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Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary of my new "healthstyle". That has me thinking and evaluating my progress. When I look at pictures of myself from last summer I see a big difference in my appearance - and that IS important to me, but the biggest change has been in my physical stamina and flexibility. Almost every week I am reminded of the limitations I felt last year...just this week my DIL and I were grocery shopping and she offered to let me push the cart. I told her "No, I'm going to go ahead of you and look at a few things." She stopped and looked at me and said, "I can't believe the change in you! Not so long ago you needed to hold on to the cart." I stopped for a moment and reflected, "You're right!...huh...I'm not sure when that changed." Physically, I went from being able to spend about 10 minutes on my exercise bike to now being able to do one hour on my elliptical with 4 high intensity bursts. And I FEEL so much more energy...I want to remember this when I consider going back to my old habits.
Another actual change in me has been in what I LIKE to eat. I'm sure I'd still like all the desserts I've given up and the heavy pasta dishes, but I'm finding I really ENJOY most of the healthier foods I'm eating. Before this last year I could not stand eating most fish. Once in a while fish and chips were okay, but I'd rarely even eat that. I decided to try different fish and keep trying until I found one I could tolerate. After a couple of months I found rainbow trout and found a way to prepare it that I really like...in fact I actually CRAVE trout when I've not had it in a while! That is a monumental change for me!! I've always liked most fruits and vegetables, but this year I changed my relationship to them. I now think of them as the main course and the proteins and carbs as the side dishes. I also think of them as snacks and desserts...the farmer's market, produce aisle, and fresh fish counter are my new best friends.
As I look over my weight loss graph I see my weight loss slowed down to a crawl since Easter. If I am being completely honest I am discouraged by that. GoodMan says he doesn't know anyone with as strong a willpower as mine...and he's right, when I set my mind to something I don't waiver...but that holds true for the opposite side of my healthstyle...I can just as easily decide "to heck with it! I'm done"...and stubbornly refuse to eat healthy and exercise. I wish I knew what it is that turns that good-for-me-switch on in me, and how to stop the bad-for-me-switch from getting on. I'm hoping journaling my thoughts help to reinforce that good-for-me-switch. Remembering how I felt last summer and comparing it to this summer as well as thinking about how much I actually enjoy the healthy foods give me that push I need to keep up my healthstyle.
TTFN
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1337 kcal
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Fat: 49.17g | Prot: 113.31g | Carbs: 164.15g.
Breakfast: Giant Breakfast Cookie. Lunch: Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless), Cantaloupe Melons, Sweet Red Peppers, Meza Roasted Pine Nut Hummus, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables (Including Tomatoes and/or Carrots), Wild Rainbow Trout. Dinner: PF Chang-Style Lettuce Wraps. Snacks/Other: Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps. more...
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2873 kcal
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Exercise:
Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 15 hours, Elliptical - 1 hour. more...
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