OK, I will admit it… I love junk food. I love pizza, beer, wine, and chocolate. You might not think that would be the case since I make natural and healthy skin care but I will admit it, I love junk food.
Since my goal this year is to build healthy habits, I figure the best place to start is with sitting down and seeing what those unhealthy habits are (and even finding out what good habits I have!).
I will keep a food journal. In that journal I will write down everything I eat and the portions. I also will write down any exercise that I did.
I will not count calories till the end of the week. At the end of the week, I will sit down and figure out the calories per day and what my daily caloric intake for the week was. I will also begin to see patterns in my eating habits and places where I can substitute a better habit for healthy alternative.
Once I sit down and calculate my caloric intake for the week. I will also need to find out how many calories a week I should be taking in to maintain my current weight or to lose weight. You can go to the Mayo Clinic’s Caloric Calculator to find this out. I will use a site like Calorie King to figure out the calories in the food I am eating. Also, we currently use a meal planner site like relish! to plan our dinners. They include in their recipes calories for each serving making it easy to know what you are eating (and even easier to plan).
Remember I am not making any judgements against myself this week. I just want to get an idea of what my typical habits are.
One habit I want to add this week is to make sure I am drinking my water. I am usually great about this but I fell off the wagon during the busy winter season.
Next week, I will give some H2O alternatives that help to flush the system and make water more fun (and make adult beverages more fun and healthy too!).
Side note: People say that those that keep a food diary not only lose more weight, they keep it off!
http://www.livestrong.com has a GREAT program that I use called My Plate. You input what you ate, how much, and what meal. . .and it computes everything for you! It has every brand I buy in it, and it will also analyze and tell you how many calories you should be eating per day for X weight goal!
Brooke– thanks for sharing! I didn't know about this and it looks great 🙂
I need to be more consistent with what I eat too; I alternate between healthy and bad eating habits throughout the week. Keeping a food journal will help with that.
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my New Year res is to get off my butt and do more exercising especially when there is a furbaby around who loves to go outside… This would get both of us some fresh air and a cardio work-out! thank you for the chance~~
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My New Year's resolution is to eat healthier foods and to quit eating junk foods.
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New Year's resolution for 2010 for me is to work hard to reclaim good health. That includes more exercise, heathier food choices and moderation in quantities. I have put off 2 surgeries that I need in order to have before my body will function normally & hopefully give me back my life. Big plans and this is the year to do it. Thank you.
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I have the bad habit of loving Diet Coke a lot. I plan to change this in 2010 and I know it will not be easy.
Keep on the good work!
My resolutions are to do yoga every day and incorporate more whole grains, fiber, fruits and veggies into my diet. I'd also like to try my hand at buying bulk staples and making my own bread, pasta and rice dishes.
the blog looks great!! Thanks for the tips.
Goals: 2,000 cals per day. 150+% sodium (I have low sodium). 20+ grams of fiber. 200%+ DRV protein (low protein, too!)
I LOVE My Plate! 🙂