You are what you eat...

Well if that's true then why don't overweight people go around eating skinny people? =)
So, I think I am going to start a food journal today. I am going to write down everything I eat (even the chocolate that mysteriously ends up in my mouth at work). My eating habits are a thousand times better than they were a year ago, but I am curious to see what works best. Everyone always says eating 5 small meals a day is best, but I can never manage to pull that off.And then there is the "fat free vs low carb" debate. Well, obviously the low carb one is never going to work for me...I am a southern girl, I will shrivel up and die without carbs..seriously.I also want to see exactly how many calories I get a day. Did you know that not eating enough can make your weight loss STAND STILL...? Only way eating 800 calories a day or less is gonna work is if you eat 0 calories a day and become anorexic...which is also not healthy..just saying.

Also, no more Diet Coke...this breaks my heart..seriously. I have cut out pretty much all diet sodas over the last few months, but I still have the occasional Diet Coke. I really shouldn't..It's just eating away at me anyways so..No more diet coke..God save my friends and family when I get a craving lol.

Both of these things are small goals..I find that small goals work better, because I can't see the big picture and eventually give up. So..one step at a time. September's small step will be 1)food journal and 2) no diet coke.. =( I say September but I will start today. If I don't start things on Monday I end up putting them off for another week..

In closing, here are some diet tips that I have found very useful
1) Drink a LOT of water
2) Add fruits and vegetables to your diet (think of it this way, you can't have upside down pineapple cake, but you can have a pineapple )
3) Do not walk into your kitchen after a certain time at night..For me I say 8 pm. I usually go to bed at 11 so I try and steer clear of food after 8 pm...keyword there "try"
4) Gut your cabinets and fridge of the junk. I found it was easier to eat healthy when I wasn't taunted with junk food..(sorry kids, if mommy is dieting, you can eat that good stuff too)
5) MAKE TIME to work out. I started with 30 mins a day...At first I felt guilty about abandoning Tug with Jerry as soon as we got home to work out, but if I don't do it when I first get home, or first get up, I won't do it. And don't tell me you don't have time, give me another excuse...=P