Hello to anyone out there who wants to lose weight or simply improve their health! My name is Christine. My friend Lacey and I have decided to help each other, and all of you to be more motivated to be healthy! We will provide healthy recipes, success stories, program recommendations, and motivational posts as well.
So today, we are sending out our first challenge. Weekend eating. I know how it goes. The weekend is FINALLY here (a holiday weekend nonetheless!) and you just want to sit back, relax, and eat some good food. Or if you're like me, binge on some good food. It's tough to be active and eat well on the weekends! So I have a rule for myself. Sometimes I break it, but I have had much more success with this rule than I have with cutting out sugar and my favorite guilty pleasure meals altogether.
So here it is. Give yourself a treat every day. You can have it whenever you want, as long as you have it before 7pm. Have one, I repeat (for myself more than anyone else) ONE serving. Ideally, it should be under 300 calories. But I don't usually count calories because it depresses me and frustrates me. You have to find what works well for you, because being healthy isn't a diet that ends the second you lose that last pound. Being healthy is for every meal, every day. It is a daily choice for the rest of your life. If you want to be skinny, yeah it is until that last pound and then it's lighter maintenance. But if you want to live a healthier, longer, better life, it is a life long change. And anything that lasts a lifetime, is going to have its ups and downs. But don't give up when you have a bad day with eating or exercise, or anything for that matter! Giving up after a bad day is like slashing the other three tires when one goes flat.
So this Labor Day weekend, and every other weekend from now on, choose your healthier life over your overly satisfied sweet tooth. I promise you that it will be worth it. It will be hard, but it will be so worth it, to gain control of your diet. So who is with me?? Challenge #1 extended!
