So the hubby and I started doing the Whole30 program, and we followed it very closely for a couple of weeks. In late March, I had to go to Florida for training with my host travel agency, TPI (in Maitland). It was nigh on impossible to maintain the food standards we had at home while traveling. For one thing, TPI provided our breakfasts and lunches, so I had no control over what was in the food. I did make some good choices, but I also made some questionable ones... LOL And the hotel had an Irish Pub (and I was there over St Patrick's Day weekend), so...
Got home at the end of March, and did okay for the next couple of weeks (foodwise, I'm still not exercising regularly...boo!) until I headed to Las Vegas for the Home Based Travel Agent Forum at The Paris hotel on the strip. I have to say that I really wasn't trying very hard to be good about what I was eating, but I didn't do as badly as I might have before we started trying to eat better.
At home we eat almost no bread or grains, practically no sugar or artificial sweeteners or dairy, no processed foods or soy, and no legumes. But we do eat lots of grass and "whole" foods that don't have additives or "bad" oils. We make all of our own condiments (which is really much more simple than I imagined) and spend lots of money of less-processed food and products from grass-fed, free-roaming animals. Hubby has (of course) lost more weight than I have, but for me the bigger issue is that my body feels better without all that stuff. When I get the meal planning down and get back into the regular-exercise mode, things should be much better.
After all, I need to be able to walk 10 miles in about a month from now for our trip to Oregon. I need to get a move-on!
17 April 2018
23 February 2018
New Adventure/Goals
I'm guessing that this blog is going to be viewed by me and no one else. It isn't intended for anyone else, so I supposed that's okay. My intention is that this will be my personal journey journal - a way to document where I've been and where I'm going.
If you have found your way to this blog and want to follow my journey, welcome! I'm happy you're here.
So here we go...
DAY 1 (23 February 2018)
For the majority of my life, I have struggled with managing my weight and really accepting and loving myself. While I know this isn't exactly unique, I have come to a point where I realize that I have to focus on my own journey and health and not on what anyone else is or isn't doing, how they are eating, how successful or unsuccessful they are on their own journeys, or what they think of me.
I recently realized that I have been using busyness as an excuse to not take care of myself. Yes, I've got a lot going on right now, being pulled in a hundred different directions. But who isn't busy? Who has tons of time on their hands? If there are such people, I have not met them. Everyone has responsibilities and obligations and family and laundry and errands and... I'm no different than anyone else in that regard.
Where I do differ from some other people that I know is in taking the time to make my personal health and well-being a priority. I can't use my busy schedule as an excuse for not taking care of myself. The only one I'm hurting is me.
So that's where I find myself. I cannot allow myself to become any bigger or more unhealthy. I need to prioritize exercise and better food choices. I can't really get behind the diets that want me to completely cut out carbs or gluten or red meat or dairy or ... I realize there are people who are unable to eat these foods for various reasons, but I don't think it's necessary for the average person to completely remove things they like from their diet. Yes, I should take in less sodium, dairy, sugar, and processed foods. But I know myself. If I try to stop eating or drinking something I love (like red wine), I know that I will eventually go completely off the deep end of binge on that very thing. Better to find a way to moderate my intake of things that aren't as good for me as other things.
I also had an epiphany recently that I will never be able to just eat whatever I want and not really pay attention to how much I'm putting in my mouth. I will always need to track my food and beverages in some way in order to maintain any weight loss that I attain. I know it sounds a little ridiculous that I had to have an epiphany about that, but I did. I've lost large amounts of weight (50+ pounds) in the past, but then slid straight back into my old habits and regained all that weight and more! (And I know I'm not alone there either...)
So I need to carve out time to (1) plan my meals and eat better, (2) exercise REGULARLY, (3) document my journey, and (4) go to my weekly WeightWatchers meetings to be encouraged and inspired.
Until next time...
If you have found your way to this blog and want to follow my journey, welcome! I'm happy you're here.
So here we go...
DAY 1 (23 February 2018)
For the majority of my life, I have struggled with managing my weight and really accepting and loving myself. While I know this isn't exactly unique, I have come to a point where I realize that I have to focus on my own journey and health and not on what anyone else is or isn't doing, how they are eating, how successful or unsuccessful they are on their own journeys, or what they think of me.
I recently realized that I have been using busyness as an excuse to not take care of myself. Yes, I've got a lot going on right now, being pulled in a hundred different directions. But who isn't busy? Who has tons of time on their hands? If there are such people, I have not met them. Everyone has responsibilities and obligations and family and laundry and errands and... I'm no different than anyone else in that regard.
Where I do differ from some other people that I know is in taking the time to make my personal health and well-being a priority. I can't use my busy schedule as an excuse for not taking care of myself. The only one I'm hurting is me.
So that's where I find myself. I cannot allow myself to become any bigger or more unhealthy. I need to prioritize exercise and better food choices. I can't really get behind the diets that want me to completely cut out carbs or gluten or red meat or dairy or ... I realize there are people who are unable to eat these foods for various reasons, but I don't think it's necessary for the average person to completely remove things they like from their diet. Yes, I should take in less sodium, dairy, sugar, and processed foods. But I know myself. If I try to stop eating or drinking something I love (like red wine), I know that I will eventually go completely off the deep end of binge on that very thing. Better to find a way to moderate my intake of things that aren't as good for me as other things.
I also had an epiphany recently that I will never be able to just eat whatever I want and not really pay attention to how much I'm putting in my mouth. I will always need to track my food and beverages in some way in order to maintain any weight loss that I attain. I know it sounds a little ridiculous that I had to have an epiphany about that, but I did. I've lost large amounts of weight (50+ pounds) in the past, but then slid straight back into my old habits and regained all that weight and more! (And I know I'm not alone there either...)
So I need to carve out time to (1) plan my meals and eat better, (2) exercise REGULARLY, (3) document my journey, and (4) go to my weekly WeightWatchers meetings to be encouraged and inspired.
Until next time...
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