Some insights

Ok so I admit it. I have had all the best intentions of eating healthy and reducing my calorie intake. I find that I have fantastic resolve first thing in the morning. When I am out for my morning walk I have such good intentions of eating all the right foods and doing exercise and not drinking alcohol. These good intentions last through breakfast. Most days they even last through lunchtime. Then something happens in my brain at about 4:00. That little voice (of the fat girl) starts to say “oh go on have a couple of biscuits you deserve it. You’ve been good all day”. Then when I get home and am hungry the resolve is very weak. I know I should have smaller portions but I am hungry and so I put too much food on my plate and eat it all up. I then feel full but I also feel guilty. Disaster! I need to just find some happy medium that I can maintain for the long term.

I have decided on a new mantra. Before I eat something I think “would Mum eat this”. Mum has got the food thing right. Eat the good foods but in moderation. I have been reading a couple of good articles recently and I am going to adopt some of their techniques. I will share them with you. I don’t want to spoil you with all of them at once so I will spread them out over a few days to keep you coming back for more.

I am going to use a smaller plate for serving my dinner. This will limit the amount of food I can physically fit on the plate.

I know I (and you my lovely sisters) all eat our food really fast. If you think about it, it doesn’t make sense. I love food and I love eating it and yet I always eat my food much faster than people I am eating with. Why would I want to wolf it down when I should be taking my time and enjoying it? So I am going to try chewing my food a bit more and also taking time to enjoy the flavour and texture in my mouth before putting the next bit in. Apparently by slowing down the eating process you give your stomach more of a chance to tell you when it is getting full. You also stop eating the food just for the sake of it and more for the enjoyment of the flavour. Also chewing the food helps with the digestion of the food.

And finally, for today, eat more vegetables. They fill you up, they are good for you and low in calories. Simple but true. I have added this not as an amazing insight to anyone but just to remind us of what we already know.

Just for the record I have lost a grand total of 3lbs. I know it’s not much but it’s a start and at least it means I haven’t put any more weight on.