Excuse Me, Is My Diet Showing?

JuMp FoR JOY!

I have been thinking very long and hard about exercise and eating healthy.  Let's face it- I LOVE food so eating healthy really is not a problem for me, well, except for all things "deep fried and smothered in chocolate"! (thanks Fairy Godmother on Shrek2).  It's the exercise part that's hard to stick with.  However, I have 2 kids and one of them keeps me on my toes and extremely busy! If you are ever curious and want to track your calorie burning, click here and you can track everything from caulking bathroom windows to running down toddlers! It's that detailed! :) 

And from that website I gathered some pretty great insights to weight management and just being healthy day to day! I just want to make sure I'm fit enough that if there is ever a fire in the middle of the night that I have the ability to grab my kids, my camera, my video camera and my external hard drive and get out of the house! Jeff should be running out of the house on his own, I can't carry everything! ;)

Here are some tips that I have read and memorized for my personal use and you can take these if you need some inspiration!

1. Living an active lifestyle is a commitment. Plain and simple!

2. The diet mentality is never going to produce the lasting changes you seek.

3. Knowledge is Power! (Thanks School House Rock and my college Nutrition class) In order to eat foods that make your body healthy and beautiful you have to be informed of what foods provide what nutrients and vitamins that your body needs; to burn calories and fuel your body for daily activities.

4. Never forget the basic weight loss equation.  Calories expended must be greater than calories ingested in order to lose weight.

5. Rule number 5 is supposed to say "make small changes a little at a time." But if I'm being truly honest with myself, I'm a "go hard or go home" kinda person. I either do it all at once and make the change and be done with it or I just slip back into the old lifestyle...but that's just me.

6. You won't be perfect everyday. Staples has the "Easy" button- so give yourself a "restart" button and start over the next day- it's ok to eat cookies and enjoy them every now and then! 

7. Dump the internal critic. Just say to yourself from the beginning that eating healthy and being active is a positive thing in your life- and you have no room for criticism! Positive talk will help you reach your goal- not making yourself feel like a failure! Refer yourself back to rule number 6! ;)

8. Lose only 1-2 lbs a week. Don't over due it! Have fun and really, don't sweat the number on the scale! Heck, my number changes every day, I don't even know how much I weigh, really! It's not the number on the scale or on your pants that matters. It's whether you are healthy and you feel good about yourself.

There are SO many more tips and secrets and things to think about such as  dieting and metabolism, healthy eating habits, refining your style, stress management, and why the scale lies! There's much much more! I'd suggest this website to anyone that wants to change their lifestyle! It's so positive and informative that you can't take it all in in one sitting! 
It's just great! 

So get up and go! Do something active and fun and make sure to laugh along the way- we're living life here people! And we only get one! And unlike Methuselah, we're not going to live to be 969 years old! So live your one life as happy and full as it can be this side of Heaven!

Love ya'll and I'll be posting more about this from now on to keep myself accountable! :))))) So make sure to tell me how good I look when you see me and I'll be sure and do the same ;)