So, Zuzka and diet... Z just started over in January with her exercise program and I'm excited to be one of her workout warriors and to be off to a new fresh start again - but working out isn't the hard part for me, it's food. But guess what - Z falls off her wagon now and then and has started over with her diet before, just like me, and that is ok! Isn't that nice to know? So I just started over (again) myself with diet and I feeling totally on my game right now, it's exciting. Mentally on my game and emotionally. Of course I'm only on diet day 2, but it's gonna be good.
Probably the biggest help for me this time around (working off baby weight from my 8th) was while watching Biggest Loser a few weeks ago... the nutritionist took them to the grocery store and told them all this:
When you go shopping, pretend your cart is your stomach. You want to fill it up first with fresh produce, your veggies and fruit, so put those in your cart first, then your proteins and healthy oils, and last the carbs.
(shopping basket if you're not feeding a big family)That tip has totally helped me to stay on target when I go grocery shopping so I don't make things harder for myself here at home. Fill it with the produce first! Before I'd wait till the end to do that cause I don't want to squish the tomatoes or grapes, but that let me to overloading on unnecessary stuff - better to get the essential veggies and fruit first and really load up on them.
Another diet tip - You've got to create the right environment in your home/office if you want to lose weight. In my own words, here's great advice from Dr. Phil's book The Ultimate Weight Loss Solution
It's not about motivation or will power - you've got to create the right environment for yourself or you will not succeed. Make a Plan! Dr. Phil gives this example in his book: Imagine if you were traveling on a plane and the pilot suddenly passed out and YOU were the one who had to land the plane safely or you and everyone would die. You would be HIGHLY motivated and have a lot of "will" to want to land that plane, right? Yes. But without the proper skills and knowledge, that will power isn't going to get you there and you are going to crash and burn.
Same thing with diet.
You've got to have the skills and knowledge to succeed. One of those keys is ENVIRONMENT. You've got to have the right environment at home. Buy vegetables and buy fruit, buy healthy food and DON'T BUY THE JUNK food or things that you know you crave or are a weakness for you. I can resist the foods on the grocery shelf when I'm shopping much more than I can if it's in my pantry, so don't put it in your pantry!
You can make healthy food taste and look wonderful!
I just got the book South Beach Diet - I'd heard about it before and knew it was similar to Zuzka's recommendations. I'm not doing the diet recipes exactly as outlined in the book, but I'm eating more like Zuzka talked about once, where you can eat carbs before or after a workout, and then eat fruit, veggies, and protein for the rest of the day. It's working great so far, I just finished one week and I'm on my game right now. I have about 7 inches on my waist (abt 15 pounds) I'd like to lose.
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Let's get that fat off. And remember, it's possible to get there with Z's intense 10-15 minute workouts, because:
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