Chilled Champagne is an essential ingredient in any diet I undertake. So WHEREVER you are, pour yourself a tall skinny glass of bubbly and let’s toast to the prospect of a new you!
Now, I’m going to tell YOU. I am NOT a nutritionist. I am not a fashion model. I am a woman that LOVES FOOD and eats a lot. I’m not particularly young and Yet, I’ve lost weight as needed after gaining weight ass needed for pregnancy and post wrestle with life-threatening bout of evil breast cancer (cause: a genetic mutation).
Since November, when my beautiful doctor, a man, older than me… I calculate he must be older than me, he went to medical school and became a luminary in his field… told me, “It is time we talk about your weight.” I was twenty five pounds heavier than I am today. I just shrugged my shoulders. I thought: “Hey, I’m older now, I had cancer, I’m busy, I have kids, blah, blah, blah.” In other words, I thought: I have to be FAT. Everybody is FAT after a “certain age…” Yet, sitting before me was a really good looking super-skinny and well coiffed presumably older-than-me MAN. I was a little beaten down, having surrendered to the idea well, frankly that to be NOT beautiful, to become attractive, or lacking in sex appeal in my immediate and future future was an unavoidable destiny FACT. (OUCH!) I had surrendered to the idea of being older and overweight ass unavoidable TRUTH. Because I believed I was old and… well… I had no choice butt accept my big bottom as a reality knot to be untied.
Anyway, I made a lame attempt at defending myself, I told him, “I go to the gym,” and I said, “I eat healthy.” My doctor LAUGHED at me. He did.
“EVERYBODY always says that they work out or don’t eat so much but the fact is that gaining weight is a simple mathematical equation: too many calories and not enough movement to burn off the calorie count.” He said.
NOW, he had my attention. “Are you calling ME a cliche?” I asked, outraged for an instant, wanting to get offended so I wouldn’t have to listen. “YES!” he laughed. Skinny, tall, and blond, my beautiful doctor said, I was indeed a, “Cliche.” This made me angry, because ONE thing I pride myself on is on be myself, unique. So… I said, “Do tell.”
Well, my doctor gave me two guide lines:
1. Cut every meal you get (in a restaurant ESPECIALLY) in half and eat only half, every time.
(Note: In my case, I eat the protein and avoid the starch.) This shrinks your stomach, which is essential.)
2. Excursive at least one hour everyday. YOU must do enough to sweat, then rinse it off. This Rinse off, may seem obvious, but it is essential to your health that you remove the toxins from your skin that your body excretes through exercise, daily.
Starting in November, I applied those two guidelines. I started by walking, then running or… sometimes… dancing. Biking is also really important to me. Now, I’m SKINNY ME: weighing less than I did a decade ago. BRAVO!
I also changed the following:
I no longer drive everyday. At least one day per week, I walk or bike EVERYWHERE. (This is ALSO good for the environment.) This works especially well when going grocery shopping… carrying food home on a bikes, keeps it real what YOU buy. Best of all NO frozen food. I’ve never been a big fan of canned or frozen prepared, highly processed, foods. I’ve always preferred ORGANIC fare and I know that this fact alone makes me healthier and more resilient than most. NOW, I’m a little stricter about what I eat… but I eat real food: organic animal proteins, salads, fruits, veggies, dairy, and FOR ME: NO GLUTEN. NONE.
Fast Food, has always been completely out-of-the question for me. Butt, IF you are a driver-through bandit, you like your McD’s on the GO, or TACO Terror, or worse you eat any food that involves a person taking your order via a microphone and throwing a bunch of chemical sculptures of food into a box for you then you better STOP IT! Because, just like smoking, some habits have no upswing and can only slow you down and make you ugly.
I cook. More and more, my families meals are delicious and less expensive than eating at the Ritz, for kicks. Anyway… IF you would like to discuss, this topic further… ask me a question either here, on the comments or on the Frau Kolb/Talkinggrid Facebook FAN PAGE! Yeah… In the mean time: GET OUT there and MOVE. EAT LESS. EAT FRESH! Enjoy LIFE! Embrace FUN, laughter, good times are your pals when facing any challenge. Don’t forget simple corny and gut wrenching JOY ass a remedy! Cheers and BOTTOMS UP!
Love,
Frau