For $30 at Bed Bath and Beyond, tho, one may purchase a gleaming new glass and metal digital scale with *all* the bells and whistles. Can program it for up to four people, with their age, height and gender, and then... when you step on it (barefooted), it will tell you not only your weight, but your BMI, fat in *both* pounds and percentage, your water weight, and bone density. Have to be barefoot because it sends some kind of electric current through your legs, and water, fat, and bone all process electric currents at different speeds... something like that. But that's not why I'm writing.
I'm writing because I had a doctor appointment last week and am currently at my heaviest. Not as in "ever", because I've been here before, but topping out the scale for me, nonetheless. And, as I'm older than I've ever been before (haha), my blood pressure is quickly approaching the "take action" level. The verdict is in: Lose some weight or face medications ~ which I would just as soon avoid.
I know why I'm overweight. I eat too much. Of everything. But cheese and desserts and chips are probably my main culprits. And I've been skinny (or even just 'skinnier') before, too, and know how to eat healthily and well. When I was younger (and skinnier), the way I stayed that way was by following a few simple rules. Thus the name of this blog.
The Rules
- STOP eating when the *first* ping of fullness occurs. Simple, yes? One would think. Obviously not, tho, especially when it's something I looooove. But you know what? I can pretty much eat whatever I want whenever I want. So that excuse is OUT. I'm full, I put down my fork and leave it down. And I've had a little talk with myself about throwing food out. Fact is, I'm going to have to be okay with it until I re-learn how much to put on my plate in the first place. Or how much to order at a restaurant. Or how to ask for a to-go container before I sit and pick at it until it's gone....
- Avoid pizza.
- Avoid deep fried foods.
- No snacking.
Stay tuned for progress....
