It all started with that muffin top, right ?
When did you first notice that muffin top belly ? Couple of years back ? All
through college had washboard abs and then one fine morning woke up to this
horror of muffin top.
Think about it. How many times have you
said or thought something like
· It’s really hard for me to lose weight.
· I just look at a piece of chocolate
cake and gain weight.
· I have a slow metabolism.
Thoughts like this make you feel like
warmed-over teddy bear, but they radically affect your body and what you put
into it.
Can we switch the channel and change the
direction of our thoughts. Its actually quite boring.
"Whatever you focus on in your life expands"
What you think and say about yourself, your
body, and your food is the hinge upon which your health turns. Your cells eavesdrop on everything you say and
think, and by making disparaging comments about your jiggly forearms or turning
over the same thought again and again about the tyres around your waist,
you’re stamping them into the muscles, glands, and tissues of your mind and
body.
Food Fight - Do you overeat healthy food ?
Mom said, "greens, fruits and veggies are
healthy". So I eat an apple and a few bananas with breakfast ( read paratha and
milk),avoid junk food so only a bowl of sprouts around 11 ish. Lunch is usual 2
chapati ‘s and a bowl of rice, some sides (paneer or chicken), pappad and
pickle and some salad and
maybe a sweet dish. By 6 feel
damm hungry so hog on some chips or mixture, or a few samosas. Dinner is light
…Dal,roti, sabji and some fruits and salads.
Please.. for reference sake, count the calories
from the menu above that you take in ..just one day. And this is without eating
out, no festival.. no nothing. You don’t need so much nutrients to lead a
healthy life. Do you ??
You are overeating healthy foods. You need to
watch how much you eat of the good stuff. Moderation is the key.
Eat anything and everything but in moderation.
Smaller Portion
Use small spoons for
serving rice and other dishes.
Train your mind not to
go for a second helping “unless its your favourite dish”. My mom has this
wonderful habit of cooking everything nutritious ( read everything I hate
) and so I never put on any weight J.
I wait for her to cook my favourite meal and that happens at best only once of
week. So technically on all other days am on a diet cos I don't eat what I don't like. That's my diet mantra.
Have you thought about this ? You eat more of what you like. But how many things do you really skip anything cos you don't like. Not really, right. List out things that you don't like, and everytime that vegetable or dish is served. Simply skip them and for God's sake the veggie/dish won't feel sad, I promise.
Have you thought about this ? You eat more of what you like. But how many things do you really skip anything cos you don't like. Not really, right. List out things that you don't like, and everytime that vegetable or dish is served. Simply skip them and for God's sake the veggie/dish won't feel sad, I promise.
You may have grown up being told to "clean
your plate." “Don’t waste food” and how children in Africa are starving.
It’s a good thought but unless you are parcelling that left over food to the
underprivileged, you are only making yourself obese.
If you have a habit of cleaning your plate now,
you're probably overeating. Don’t treat your tummy as a wastebin. The money you
save will be spent as hospital bill.
You Wear Clothes That Are Too Big
Get some nice fitting clothes, that highlight
your best self. Flaunt yourself, admire yourself, love yourself and you will
automatically look good.
And don't miss out on some regular workout :-)
Positive self image ..thats the
beginning of all good things to come.
