Guys seriously!
This whole eating healthy and working out is HARD! Why is it so hard? I became a personal trainer, and got my bachelors degree in Nutrition Science. I understand the importance of eating right, and working out. I promise I do! But it is so much easier to do as I say not as I do, and not so easy to practice what you preach.
This is ridiculous.
I am going to tell you a secret. Ready for this? Sugar is MORE addicting than most drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. Think about it. How many of us can drink alcohol and not have a problem? How many of us used to be smokers and stopped? I did! Smoking actually caused me to be so sick to my stomach, that I quit cold turkey. Yet, every day for the past week I have dealt with IBS attacks, stomach aches, nausea and more. But have I stopped eating junk? Nope. Sure haven't. I can't really say anything about drug addiction because I have never tried any drugs. What I can tell you is that to quit sugar, is almost downright impossible. You know it is hurting your body. For me it was physical pain! Yet, I could not stop. I had an easier time quitting smoking. It does not make sense.
But it is true. Sugar is a very addicting agent. The problem is, it is in EVERYTHING! Go to the store, and read every label before you put it in your cart. So many items out there that you think is healthy, actually contains sugar. Even in sneaky ways like dextrose or those nasty sugar substitutes.
Here is the thing. I can dive into a workout program, and the associated diet plan. I will do great. Lose weight, and start to actually feel good about myself.
Then something snaps. I start seeing results and I feel that I can enjoy a treat because I have worked so hard. That ONE treat, is all it takes for me to spin out of control. Ruining every single good result I started seeing. One treat, and everything spirals out of control. For what? Why do use food as reward system? I have done so well, so I deserve a pizza? Seriously?
Food is meant to nourish our bodies, not as a reward for good behavior. This goes towards us and even our kids. We use food for a reward system for so much! Think about it? How many times do we take our kids to get ice cream because of good grades? This is teaching our kids the exact mindset that we are struggling with right now!
It is time...time to put an end to this.
So I am creating this blog. This blog will be for me, to hold me accountable but I hope this helps everyone else. Show everyone else that this is possible.
So for the next 100 days I plan to workout (at least 5 to 6 days a week. Lets not get crazy here!). Eat healthy! My goal is to have less than 5 unhealthy treats for the next 100 days. If I can do NONE that would be even better. But I am also a realistic person. My goal is that if I do slip...I will not beat myself up about it. I will just get RIGHT back, the very next meal and not allow this to make me spiral out of control like I have in the past.
This starts TOMORROW!
I will post every day, showing when I have completed my workout, and sharing what I have eaten for the day. If I slip, I will post about that slip and how I handled it. I will write a blog once a week, sharing how my week actually went. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Let's see how this goes!
Wish me luck, I think I will need it.
This whole eating healthy and working out is HARD! Why is it so hard? I became a personal trainer, and got my bachelors degree in Nutrition Science. I understand the importance of eating right, and working out. I promise I do! But it is so much easier to do as I say not as I do, and not so easy to practice what you preach.
This is ridiculous.
I am going to tell you a secret. Ready for this? Sugar is MORE addicting than most drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. Think about it. How many of us can drink alcohol and not have a problem? How many of us used to be smokers and stopped? I did! Smoking actually caused me to be so sick to my stomach, that I quit cold turkey. Yet, every day for the past week I have dealt with IBS attacks, stomach aches, nausea and more. But have I stopped eating junk? Nope. Sure haven't. I can't really say anything about drug addiction because I have never tried any drugs. What I can tell you is that to quit sugar, is almost downright impossible. You know it is hurting your body. For me it was physical pain! Yet, I could not stop. I had an easier time quitting smoking. It does not make sense.
But it is true. Sugar is a very addicting agent. The problem is, it is in EVERYTHING! Go to the store, and read every label before you put it in your cart. So many items out there that you think is healthy, actually contains sugar. Even in sneaky ways like dextrose or those nasty sugar substitutes.
Here is the thing. I can dive into a workout program, and the associated diet plan. I will do great. Lose weight, and start to actually feel good about myself.
Then something snaps. I start seeing results and I feel that I can enjoy a treat because I have worked so hard. That ONE treat, is all it takes for me to spin out of control. Ruining every single good result I started seeing. One treat, and everything spirals out of control. For what? Why do use food as reward system? I have done so well, so I deserve a pizza? Seriously?
Food is meant to nourish our bodies, not as a reward for good behavior. This goes towards us and even our kids. We use food for a reward system for so much! Think about it? How many times do we take our kids to get ice cream because of good grades? This is teaching our kids the exact mindset that we are struggling with right now!
It is time...time to put an end to this.
So I am creating this blog. This blog will be for me, to hold me accountable but I hope this helps everyone else. Show everyone else that this is possible.
So for the next 100 days I plan to workout (at least 5 to 6 days a week. Lets not get crazy here!). Eat healthy! My goal is to have less than 5 unhealthy treats for the next 100 days. If I can do NONE that would be even better. But I am also a realistic person. My goal is that if I do slip...I will not beat myself up about it. I will just get RIGHT back, the very next meal and not allow this to make me spiral out of control like I have in the past.
This starts TOMORROW!
I will post every day, showing when I have completed my workout, and sharing what I have eaten for the day. If I slip, I will post about that slip and how I handled it. I will write a blog once a week, sharing how my week actually went. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Let's see how this goes!
Wish me luck, I think I will need it.
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