The past few months, I finally started to work on my health. With five kids, two only 18 months apart, it's nearly impossible to find time for yourself or even try to pay attention to what and how much your eating. I haven't been doing all at once, however. Modifying habits take time an a lot of effort. I found that if I only change one or two a week, I'm more likely to stick to the new habits.
There are a few good habits I had already developed. I no longer drink soda. I stopped drinking the main brands several years ago after I realized my ADHD symptoms were the worst after drinking a can. It's been about a month since I've had even a natural soda. Even then, it was soda "supplemented" with stevia. It tasted just diet coke, I think I'll drink that when I feel like I need something fizzy.
I don't eat fast food. I usually felt pretty ill when I did. Perhaps it's psychological, or maybe they have a common preservative that makes me have (what we geeks like to call) a system dump. Lately, we haven't been going to restaraunts altogether because we have been tightening our belts a little. Do you have any idea how much it costs to feed five kids? This would include the hefty tip we leave for the poor sucker who has to clean up. Our kids are pretty good, but no matter how good kids are, only about 15% of the food you give them actually ends up in their mouth 65% ends up on the floor, and the last 10% shows up in the crevices of the van, even after you think you got every last crumb before you let them in.
Other good habits are: Limiting Sweeteners to only stevia, raw honey, and maple syrup with the occasional ice cream or homemade cake, Drinking mostly water and on occasion juice, eating grass-fed beef (which is naturally leaner) and most recently, working out at Curves three times a week and walking.
My main problem is now, that I still eat too much. It's mostly to stay awake. I go to bed too late, then in the early morning, one of the kids finds it quite funny to get into my face and just wait for me to wake up. Kids are cute, but even with them inches from your face at 6:00 am is a bit startling. So, to keep me from sleeping, I usually snack on nuts and raisins (since I don't stockpile on junk anymore) or whatever else is in the snack/ingredient cabinet. Mmmmm, walnuts.
So, this week, my new habit is getting to bed BEFORE 10:00pm. This means no late night blogging - or twittering.
This is going to be difficult.
There are a few good habits I had already developed. I no longer drink soda. I stopped drinking the main brands several years ago after I realized my ADHD symptoms were the worst after drinking a can. It's been about a month since I've had even a natural soda. Even then, it was soda "supplemented" with stevia. It tasted just diet coke, I think I'll drink that when I feel like I need something fizzy.
I don't eat fast food. I usually felt pretty ill when I did. Perhaps it's psychological, or maybe they have a common preservative that makes me have (what we geeks like to call) a system dump. Lately, we haven't been going to restaraunts altogether because we have been tightening our belts a little. Do you have any idea how much it costs to feed five kids? This would include the hefty tip we leave for the poor sucker who has to clean up. Our kids are pretty good, but no matter how good kids are, only about 15% of the food you give them actually ends up in their mouth 65% ends up on the floor, and the last 10% shows up in the crevices of the van, even after you think you got every last crumb before you let them in.
Other good habits are: Limiting Sweeteners to only stevia, raw honey, and maple syrup with the occasional ice cream or homemade cake, Drinking mostly water and on occasion juice, eating grass-fed beef (which is naturally leaner) and most recently, working out at Curves three times a week and walking.
My main problem is now, that I still eat too much. It's mostly to stay awake. I go to bed too late, then in the early morning, one of the kids finds it quite funny to get into my face and just wait for me to wake up. Kids are cute, but even with them inches from your face at 6:00 am is a bit startling. So, to keep me from sleeping, I usually snack on nuts and raisins (since I don't stockpile on junk anymore) or whatever else is in the snack/ingredient cabinet. Mmmmm, walnuts.
So, this week, my new habit is getting to bed BEFORE 10:00pm. This means no late night blogging - or twittering.
This is going to be difficult.
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