One’s Trash Is Another’s Treat

In my recent post, I talked about the 3 categories that I put my food and drinks in, which are of course Dailys, Treats and Trash. But, should you choose to follow this thinking, you should understand that ones “trash” could be another person’s treat. I gave up beer in 1998 and someone could put beer as a treat to have occasionally. This is another good reason why you should never compare yourself to others. I chose to give up beer because of things that I saw in my life that I did not want. Beer for me is a source of calories that I don’t need. Check out my post on Becoming Your Own Fat Filter. When you start eliminating certain foods and drinks, you are taking away sources of calories that you were consuming thus making a whole lot easier to loose that weight. This becomes yet another weapon in one’s fat defense arsenal.
In addition to becoming your own fat filter, you can also become your own fat burner too.

I’ve also talked about discipline when loosing weight and this way of thinking is all about applying some discipline with your food and drink choices. You have to realize where each item falls and if it is really something you need, want or throw out all together. Just because others eat or drink it, doesn’t mean you should. Is it something that you need on a daily basis, something that is just a treat or something that needs to be “exterminated” from your life? Hence, daily, treats or trash.

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Dailys Treats and Trash

It took a while, but I ended up viewing what I eat and drink into these 3 categories, Dailys, Treats and Trash. Can you imagine how you would look and feel if you consumed food and drinks like beer, fast food, cake, chips, deep fried foods, etc, every day? I don’t have to imagine, I know from experience how I looked. Pushing 200 pounds wasn’t fun nor did I feel good either. Eating and drinking anything you want any day you want comes with a price. It’s just that you have to decide when You’ve paid enough in the form of weight gain for these items. Whats more important? that candy bar or bottle of beer? or a healthier good looking you?

When you find where your foods and drinks fall into these categories, then you simply apply portion control to what you continue to eat and drink. Makes sense doesn’t it? You do without what you shouldn’t have, then the rest go into either Dailys or Treats. Now, you don’t have to use the same names that I use, but, it works for me.

Now for foods like Pizza, I kind of put this into the Treats category since I would not want to eat this every day. Now, if I eat a Pizza from Lean Cuisine, then that is different. A normal slice of pizza is worth about 8 Weight Watchers points.
After you gained some experience, you’ll begin to see where your foods fall when thinking about these categories.

You just have to ask yourself, is this something that would be eaten daily? Is this a Treat? Or, is this something that I should do without all together?

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I Got There, You Can Too!

Loosing weight is not rocket science. It can be done by anyone. A consistent daily commitment utilizing portion control, discipline, exercise and nutrition is the foundation that leads one to success. In recent posts, I talked about setting your first goal to loose 5 pounds when getting started. This is the best first step to make. Once you realize what you need to do to get there, your confidence gets stronger as does your commitment. There is of course, changes that one must be willing to make in order to achieve the goals to loose weight. If one is unwilling to make these changes, then one could be led into failure or a longer term in loosing weight. I started to realize that I wasn’t giving things up forever, I was just putting specific items in their proper place. Items like cake, pies, chips, sodas, candies etc were not meant to live off of, just to be a treat to have occasionally. For me personally, I divided my items into 3 categories and they are as follows: Dailys, Treats, and Trash. Dailys are food and drink items that I can have each day. Treats are as I just mentioned. Trash are items that I have chosen to completely do with out such as beer and deep fried foods to name a few. Some have criticized me for quitting drinking beer, but, I can’t complain. It’s amazing what happens when you cut unnecessary sources of calories that you don’t need.

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Your Health, It’s All In The Numbers

I’ve often said that I recommend that one sees a doctor before attempting any weight loss or fitness regime because you never know what’s going on under the skin. Now, here is why I say that. Most likely, your doctor will require a blood test or blood work to be done prior to an appointment or a future appointment. This is so he or she can review the “numbers” of some of your levels in the blood. Some of the numbers to be concerned with are the Cholesterol and Triglycerides.

Your Total Cholesterol should be no higher than 200 while your Triglycerides should be lower than 150. You should ask your doctor about these levels and what is right for you. Your bad cholesterol (LDL) should be lower than 100.

Cholesterol and Triglycerides are two types of fat in your blood. Cholesterol is used in building cells and some hormones. Triglycerides are converted from calories the body doesn’t need right away when you eat. Triglycerides provide the body with energy. High triglycerides can lead to health problems such as stroke, heart attack and heart disease.

Some ways to lower triglyceride levels include (and not limited to) loosing weight, cutting calories, and exercise regularly.

It doesn’t hurt to indulge once in a while, but, when life has been one great big indulgence, then payment for those choices can come back and nail you in the form of high numbers that can give you a wake up call to take seriously. This is not a numbers game where you want your scores to be high. Keeping them low is the way to go.

For more information on Cholesterol and Triglycerides see the websites listed below or consult your doctor.


References / Sources:
KRAMES / LOVAZA / MayoClinic

The information in this post was gathered from these sources.

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