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I'm the same way... no self control and I get on major soda kicks. The trouble with soda is that you start jonesin for the caffeine. Find a green or black tea that you enjoy straight up (or learn to enjoy it, you will after a few days) and drink that instead of soda. Do not add sugar to your tea, and don't drink diet soda. Diet soda has been linked to weight gain and it is horrible for your teeth. I'm a dental hygienist, so you have to listen to me. HORRIBLE for your teeth.
I have trouble resisting snacking when I feed my 2 year old, especially if he won't eat it. I hate wasting food. Plus, eating makes me feel like I'm doing something productive. I'm always shocked at how the handfuls of cheerios and random m&ms pack on the calories. When I'm being good about entering everything I eat onto fitday.com, it makes me think twice about all those little nibbles. It makes me hold myself accountable for all the little things that add up. Sometimes I don't think about it until I've popped the food into my mouth... I've actually gone to the trash and spit it out.
Don't starve yourself or make your diet a punishment. If you do that you'll binge later. Allow yourself to have one piece of chocolate a day! Get those little individually wrapped ones, look forward to it, and savor it. Enjoy your chocolatey moment. It helps you stick to your diet.
This is getting really long, I'm sorry, I'm hyping myself up more than anything, I hope I'm being helpful and not annoying. But just one more little thing! It is almost impossible to do an uninterrupted hour workout with kids, but every little bit helps. Do situps while your youngest sits on your tummy, or lift him over your head and set him down over and over. He'll love it. Do jumping jacks with them. Run around like a maniac chasing them, half running in place so they can keep up. Google "stroller exercises" and look them up on youtube. Do those while the 4 year old rides a bike or joins in. I do lunges and squats while my 2 year old sits in the bath and laughs at me. It helps boost your metabolism, and burning a few calories here and there is better than burning none.
Oooo thanks for all the tips!!!!!
I'm the same way... no self control and I get on major soda kicks. The trouble with soda is that you start jonesin for the caffeine. Find a green or black tea that you enjoy straight up (or learn to enjoy it, you will after a few days) and drink that instead of soda. Do not add sugar to your tea, and don't drink diet soda. Diet soda has been linked to weight gain and it is horrible for your teeth. I'm a dental hygienist, so you have to listen to me. HORRIBLE for your teeth.
I have trouble resisting snacking when I feed my 2 year old, especially if he won't eat it. I hate wasting food. Plus, eating makes me feel like I'm doing something productive. I'm always shocked at how the handfuls of cheerios and random m&ms pack on the calories. When I'm being good about entering everything I eat onto fitday.com, it makes me think twice about all those little nibbles. It makes me hold myself accountable for all the little things that add up. Sometimes I don't think about it until I've popped the food into my mouth... I've actually gone to the trash and spit it out.
Don't starve yourself or make your diet a punishment. If you do that you'll binge later. Allow yourself to have one piece of chocolate a day! Get those little individually wrapped ones, look forward to it, and savor it. Enjoy your chocolatey moment. It helps you stick to your diet.
This is getting really long, I'm sorry, I'm hyping myself up more than anything, I hope I'm being helpful and not annoying. But just one more little thing! It is almost impossible to do an uninterrupted hour workout with kids, but every little bit helps. Do situps while your youngest sits on your tummy, or lift him over your head and set him down over and over. He'll love it. Do jumping jacks with them. Run around like a maniac chasing them, half running in place so they can keep up. Google "stroller exercises" and look them up on youtube. Do those while the 4 year old rides a bike or joins in. I do lunges and squats while my 2 year old sits in the bath and laughs at me. It helps boost your metabolism, and burning a few calories here and there is better than burning none.
Oooo thanks for all the tips!!!!!
