Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tuna on Tuesdays!

I must confess to not enjoying fish. I know all the health benefits, but still have a hard time incorporating it into my daily routine. So for any of you that love fish, great!

I have found a way to remember to eat it though. I call it Tuna on Tuesday! So, any day of the week that starts with "T" gets a serving of fish. That way at least I'll get the bare minimum of the two servings a week of fatty fish for the Omega 3 fatty acids.

I have found if I refrigerate the tuna packets it is somewhat easier to eat!
Health and happiness to all!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

So far, so good.

The last few weeks have been especially challenging as I have been dealing with some extra stress in my life. It would be so easy to give in and just start on the comfort food.

I actually found myself in some situations where I had to ask myself, what would I advise a client to do?  Although I'm not on the 5and1, I still have to make healthy choices.

 Examples: On Friday as I'm taking my mom on errands, she wants to go to a fast-food restaurant for lunch. I resisted and had a bar while she ate her double cheeseburger.

That night, I'm making a home-made banana pudding for my husband to take to work the next day.  How am I going to stay out of it???  I popped a super strong piece of sugar-free gum in my mouth while I was making it, so I wouldn't put one vanilla wafer in the bowl, one in my mouth type of thing!

Next day as I'm out picking up something at the pharmacy, there is all the candy right there within arms reach. The peanut M&M's were whispering my name, it was okay, at least they weren't screaming!

Today, we became engrossed in cleaning out closets, etc. (Yeah,sounds like a fun holiday week-end type of activity, right)?  Next thing I know, it is past dinner time, my son heads to a fast food restaurant. Yikes! I resisted and had a pouch of salmon with mayo and dill relish, along with cucumber and some rice crackers.

My reward will be later,  I have a nice Medifast Brownie cooling in the refrigerator, that with a glob of peanut butter and a bit of cool-whip will taste decadent, but won't be!

It is all about choices and as much as I LOVE the gooey, fattening chocolate, the hot, salty fries...I LOVE myself more and want to make the right decisions so I can be here for a long, long time with my family.

May you all remember to make healthy choices!