Showing posts with label tortillas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tortillas. Show all posts
Monday, December 11, 2017
Holiday Weight Watching--or should I say Managing?
So going into the holidays, I'm not gonna sweat the temptation of treats. I've reached my target weight, I'm maintaining that weight just fine, and I CAN EAT TORTILLAS AGAIN!!
As long as I keep up with my basic exercise regimen, I'm going to enjoy holiday treats within reason. In other words, I'm not going to turn down a cookie or two--I just won't eat a dozen. I'll eat more protein and vegetables than I will rolls and sweet treats, but I will still have them. I mean, life is challenging enough as it is and there's no reason to turn something that makes life enjoyable.
As for the tortillas, Mission has a carb-smart brand and they are delicious. The Lavash bread is fine, but I love tortillas. Being able to enjoy them again without the carb guilt is fantastic!
The one thing I haven't had for way too long is my favorite pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. There's a very real possibility that if faced with that in cake or cupcake form, I will cave like a cheap house of cards and devour the whole thing. Perhaps, though, if they're made for the holidays and available to others, I'll be able to resist temptation!
What one food item is your downfall??
Labels:
holiday cheer,
pumpkin cake,
tortillas,
weight management
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Resistence is difficult, but not always futile...
I've come to discover the Fitbit has at least one snafu in it's something (I'm not sure what)--it won't always (hardly ever) register your elevated heart rate. Except it sorta does, sometimes? My higher heart rates from when I'm working out don't always register on the Fitbit's screen, but if I go into the dashboard and look at the data, sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not--weird.
In order to burn fat (my long-term energy storage/source) rather than my short term energy, I need to do two things: get into fat burn mode by getting my heart rate up to a certain level and do that when my body doesn't have easy access to short-term energy reserves--those that come from recently eaten foods.
Two weeks ago, I gave up tortillas and cold cereal yet again. I fell off the wagon once, but have been good ever since.
Last Friday, I was really craving cold cereal... But as I have seen progress in losing the weight I had regained, I held fast, as difficult as it was, and was able to successfully resist that delicious bowl of sweet crunchy goodness.
My willpower paid off and I have lost a few more ounces and am 17% of the way to my target weight.
I still have several adjustments to make to my diet, but all in good time and in moderation. I figure once I've been on the wagon for a while, I won't crave them so badly. That's my hope, anyway.
This is constant state of learning and adjusting--well, isn't everything in life??-- and eventually I'll find the right combination.
Have a great rest of the week!!
Labels:
carbohydrates,
cereal,
fat burning,
health and wellness,
my downfall,
tortillas,
weight loss
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