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When Life Gets in the Way

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Life, as we all know, consists of plans and directions altered by twists and turns every where.  So what happens to our weight journey when life gets in the way?

I have a wonderful family.  My grandchildren are all young and adorable (that changes as they grow).  I want to be a part of their lifes which go by so fast.  I also have a 40 hour a week job which I was hoping to be able to quit by now.  Events of the recent past have increased my debt rather than lessen it.  So, I am stuck working at a decent pay – very decent – instead of being the care giver I want to be for the grand-kids.

It is time to make a decision.  I talked to a realtor, finalized my plans to sell my house, and now I have several things to do to get the house ready to sell, fixing, packing, trashing, selling, storing, and moving.  All this on my already time crunched schedule.

What does this have to do with weight loss or even weight management?  Think of the extra stress, the missed meals, the drive through food pickups to save time, etc  etc etc.  Yes,  what does  it have to do with my weight loss journey?

It is a bump in the road; A huge bump.  It will be hard to practice the new habits I have built during the past year or so.  Thankfully, I am on a portion control plan where I purchase my meals and snacks all ready for the microwave.  The longest any takes to cook is 6 minutes.  I also will be taking an appetite suppressant to avoid binges.  I will have to purchase fruits and veggies all ready prepared to have on hand as I munch through my tasks.

And exercise?  I think I will be getting much more exercise than I want, thank you for asking.

All of this is to say – life is not always smooth on your weight loss journey, but you have to continue to reach your goal and past that to maintain your goal.  It is also to say I probably won’t get much time to post.   So, hit the RSS button  for a subscription to your favorite reader or for an email subscription.  And feel free to browse the 65 posts or more plus the extra pages.  There is a wealth of good information written just for you.

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Portion Control in Weight Loss. What is a Portion?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

All over the Internet, TV, books, magazines, etc, you are told to use portion control to loss weight.  Before you can use portion control, you need to know what a portion is.  Before you can determine what portions to eat when during your day, you need to know the daily requirement.

The USDA developed a food pyramid years ago.  I was introduced to it in elementary school when I was taught the main food groups.  While stumbling around the Internet, I found out this is actually a pictorial of the balance one should have between the food groups.

The food groups are:

  • Grains – 6 ounces a day
  • Vegetables – 2 ½ cups a day
  • Fruits – 2 cups every day
  • Milk or milk products – 3 cups a day
  • Meat/Beams   5 ½ oz every day

Through the years, the USDA has continued to refine their research.  There is a wealth of information on their site.  As well as downloads and online tools.  They break the food pyramid down to focus on children, pregnant women, and ‘normal’ people.  I found some down-loadable pdfs on their site which I have put on my new page.  Just click on the tab Food Pyramid to see them and download them.

Back to food control:  I found a handy little pdf file at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the Department of Health and Human Services..  The site suggests you laminate to carry it with you.  I find it to be a very handy tool. Will these tools help you?  How?  What other tools do you find helpful?

Click here download the pdf file.

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