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23 Apr 12 Still Making An Effort.

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I see, hear and read about so many people who go on a and fail. They try all sorts of things, but fail each time. My theory is that many folks fail not because they set their goal too high (well OK, low in the case of weight), but, like the story of ,  they go at it for a short time, don’t get quick results, and get disillusioned and quit.

So, I’m not going to go down that road. I’m just going to keep making an effort to follow that Daily Telegraph diet – ‘Eat Less, Move More’.

Sea Bass SaladI’m doing fairly well on the first part. I’ve stopped eating the at the airport , and am even more resolved not to buy them in future, when I found out that they’re a whopping 500 calories each!

I’ve not had a all last week, or even over the weekend.  Nope, I’ve eaten scrambled egg or oatmeal instead.

, I’ve been good and eaten more salad, and cut out the potatoes.

Less , more fish.

Now, it can’t be all work and no play, so Saturday evening, with two days off work ahead of me, was spent in the , where I had ham, egg and chips, and a few glasses of beer. Should I feel guilty about that? I don’t think so, because as long as I’m sensible for the , a day off the new regime doesn’t hurt in my view. I’m not suddenly going to regain any weight lost with one evening at the pub.

On Sunday, we had a traditional roast, but not a great deal else to eat all day, so although I find it better to eat two or three smaller meals than one large one (and I know that’s recommended by doctors and alike),  I found I was full for the rest of the day.

It’s the ‘move more’  bit I have trouble with.

I’m not really a couch potato armed with a remote. I practically never watch TV. However, I do spend way too much time online, reading, and working in Lightroom. Right now, I’ve a backlog of photos to catalog and process, and then I really must get out and do more photo-walking instead of processing!

Not having a car helps to a point, as I have to walk on those short trips, such as to the local stores. Going further afield, I at least have to walk to the bus stop!

Talking of walking reminds me that I have to do that now – walk to the local stores.

More to follow.

 

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02 Jul 08 The Daily Plate

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I’m still hanging in there. Been ten days now…  Ok, I know it’s not long, but I’ve not quit. In fact, I realized that I was eating too much of some stuff. I’ve not really quit eating thing I ate before, but just less of it.

I’m finding that I CAN eat one for instead of three, and although after I’ve eaten one, I could really really eat another right away, if I wait awhile, I’m not hungry after all.

Gala Apple My intake has gone up quite a bit, which, of course, is good.

I read recently that we should all eat like a three year old.  Huh?

Well, have you ever watched how a three year old eats? They take what you give them, poke around at it a bit, and then usually cram it in until they’re full. Then they push away what they don’t want and that’s it.

Trouble is, even those of us that try to eat decent often eat too much, simply because we were bought up to “clear our plates” and  got the “all the in the world that would be glad of that food and you’re wasting it” routine.

Of course starving children anywhere is a real but for us to stuff extra food down that we don’t really want does nothing to help that. The  way to help is perhaps to eat a little less, and there might be some more to send overseas, or perhaps we’d have a few dollars left to give to aid .

Still, that three year old, doesn’t know any of that, and doesn’t care, and when she’s had enough, she’s not going to eat any more, no way, no how.

Also, the three year old doesn’t have an to find like a big pile of cookies, or a of ice cream. They’ll eat it probably, but again only what they want, and not because they’re fed up with something!

Anyway,  it’s soon going to be here, and I’ve got a few ideas, but nothing definite yet. I’d better get to the kitchen and try and think like a three year old.

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26 Oct 07 3BT

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  1. These are always more difficult to write when you’re not having the best of days, and today wasn’t really one of them for a number of reasons, but there’s always things to to or up to, and dinner time was nice this evening, when Kathy bought home some fresh from the and store across the street. It seems authentic enough, and the fact that it is often full of must be a good sign.
  2. A cooler day, and it was good to have the open and turn off the .
  3. For I had but – sausage and tomato, and .

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