So what am I doing to make this work?
Well, basically I've given up everything I don't need, both financially and physically.
Financially, these are some things that went:
The Gym (I lift weights at my folk's house and do cardio on the sidewalk and at home)
Cable (I get just local channels now, which is $5 a month from Dish Network)
DSL (Not that I ever had this, but I have $5.95 a month dialup with access4less.net.)
Memberships (I've been a member of a few organizations that required dues. Not anymore.)
Magazine Subscriptions (Got a couple to support a brother-in-law's fundraising effort. Won't be renewing them.)
Eating Out (Maybe a 99c cent chili or something, here and there, or if I have coupons.)
Buying Books (I have full shelves that can show you where I tend to blow those dollars that are burning a hole in my pocket. Thank heaven for libraries.)
Diet-wise, these things are no longer a part of my diet:
Liquid Calories (No milk, no sodas, no punch, no nothing. Not even diet. I used to drink a Sobe a day until one day I noticed the ingredients and nutritional info were the same as for Mountain Dew, and they cost twice as much. Just water for me, thanks.)
Eating Out (I used to think I was doing my body a favor when I'd order two double-doubles instead of getting fries and a soda, since fries had all that starch and fat, and the burger had the protein. Then I did the math.)
Desserts (Believe it or not, this is an easy one for me. I'm not a big sweet eater.)
Fried Foods (This is my tough one. Fried chicken, potato chips--hoo, boy, that's where I run into problems. I still have some, on occasion, when I've figured my day's eating to compensate for the calories)
Seconds (Don't get me wrong. I still eat frequently throughout the day. I just limit myself each time.)
Skipping Meals (Since I know I'm eating fewer calories, I know my body needs the ones I'm allotting it. I'm miserable if I don't have nourishment.)
White Bread (The wholer the wheat, the better.)
1 comment:
Welcome! Glad you found some interesting stuff.
The hardest part of cardio is keeping it interesting, so it sounds like you're doing a good job of that.
I actually missed my cardio workouts twice this week, and two weightlifting sessions, too, but I think I made up for it when I spent the whole day today cleaning up a shop that was flooded in all this rain.
I don't know if I'm going to be able to move tommorrow, but I have to--water was still dripping when we left.
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