Okay, I will admit it..I do not like the word "diet". Heresy, I know. String me up by my fingernails, water torture me, burn me as a witch. I truly believe the word "diet", especially when used as a verb, is one of the most negative words someone can use when trying to improve their health.
In my opinion, there is a very good reason for this aversion. Diet seems to imply a way of eating which is different from the way one should normally eat. In other words, it's a temporary change enacted to bring about desired weight loss results. I've always thought that this is a sort of backward way of looking at being healthy. I mean, if one goes on a diet and loses weight then, theoretically, the diet has "worked". At this point, that person will usually go back to the old ways of eating because of the very often hard to follow extreme nature of the diet regimen. Then that person often gains the weight back which causes them to go on another diet. It's an endless cycle and pretty self-defeating.
Wouldn't it be more effective to eat healthy all of the time? I'm not saying it's necessarily easier. Lord knows caramel turtle cheesecake has a loud, mighty and convincing voice. But ultimately I really believe that eating healthier wins out over dieting everytime in the Great Weight Loss Battle.
It's the same with New Year's resolutions. We usually set lofty and somewhat unachievable goals and then find that we become discouraged when we don't attain instantaneous results or when those goals prove too difficult. I'm a big fan of baby steps-- small goals which give us those warm, fuzzy feelings of satisfaction once we accomplish them.
That being said, here are my personal goals for this 3 month challenge:
1. Eat healthier, which unfortunately means
less sweets and less chocolate. ( I'm silently
crying inside.)
2. Exercise more. (Preferrably in a fairly
remote corner of the world. Say...Siberia.)
3. Lose about 10 lbs.
That's it. Nothing earth shattering. I'm not even jonesing for that big pot o' money. Okay, well maybe I'm jonesing a little bit. But I'm jonesing for a big slice of caramel turtle cheesecake even more. What are your 3 month challenge goals?
Hi Michelle. I thought I posted my goals, but I don't see them. Give me a little time, I get it sooner or later. You might need to give us a "How to BLOG" class on Monday.
ReplyDeleteMy Goals:
1. Eat a healthier breakfast - because I feel that is super important and I'm always in a hurry and skip it. Coffee is NOT breakfast!!
2. work out 4 times a week
3. Have Sex 7 days a week. Just kidding!! Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention.
4. Drink more water
5. Lose 10-12 lbs.
BEEFY NOODLES WITH SOUR CREAM SAUCE
ReplyDelete2 cups whole wheat pasta, such as ziti or pene
1 lb extra lean ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 cup of mushrooms, sliced(optional)
2 cups of low-sodium veggie juice, sucha s v-8
1 Tablespoon of ketchup
1/2 teaspoon of garlic
1/2 teaspoon of celery salt
1/4 teaspoon of dried oregano or Italian
seasoning
1 cup of light sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
1. bring pot of salted water to boil and add pasta. Cook until tender and drain. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, brown lean ground beef and add chopped onion. Add the mushrooms Cook until browned.
3. To the browned meat add the veggie juice, ketchup, garlic powder, celery salt, and oregano or Italian seasoning. Stir well and reduce heat.
4. Add the cooked pasta to meat sauce.
5. Stir in the sour cream, salt and pepper. Mix well and serve.
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ReplyDeleteLOL, Lorelle! Does Bruce know your goal for marital physical fitness? Thanks for posting and the recipe.:)
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