in the middle of it, so quick and easy dinner is the byword today!
Well, not all the time, but most of the time. I've never, ever made it to goal before. I have probably lost at least forty stones in all of those years. I have never lost as much in one attempt (four and a half stone, give or take, a little more most likely but that depends on whether the weird and unexplained gain really is going as it appears to be), before now.
Thing is, I've been doing this for so long now - and learned a lot about nutrition both at school and through reading up on the subject down the years - that I know just what I need to do. WeightWatchers just gives me a framework to hang all of that knowledge on to, and helps me control my portions. Writing down what I eat is a huge help, too.
I bang on a lot about eating mindfully. Writing things down is a great aid to that. I can sit there and fill in my tracker and think 'Ooh, bit short of vegetables so far, must have a salad with dinner', or 'Carp, I've not had any fruit, I should grab a couple of clementines if I need something to nibble on'. I can also see if I've maybe had more bags of crisps in a week than I would usually (as I did last week - and which, although within points, may have attributed to the gain thanks to all that sodium. Which is why I don't normally eat them much, if at all.)
The point of my little ramble here is that I know what works for me. Most of it is based on fairly sound nutritional information, unless you happen to believe the dietician who recently wrote an article stating that five portions of fruit and veg a day has no scientific basis and is actually a ploy by a small group of producers in the US about twenty five years ago to aggressively market their fruit and veg as being ever so good for you. Well, most of us were probably brought up to the cry at the dinner table of 'Eat your greens, they're good for you!', which for many will well and truly predate this idea of getting your five a day.
It's certainly far better for you to snack on fruit and veg. Then again, an oatcake and a piece of cheese is also very good for you, although higher in points. Good carbohydrate and protein is a good combination.
Moderation is key. I don't go overboard on any one thing during a day. If I have eggs for breakfast, I don't usually have eggs for dinner. If I have chocolate at lunchtime, I won't have more later on. One bag of crisps a week or so is enough for me. Pizza as an occasional treat - within points - is fine. Anything within points is fine, but most of what you eat should be healthy, fresh, unprocessed food, and cooked from scratch if at all possible.
Go easy on the salt! Whether you have high blood pressure or not, too much salt is not good for you. Keep an eye on food labels. Look out for hydrogenated fats and oils (very bad for you, transfatty acids.) Watch the sugar and sodium contents on packaged foods. I prefer not to consume five teaspoons of sugar in my breakfast cereal, thanks all the same.
And now, if you will excuse me, I think I will go and throw a pizza in the oven. I have been cleaning the kitchen today and am in the middle of it, so quick and easy dinner is the byword today!
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