by Jack Lee
Exercise continues and the soreness to my legs is starting to fade. I have held fast to walking briskly for at least 20 minutes and if I averaged it out it’s probably more like 30 minutes. It’s fun walking, even with our glooming wet weather…so this time goes by fast. Here’s a tip: Do the walking first thing – then you never run short of time later. I have more energy, but I don’t think I’ve lost much weight, although I’ve not checked yet. Scales can be depressing and counterproductive, if you’re not dropping as fast as you think you should. So, I’ve vowed this time to stay off the scales and let my clothes size and how I feel be my litmus test.
Keeping my portions down isn’t as hard I thought. The payoff here is your stomach will eventually shrink, so it takes less food to make you feel full. But, this may take a few weeks, so hang in there. I try not to exceed 600 calories for dinner and less for lunch and even less for breakfast. All total I think I am consuming somewhere between 1300-1600 calories per day. I’m using zero sugar and avoiding sugared foods and to be honest, I’m not missing it one bit.
It’s important to drink more water as you diet. Since I’ve reduced my food intake and exercised more it’s resulting in a mildly dry throat, and thats a good sign one should take in more fluids.
Tip: It’s not true that you need to drink 8 glasses of water a day – my doctors advise is, drink when thirsty.
Jack: “I’m using zero sugar and avoiding sugared foods and to be honest, I’m not missing it one bit.”
There’s a biological reason for this having to do with how the body works. If you eat a lot of sugar and simple carbo’s, as opposed to complex carbs…veggies, you end up craving more; its a vicious cycle.
http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C240808.html
The good newsit doesnt take long to break the cyclea day or two usually does it. Sounds like you’re well on your way…good going!