Monday, January 08, 2007

Truths that I have learned.

  1. Water. Drink it. It's good for you, and essential for weight loss and proper body functionality.

  2. Eat small amounts, often. Portion control is KEY, and spreading out the meals throughout the day helps the body metabolize food. Which means, when you're hungry, EAT. When you're not hungry, DON'T EAT. You'd be surprised how NOT obvious that is. The body can fool you into eating when you're really just thirsty, tired, bored, or cold. So learn to interpret your body's signals correctly.

  3. Move your butt. And your arms. And your legs. For the most part, it's simple math - to lose weight, burn more calories. Plus, you'll feel better, sleep better, and be able to lift household objects when necessary.

  4. Watch what you eat, but don't obsess. Balance is key - veggies are good for you, protein is good for you, grains are good for you. Saturated fat is bad for you, sugar is bad for you, salt is bad for you. However, it's still possible to overeat on veggies, and a diet entirely without fat, sugar or salt is not balanced. Common sense is a marvellous value.
  5. Beware of "elimination" diets, or diets that consist of a few exclusive ingredients. Even better, do away with the word and concept of "diet" altogether. Bottom line, the fresher and furthest the food is from being processed, the better.

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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Resolved, Take 5,622

I have a (stretch) goal to be down to 125 pounds by June 1st. I won't mention how many pounds away that is, but suffice to say it is a worthy and attainable goal.

I'm jumping back on the vitamin/supplement bandwagon again, and I must reiterate how much I like Puritan's Pride's website, for the amount of information it provides, as well as their "Buy Two Get Three Free" sales. I'm back to taking:

Multivitamin - overall health
Vitamin C (1000mg daily) - immune system (Vitamin C is an antioxidant)
5-HTP (100mg daily) - depression (5-HTP is used by the body to make serotonin)
L-Carnitine (1000mg daily) - weight loss (aids in the metabolism of fat)
Chromium (500mcg daily) - weight loss (plays an essential role in the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats)
Selenium-E (200mcg daily) - anticarcinogen, antioxidant (also helps with asthma - selenium is combined with vitamin E to assist with absorption)
Lysine (1000mg daily) - prevents the occurrence of cold sores, which I've been prone to since childhood
Calcium (1000mg daily) - healthy bones
Vitamin A/D (10,000/400 iu) - increases absorption of calcium, aids in cell production and vision
Multi Digestive Enzymes - to aid in digestion

I'm back to using the on-line version of Fit Day, so for the diet voyeurs out there, you can see my public page (also linked on the side bar).

The current goals are simple, since I tend to over-complicate things (Heather says I like to research too much). Eat between 1100 and 1300 calories a day, and work out for 1 hour, five days a week. Eventually I'll put the weight/measurements status chart back up, but not yet.

Sigh. Here I go again.

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