| centralnewyorki | 08-05-2005 07:01 AM |
I love food, so I have a hard time with dieting. I love healthy food and feel like I need fruits and veggies daily, but sweets are my downfall. I swear I can smell a chocolate chip cookie miles away! I always try to get everything low fat, fat free, no sugar added, etc. I think every little bit helps. I have drank skim milk for probably the last 10 years. My mom gradually weaned us down from 1%. Now, if I drink 2% (what my bf drinks) I feel like I'm drinking a cup of fat. We used to make a drink with whole milk when I worked at Cinnabon. That drink was hundreds and hundreds of calories mostly because of the high-fat milk. I never thought about it until I saw the nutritional facts for that drink. If anyone wants to cut down- just compare the labels on milk- it's amazing how many added calories you're putting in your body without even trying. I don't think everyone necessarily needs to drink skim milk, but even if you go down to the next level it would help. I also know people who have lost 10 or more pounds by just cutting out something simple like soda.
The only thing that has worked for me is excercise. I did my mom's Firm tapes for a while and saw some good results, but I hate being indoors and excercising in one place. I began running this year to train for a race and lost weight without even trying. I saw the most weight loss when I first started and was running about 2.5 miles. Believe me- I have never been a runner and even used to cheat in gym class when we had to run the timed-mile! I got used to it and became more comfortable over time. I also heard on Queer Eye yesterday that if you jump rope for 10 minutes that it's equal to running 30 minutes! I've slacked off lately because of the heat and humidity, but really need to get back into it. I loved to watch my body change and for the first time, I actually developed muscles in my legs! The best part was that I could eat anything and wouldn't gain an ounce. (I once had a very shameful night involving me and 9 Oreos in one sitting! And still- nothing!) | 