Trying to be healthy
Well, since I hit a high with my weight, I'm trying to do better with eating (now that holidays are over). I got in a decent amount of exercise during the holidays, but can't do as much out here. I'm still working on stretching a bit every day just to try and keep away the muscle pain. But controlling my eating is really the best way to get rid of the extra weight. So I'm eating better... sort of. Here's what's going on with that:
I'm eating more vegetables and fewer starches (pasta, potatoes, bread, and rice, which are all pretty high in calories and that I love to eat, but don't do enough activity to work off). I've made two soups recently: bean, bacon, and cabbage and green pea and spinach. I got to try out my immersion blender today making the second one! I love soup and vegetables, so this isn't really a tough thing to do, and soups can be very nutritious and lower in calories. I'm trying to reduce the AMOUNTS that I eat, which is something I really have a problem with. I just like to eat and eat and eat. It's not too bad if I'm just eating vegetable soups because it's just vegetables, so I'm not gonna feel bad about that.
There's just one problem... I LOVE sweets!!! Particularly cake, cookies, and chocolate. And I made a Victoria sponge cake today. Well, I made cupcake versions because it seemed excessive for me to eat a whole cake on my own, even one made from a half recipe. I filled 3 with raspberry jam and whipped cream and put the other 3 in the freezer. I feel like homemade cake is healthier than store-bought, plus this one doesn't have icing all over it, but still I can't go around eating cake all the time, right? Sweets are something that I really want to try and limit. I can't do without them, but I'm trying to just have one small treat per day.
Baby steps.
I'm eating more vegetables and fewer starches (pasta, potatoes, bread, and rice, which are all pretty high in calories and that I love to eat, but don't do enough activity to work off). I've made two soups recently: bean, bacon, and cabbage and green pea and spinach. I got to try out my immersion blender today making the second one! I love soup and vegetables, so this isn't really a tough thing to do, and soups can be very nutritious and lower in calories. I'm trying to reduce the AMOUNTS that I eat, which is something I really have a problem with. I just like to eat and eat and eat. It's not too bad if I'm just eating vegetable soups because it's just vegetables, so I'm not gonna feel bad about that.
There's just one problem... I LOVE sweets!!! Particularly cake, cookies, and chocolate. And I made a Victoria sponge cake today. Well, I made cupcake versions because it seemed excessive for me to eat a whole cake on my own, even one made from a half recipe. I filled 3 with raspberry jam and whipped cream and put the other 3 in the freezer. I feel like homemade cake is healthier than store-bought, plus this one doesn't have icing all over it, but still I can't go around eating cake all the time, right? Sweets are something that I really want to try and limit. I can't do without them, but I'm trying to just have one small treat per day.
Baby steps.