Hi Linz. I was going to make a quick comment, but it ended
up being so long I turned it into a post. I struggle with a lot of the same
stuff you do, but I know you have a lot of your own unique challenges. I tried
to sum up my advice in 4 simple points that are helping me. The fact of the
matter is…I don’t know if it will be successful this time, but I’m trying to
stay motivated and positive.
1) Don't stress about it so much.
2) Realize that true change is difficult to the say the
least. Rafiki: "Change is good!" Simba: "Yeah, but it's not
easy." It won't happen in a day, week, 6 week diet plan, or probably even
in a year. So find joy and satisfaction in the little things you are able to do
and then slowly add those little things together.
3) GET INTO FUHRMAN (if that is what you are
doing).
Ask Michael if you can spend $30 and purchase a 6 month
membership, or use Dad's or mine. Go on there and find recipes. If you can't
find them there, look on the blog or on the web. Get excited about it.
Try new things. That doesn't mean that you have to waste
money on crap you don't know if you like. We wasted a lot of money on that kind
of stuff the first 2 weeks. My rule for
a new recipe is this, if it has ingredients that you like in it, then you will
probably like the dish.
Put tons of crap into your salads: almonds, walnuts,
sunflower seeds, grapes, tomatoes, black beans, radishes, mushrooms, craisons
(not all at once of course). I find my salads are the best when there are at
least 3 toppings. Try the ranch spritzer from Walmart, we love it. It's only 15
calories for like 10 sprays. So I really don't put a limit to how much I use. If
you don’t like it try something else, because you really need a dressing you
like. To make an easy salad do this: go to Walmart and buy two plastic tubs of
"Marketside Spring Mix." It’s just a whole bunch of pre-cut weird salad
stuff you see on Chopped. Then buy one thing of spinach. This will last you two
whole weeks. This has made a huge difference for us, it's quick and there is a
large variety.
Buy edamame (cheap at Walmart), make shakes, make soup and
chile that will last for days. Buy the progresso soup that only has like
120-200 Cal per can they have flavors like clam chowder, chicken noodle,
itialian meat ball, chicken and dumplings, vegetable barley. Basically any of
the cans with weight watcher points on the side. Although they aren't strictly
Fuhrman they are good for you and I think fantastic. When I don't feel like
having a huge salad, I'll eat a whole can of soup with a medium salad, or a
package of edamame, and then a couple pieces of fruit. Make your own salsa and
dips. Buy fruit that you like and that is on sale.
I wish I could say that doing this will get rid of your
appetite. But IT WILL NOT. Half the battle will be learning to control the
appetite. It sucks at first. There is no way around it. Fuhrman says you don’t
need to be hungry, but that is a bunch of crap. I eat healthy stuff till I can’t
do it anymore. Not because I’m too full, but I just feel tired of eating and
relatively satisfied. Then an hour later, I can eat a gain. To help I chew
sugar free gum, and drink water. And if I can’t stand it any longer…HAVE A
SALAD OR A BOWL OF SOUP.
Keep living your life. If you go to a party and there is
cake and ice cream, have a small helping. Nina and I laughed at ourselves the
other day when we went to a party. They had cake and ice cream, so went over
and got us a little of both. It was delicious, but we really tried to limit it
to one small helping. We got home and realized that it was probably one full
serving of ice cream (like 1/2 cup), and then realized we had probably never had just one
serving in our whole lives!
4) IT’S ABOUT
CONSISTANCY NOT PERFECTION. I wish I could say that I’ve been perfect, but I
haven’t. But I guarantee you this, the reason most people fail this diet is
because they give up, not because they stopped losing weight or couldn’t do it.
Good luck.
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