With one month of summer left to go (well, not in the south, but in the civilized world..) I am trying to figure out how I'm going to keep eating right to continue to lose or at least maintain my weight. I think i truly do have the working out thing solidified - at least for now - but the caloric intake part is going to be tough. There are a lot of things I've cut out of my life this summer that I really just don't want to cut out altogether: beer, wine and cheese night, my awesome cooking... Not sure what to do about it besides just keep trying to count or guesstimate my calories and work on a budget system. Hopefully, the excercise will help me maintain, but I know it's not really going to help me lose any weight.
I do know that I can't continue everything - that would have me in divorce court! Every time my spouse brings home some sort of craft wheat beer telling me he got it for me, since he knows I will only drink 'light' beer, I want to club him on the head - even though in his mind, he is being a good guy. Instead, I'll just need to stay firm in the areas I know I can maintain and stop blaming him for unconsciously sabotaging me...
Last week, my S-I-L told me about an article she read recently that said women over 40 need to work out at least 4 days a week just to maintain their current weight...that depressed me, but at least I know what I am dealing with now. I looked for the article online but couldn't find it. I did find this one, though, which is a 2 minute read about weight loss tips. I liked the part about sleeping : )
http://www.womenfitness.net/top10_losing_weight.htm
Have a great week everyone - I am pushing until my Saturday weigh-in!!
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It's tough, but at least we know it! Yes, working out will help and "being consious" of what your eating instead of counting calories/points. I suggest building muscle mass, you burn more calories while at rest. I think it's a constant battle, but at least we have each other ;)
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