greenliving

I’ve put on a lot of weight! Honestly, it’s not just one of those ‘girly’ things we women say, but the good, old fashioned honest truth. And I put it on in California! The land of the sun, sea, surfboards and sexybodies apparently didn’t transmit its message to my brain. Which in turn for some unearthly reason, stuffed my mouth and now it’s all quite happily visible around my waist! And if you follow my running blog- http://bcrunner.blogspot.com , then you’ll see that I’ve been using other modes of transportation to get me places.

So, I’ve finally decided to take action, ban the sweeties from my kitchen and begin to rediscover good, healthy food. And here are some things that are going to help me:

1. Shopping seasonal: So now that I’ve bought a whole lot of fresh fruit and veggies from our neighbourhood farmers market, I’m going to be forced to cook and eat them.

2. Chewing slowly: Remember how mum always said (in my case, she continues to), chew slowly?  Chewing slowly allows you to taste and appreciate the food. And the slower you eat, the sooner you’ll feel full.

3. Selecting whole grains: I’ve always eaten whole-grain bread, but now I’m switching to brown rice and whole grain pasta too.

4. Keeping a food diary: There nothing like seeing what you actually eat to completely put you off your next meal. Unless it’s part of point no. 1!

5. Starting each morning with warm water and lemon: Squeeze a bit of fresh lemon juice into your warm glass of water and drink it as soon as you wake. It refreshes you and gets your digestion going.

6. Ending each day with 200 sit ups: I know, this has nothing to do with food or digestion; but everything to do with my belly! So hopefully, as the world reads this and gets inspired to join me, knowing that it’s online shall act as my challenger and motivator.

Here’s to a newer, slimmer and healthier us!