And perhaps all of those are true, but to me, the benefits are soooo worth the effort.
I remember the first time I looked in the mirror and could see my ribs outlined. I was like, hey, look what I got in there! Bones that I could see for the 1st time in probably 20 years. It was awesome.
My point in all of this is, do YOU look at your body in the mirror and like what you see? Or were (and still are) like me who say, hmmm ... I really hate that when I sit down, I get that muffin top look. Cuz man, I hate that!
Now, I know that as women we tend to over criticize our own bodies and we rarely see ourselves as others do but we need to like who and what we are for our own peace of mind. So if I can change just a couple of little things that will help me feel better about myself and my body ... I'm all for that.
Here are 5 simple things that you can change right now that required little to no effort on your part (other than maybe going grocery shopping!)
1. Don't drink your calories: drinking full sugar pop or juice can be highly caloric. When you are trying to lose weight, the goal is to put in less calories than your body puts out so that you can lose a pound or two. This is an easy way to cut some of those calories out. Stick with water, tea, coffee or diet pop if you must (and I MUST, though I'm going to try to cut diet pop out, I know how unhealthy it is for you!)
2. Switch out your regular sugar for sucanat: change your regular table sugar to sucanat. I also use honey for sweetening in baking as well as agave nectar (although now there seems to be some controversy on whether agave nectar is any healthier for you. Go figure!)Don't be confused that turbinado sugar is the same as sucanat - it's not and is not as healthy for you. I did not realize that until I went and looked on the internet after I had been using it for some time.
3. Exchange 1/2 of your white flour for whole wheat flour: when you are baking, if you can't see yourself changing all of your recipes to whole wheat flour, try substituting 1/2 whole wheat for the white. When you do that however, make sure that you add more liquid ie: water, skim milk, even applesauce. Whole wheat flour is thicker and denser so needs more moisture in it to remain nice and moist once baked. I also make sure when I do buy white flour, I buy the unbleached white.
4. Substitute applesauce in your baking: when baking loaves, muffins, scones, you can always use applesauce as a substitute for the oil ie: butter, margarine or vegetable oil that is called for in your recipe. You may need to play around with it to see how you like it but I've had awesome success with that type of baking and exchanging out all the butter for applesauce.
Note: I don't do that with cookie though, they won't firm and get crispy if you do not have some type of oil in there. You can use an olive oil based margarine such as Olivinia or Becel in place of butter for this though.
5. Drink 2 litres of water a day: I know it sounds like a lot, and it is but the benefits far outweigh the having to pee every 1/2 hour!
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Have a wonderful Friday.
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