Portion Control

As I was pour a bowl of cereal last week, I was thinking about how much I've learned about portion control. Lots of my nutrition classes talked about making sure you dish up was a portion is. 1 serving of cereal is 3/4 c to 1c, do you actually know how much that is? Measure it!

this chart will help you recognize how much you really should be eating. Chances are you'll be just as full if you eat the correct serving and eat slower, as you would with a big helping.

Today's to do: For 1 day, (yup try it for 1 whole day) measure your food and see how much an actual serving is. hint: the serving suggestion is on the box or on the chart!

Have a healthy day!

get back on

Ok, so I'm having a little bit of trouble staying on target with my workouts and eating. it seems that the summer weather has brought with it lots of ice cream and eating out with the office. I'm also finding it difficult to stick to my 6am workouts. So, now is the time to recommit! I'm going to do an at home workout for a bit (100 sit ups, 20 push ups, etc). I think this will help me feel better about not having an actually work out since last Thursday.

To everyone who may have fallen off, or just wants to get on; now is the time! Commit with me to get at least 30minutes of workout 3 times/week and at the very minimum 50 sit ups and 10 push ups.
I know you can do it!

Have a Healthy Outlook

I have found in the past couple years that when I'm happy with myself, I find it easier to be healthier. When I stop fighting how I look, I seem to just become a healthier person.

I would really like it if everyone would think of all the wonderful things you do and are. How great of a mom, friend or neighbor you are. How you've thought about becoming healthier and thats a great step in the right direction. Have a more positive outlook this week as you try to incorporate 2 new healthy tips this week.

Tip of the day: Write down 10+ things that make you special and beautiful.

Your goals

Hey everyone! Now that you wrote down the food you ate the past couple days, you need to go back a evaluate how you did. Was there something you could have left out? Do you need more fruits, veggies or fiber?
How was your Real Age number?
The best thing to do is to keep moving forward. With what you know now, you need to make some goals for what you want to achieve!

Today: Write down 3 realistic goals you have for yourself. Example: Eat 1 more serving of veggies everyday. Lose 5 pounds in the next 2 months. Take a 30 minute walk 3 times a week.

Let me know what your goals are!