Well, we've had our week-long winter here in Houston and spring is on its way. I started looking at swimsuits on-line and the panic set in. Yes, I need to lose weight. Being a dietitian, I do know how to eat properly and I understand the importance of exercise. But, as a working mom, I'm also blasted tired and turn to convenience foods when I'm too busy to cook. Plus, winter clothing is so forgiving!
Here are a few changes I'll be making the next few weeks to get myself prepared for a more strenuous diet and exercise regime. (I have to ease into changes or I get burn-out. I hate "diets.")
1. Eat 5 or more servings of fruits or vegetables each day. Fruits and vegetables will give me fiber, bundles of vitamins and minerals, and fill me up on fewer calories.
2. Start walking and dust off my exercise bike. I think I want to run a 5k in May, but I need to get my body into a workout routine before I punish my knees with running!
3. Start using my gradual tanning lotion. This has nothing to do with nutrition, but I am so pale I can't even call the color white! And, who has time to lay out or pay for an expensive spray tan? I do not!
Yes, that's where I'm going to start. As your neighborhood nutritionist, I recommend starting a new diet or exercise routine gradually, so that you do not get frustrated...or too hungry to keep at it.
Three cheers for Spring!!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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