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Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life. ~Phillip C. McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, 2003

REMEMBER, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU ARE EATING, BUT WHAT'S EATING YOU!!!!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Week 2: Commitment No Carbs Week


How did the abstinence from sugar go last week?  Did it fee like you were making a commitment?  If you were not 100% do not fret, because we are now entering week 2, commitment of the 12 weeks to better!!!!

COMMITMENT is also known as promise, pledge, vow, obligation, dedication, loyalty, faithfulness, responsibility.  We have a responsibility to look after our bodies and we are making a public pledge to eat better!!!.

Are you really serious about getting and feeling better?  Then this week is for you...the commitment is about drawing a line in the sand and making a promise to yourself and the team that we are going to do this and we are going to do this together.

So what is it that we are doing?  This week we are going to show our commitment by having a NO CARBS  week.   Think Atkins Diet..Google it if you wish.  You can find details of low carb diet/food options.  This one will be tough, but we weathered the storm last week with no sugar, so this should not be so bad.  It is only one week, only 7 days!!!!  No carbs also means NO SUGAR.   Sorry, but we do have to show our COMMITMENT by doing this for a week!!!

What are carbs?  Add these to the NO EAT ZONE;  Refined foods such as White Bread, Pasta, Rice, Cereal, Cookies etc.

But wait, there are good carbs too....you are allowed to eat Whole Grain foods, Rice Pasta, beans and fruits.  The more fibre the better, so again, read your labels.  When in doubt, fresh is best.
 
 Some food ideas: 
Breakfast;  fruit smoothie with yogurt and juice, porridge or hot oatmeal, eggs, one whole grain slice of toast with cheese or butter, Peanut butter is OK too!!!
Lunch:  Salad with tuna, beans, hard boiled eggs, oil and vinegar dressing or a burger without the bun with salad.  Try a Wendy’s salad. High in fat, but better than a burger, fries or sub!!!!  Any salad, vegetable or fruit.  All proteins and fats are ok.  You can have bacon and eggs, but no toast!!!!  Omelette with cheese, chicken fingers, but no fries etc.
Dinner:  Meat and veg basically.  Just keep that in mind and you won’t go wrong. 
Snacks:  Dried fruit, banana, nuts, veggies dipped in humus, water, water, water.

Warning:  Popcorn as a snack is a no-no...very high in Carbs.  Avoid it for this week.

If you can keep away from Carbs this week, I promise you will be rewarded next week.

         Avoid Fast foods
·         Plan ahead, bring your lunch...even a few slices of meat and salad go a long way.  Add in an apple/fruit and some almonds or dried fruit to snack on and you are good to go!!!

TIP OF THE WEEK

It is not what you are eating, but what is eating you!!!

In the book Women, Food and God, the author asks you to ask yourself why do you eat when you do and why do you eat what you eat?  Sometimes it is self-sabotage.  We just do it even though we know it is bad for us.  For others it could be habit, boredom, stress, worry, laziness, avoidance, anger, fear, sorrow, lack of acceptance, feeling of failure etc.  Keep a log of when you reach for the food and write down what you are feeling when you get those cravings?  You have to go there!!!.  You MUST allow those feelings to happen.  Quit eating your feelings.  What is the worst that can happen?  Let the emotion happen and it will pass.  Just like using your will power, it is only for short periods of time and then the feeling passes.    Embrace those feelings and understand them.  Once you conquer those feelings and no longer bury them, you will be ready to move forward.

LETS SEE IF YOU REALLY MEAN IT THIS WEEK!!!!


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  1. Sarah's BlogJanuary 12, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Ok, so the no carbs does not work for me!!!! I had toast, a muffin, potato salad and spaghetti yesterday. Since there is no failure, only learning, what did I learn?!!!

    What I learned about me anyhow, is that I need some carbs or else I feel like I am missing something (maybe not that much, but now I know!!!). That's OK. I am still going without sugar!!!

    I am also down 6lbs so far and that is good!!!

    I have started exercising which is not officially part of this plan until Week 3, but all in all things are going well.

    What I am excited about is how everyone is getting on board and are excited about being better in the new year. We are all helping each other along and watching what we are eating!!!

    Everything in moderation!!! So I might have failed one test, but I am still going to pass the course right?!!! If I am happy with my kids getting 75%, why not me? Why do we always think if we don't get 100% we have failed? 49% is a fail is it not? So I am guessing I am still at 80% right?!!!!

    I look forward to hearing your stories!!!!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    ...doing something is always better than doing nothing...I am proud of you..keep going!!

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