I happen to catch this the other day. This lady was me! I could not understand why I wasn't thinner. She says earlier on that she works so hard that she should be skinny. She can't understand it either. Like her, I was not spending my savings at the drive-in and I wasn't stuffing myself sick most of the time. I was exercising enough that I "should have been thinner".
My diet and hers in the clip were very similar. That old me would have been angry at Alison Sweeney. I would have thought she was insane and I would have shouted at the TV "easy for you to say you health planned, trainer afforder, personal styled.... TV... star" :P But, really what I would be saying is "I don't want to give up my food, I neeeeeed it".
I have been pleasantly surprised at the food I have been able to eat, but that teacup of cereal and the flute glass of pasta is a fact. Sure I can have more of both of them but at a cost of other calories somewhere else. I have made peace with that.
People, I get all the excuses. I lived them all myself. Sure you have to have real expectations about what your body can do, but I know you can make the changes to be the best you can be. There is life after a flute of pasta and it is enjoyable...I promise.
My diet and hers in the clip were very similar. That old me would have been angry at Alison Sweeney. I would have thought she was insane and I would have shouted at the TV "easy for you to say you health planned, trainer afforder, personal styled.... TV... star" :P But, really what I would be saying is "I don't want to give up my food, I neeeeeed it".
I have been pleasantly surprised at the food I have been able to eat, but that teacup of cereal and the flute glass of pasta is a fact. Sure I can have more of both of them but at a cost of other calories somewhere else. I have made peace with that.
People, I get all the excuses. I lived them all myself. Sure you have to have real expectations about what your body can do, but I know you can make the changes to be the best you can be. There is life after a flute of pasta and it is enjoyable...I promise.
I love this. I think learning about portion and calorie content was the main reason I was successful in losing weight. Until it clicks.... it is really hard to see the number on the scale go down.
ReplyDeleteThe part I'm having a hard time mastering is the binge. I think I'm an all or nothing girl. I'm having a hard time with a few M&M's. I want LOTS of M&M's. :)
Baby steps!