Originally Posted by
MarkD
My resolution this year is to try and cut back on many foods and beverages. Over the past 2 years I have picked up 10 lbs in weight, and would like knocking off those 10 lbs by making some better culinary choices.
Sure, like anyone else, who likes Pizza, French Fries, Soda, KFC, Chinese Food, I`m trying to lessen these addictions.
For instance, since the start of the new year I haven`t eaten Pizza. If I eat it once a month at most, I figure that will be better for my waistline, and that I`ll probably enjoy it more as a special treat once and a blue moon.
Sodas, I`ve cut back on them, trying to drink water more, or what I`ve been drinking more of in the last few months is Club Soda. You get that effervescent thirst quenching kick without all the calories.
You may not get the calories, but you still do get the effects of a carbonated liquid in the body. In regards to water, RO is the best (I have a five gallon container that I fill for $0.25/ga), but you have to supplement electrolytes back into your system; Pedialite does quite a good job of replenishing trace minerals and electrolytes.
Sugars, yep, trying to keep my eye on that, but very hard to eliminate my morning Coffee with Cream and Sugar, which I`m having right now.
You should try Military Energy Gum found on Amazon, if you need a source of caffeine in the morning.
Figuring if I can somehow eliminate a lot of dead calories, this can`t be a bad thing. Trying to eat smaller portions as well.
Exercise, that`s something I need more of.
I`m noticing pants, and a size I`ve worn for more than a decade aren`t fitting well, quite tight in the waist, and my blood pressure has climbed, which I usually had quite good and fairly low Blood Pressure, both are not good, and indicators that it`s time I be a bit more careful with what and how much I eat.
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