While I'm on holidays here in Whistler I have all the best intentions. You'd imageine that being here and exercising all day out on the slopes would be a good start to my weight loss regime but it is taking all of my will power to resist the not-so-healthy food options that are constantly being suggested by the group I am with.
Where possible I try to choose the healthy options like soup for lunch but it is proving tricky when everyone is tucking into yummy burgers and chips. I am making a big effort to do Ravens trick of leaving some food on the plate but for many of the meals this week I have been so hungry I have devoured the meal so fast that I forgot to leave any behind. oops. I think the leaving some behind makes me more aware of the food I am eating rather than reducing the calories I am consuming.
When I get back from the holiday I will do my first weigh in and then work on a more structure plan of attack to lose some weight. For now it is a good exercise in controlling my will power which is probably one of the most important aspects for me.
I think the leaving of the food at the end does make you more aware of the food you are eating but that's good for occasions when you are watching tv and eating popcorn or nibbling peanute while reading a magazine. Before you know it the food has gone and you weren't even aware that you ate it you were just eating it unconsciously - for the sake of eating it. Well that's how I see it.
ReplyDeleteHope you're having fun.
Raven